Firestarter
In the year 2010, a malicious virus has infected a virtual reality machine, the FireStarter. The intruding program has caused the computer to malfunction. The rules of the simulation have been altered in a…
Firestarter is a shooter developed by GSC Game World, released 5 March 2004 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Firestarter is
Firestarter is a shooter game developed by GSC Game World and released in 2004. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the year 2010, a malicious virus has infected a virtual reality machine, the FireStarter. The intruding program has caused the computer to malfunction. The rules of the simulation have been altered in a potentially deadly manner, with the player's consciousness trapped inside. There is only one possible way to escape, by completing the game with a period of 48 virtual hours. The penalty for failing to do so is the ultimate one – real death.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Firestarter launched on 5 March 2004, within three weeks of Far Cry, Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition, Unreal Tournament 2004 and Katamari Damacy.
Released around the same time: Far Cry, Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition, Unreal Tournament 2004, Katamari Damacy.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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