Expendable
In this sci-fi action game, reflex shooting dominates over planning or tactical play. Expect non-stop action from fighting and relentlessly killing off tons of bad guys across more than 20 levels of 3rd person…
Expendable is an adventure developed by Rage Software, released 31 December 1999 on Dreamcast, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 4 hrs to finish.
What Expendable is
Expendable is an adventure game developed by Rage Software and released in 1999. It was published by Funbox Media Ltd. It is available on Dreamcast, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Somewhere in the future a hostile alien race conquers most of the galaxy. Scientists developed the “Millennium Soldier” project by cloning two super-soldiers. Armed with blasters they will battle scores of monsters, robots and boss aliens to save us and get a well-earned reward. In 2463 a race of vicious aliens has invaded human planets, wiping out the population of Novocastria first. Only the Millennium Soldier can lead the human fightback.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 4 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 6 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Expendable launched on 31 December 1999, within three weeks of Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead and Little Fighter 2.
Released around the same time: Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead, Little Fighter 2.
Official trailer
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