Into the Void (video game)

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Into the Void
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Developer(s) Adrenalin Entertainment
Publisher(s) Playmates Interactive
Platform(s) DOS
Release
Genre(s) 4X, strategy
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Into the Void is a video game developed by American studio Adrenalin Entertainment and published by Playmates Interactive Entertainment for DOS in 1997.

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Gameplay

Into the Void is a science fiction turn-based strategy game in which the player colonizes planets and destroys rival civilizations to establish an empire. [2]

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated "While it doesn't break a whole lot of new ground, Into the Void is a solid enough game that should please most." [2]

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References

  1. "Online Gaming Review". 1997-06-06. Archived from the original on 1997-06-06. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  2. 1 2 "Finals". Next Generation . No. 33. Imagine Media. September 1997. p. 138.
  3. "Into the Void Review".
  4. "Into The Void review for the PC". www.gamerevolution.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-09.