Iron Angel of the Apocalypse

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Iron Angel of the Apocalypse
3DO Iron Angel of the Apocalypse cover art.jpg
North American cover art
Developer(s) Synergy, Inc.
Publisher(s)
Director(s) Minoru Kusakabe
Producer(s) Masanori Awata
Designer(s) Masao Asakawa
Programmer(s) Takakiyo Maruyama
Artist(s) Hiroyuki Miura
Keisuke Shimada
Composer(s) Kyusaku Shimada
SeriesIron Angel of the Apocalypse
Platform(s) 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
Release
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Mode(s) Single-player

Iron Angel of the Apocalypse [lower-alpha 1] is a video game developed by Synergy, Inc. and published by Panasonic for the 3DO.

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Gameplay

Iron Angel of the Apocalypse is a first-person game set in a maze.

Synopsis

In a tower rising high above a desolate city, a mad-genius scientist pursues his experiments. His mission: to create the ultimate killing machine and purge the world! The means of achieving his wild ambition will soon be set in motion. All that remains is the last piece of equipment for Tetsujin... and you (which is the player) have been chosen.

Development and release

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "Not better than the rest, just different." [5] Next Generation also reviewed the US version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "it goes a long way toward leaving the trippy dreaminess from the Japanese version intact, and in some ways, makes it creepier." [6]

Sequel

There is a sequel to Iron Angel of the Apocalypse, entitled Iron Angel of the Apocalypse: The Return for the 3DO and Microsoft Windows.

Notes

  1. ↑ Also known as Tetsujin (Japanese: 鉄人, Hepburn: Tetsujin) in Japan.

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  2. ↑ Semrad, Ed; Carpenter, Danyon; Manuel, Al; Williams, Ken (June 1995). "Review Crew – Iron Angel of the Apocalypse". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 71. Sendai Publishing. p. 38.
  3. ↑ Halverson, Dave; Rickards, Kelly; Cockburn, Andrew (June 1994). "Viewpoint – Tetsujin". GameFan . Vol. 2, no. 7. DieHard Gamers Club. p. 25.
  4. ↑ Larry, Scary (April 1995). "ProReview: Iron Angel of the Apocalypse". GamePro . No. 69. IDG. p. 91.
  5. 1 2 "Finals - Tetsujin (Iron Man)". Next Generation . No. 2. Imagine Media. February 1995. p. 91.
  6. 1 2 "Finals - Iron Angel of the Apocalypse". Next Generation . No. 7. Imagine Media. July 1995. p. 67.
  7. ↑ Wynne, Mark (1995–1996). "Review: Iron Angel Of The Apocalypse - You can tell how seriously the Japanese take videogames by the amount of money and effort applied to the lavish, cyberpunk intro of this superbly titled Doom clone". 3DO Magazine (Special Gold). No. 1. Paragon Publishing. p. 51.
  8. ↑ Lundrigan, Jeff (July 1995). "Review - Iron Angel of the Apocalypse". Game Players . No. 73. Signal Research. p. 48.
  9. ↑ "Tests Express... Tetsujin". Génération 4 (in French). No. 67. Computec Media France. June 1994. p. 38.
  10. ↑ "3DO - Iron Angel of the Apocalypse". Strana Igr (in Russian). Vol. 7, no. 7. Gameland. October 1996. p. 106.
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