Virus: The Game
Virus: The Game is a game in which the player battles within the computer's directory structure and files. Traverse the directory tree in a 3D environment hunting down 'viruses', with the computer's own sound…
Virus: The Game is an arcade, released 30 September 1997 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Virus: The Game is
Virus: The Game was released in 1997. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Virus: The Game is a game in which the player battles within the computer's directory structure and files. Traverse the directory tree in a 3D environment hunting down 'viruses', with the computer's own sound files being played in the background, while graphic files found on the hard drive are used to texture the walls.
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.
What it launched against
Virus: The Game launched on 30 September 1997, within three weeks of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil: Director's Cut and Ultima Online.
Released around the same time: Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil: Director's Cut, Ultima Online.
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