Scorched Planet
A good looking flying and driving shooting game. Criterion Games first outing as a developer.
Scorched Planet is a shooter developed by Criterion Games, released 13 November 1996 on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Scorched Planet is
Scorched Planet is a shooter game developed by Criterion Games and released in 1996. It is available on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on RenderWare.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Aliens have invaded the Earth colony Dator 5. As the only combat ready pilot in the sector it's up to wasahed up ex-Commander Alex Gibson to defend the colony the invaders. You take control of a special hybrid transforming combat vehicle which can switch between an aircraft mode and a ground tank assault vehicle. Save as many Human colonists as possible and use the warp gate to get them to safety!
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Scorched Planet launched on 13 November 1996, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Twisted Metal 2.
Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Twisted Metal 2.
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