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Deep Fighter

As a private in the defense force by The General, players take on deadly missions to seek out and destroy enemies, perform reconnaissance into uncharted waters and rescue damaged craft and installations…

22 August 2000

Deep Fighter is a shooter developed by Criterion Games, released 22 August 2000 on Dreamcast and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Deep Fighter is

Deep Fighter is a shooter game developed by Criterion Games and released in 2000. It is available on Dreamcast and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

As a private in the defense force by The General, players take on deadly missions to seek out and destroy enemies, perform reconnaissance into uncharted waters and rescue damaged craft and installations. Meanwhile, droids and drones scuttle around busily, maintaining and repairing the slowly crumbling city. With the ultimate objective of the construction of a giant mothership, the Leviathan, that will transport the entire civilization away from hostile waters. This games combines elements of furious 3-D dogfighting and challenging exploration in true 3-D environments. 3-D worlds actually react and evolve around you as the game's level of difficulty adapts to your skill level. Five life-like…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Deep Fighter launched on 22 August 2000, within three weeks of Paper Mario, Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Grandia II and Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000.

Released around the same time: Paper Mario, Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Grandia II, Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000.

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When did Deep Fighter come out?
Deep Fighter was released on 22 August 2000 for Dreamcast and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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