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| Katharsis | |
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| Developer(s) | Metropolis Software House |
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| Platform(s) | MS-DOS |
| Release | March 17, 1997 (shareware) [1] |
| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Katharsis (also known as Blaster!) is a horizontally scrolling shooter from Polish developer Metropolis Software House and published by CD Projekt in 1997.
In the year 2616, a ship leaves Earth and 18 months later the planet loses contact with the vessel. In 4720 AD, Earth is attacked by a foreign ship and the player is one of the few survivors. Their mission is to protect a bomb that will be used to destroy the enemy base.
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Led by Polish developer Adrian Chmielarz, the team aimed to combine classical mechanisms for scrolling shooters with the increase in capabilities of IBM PC compatibles of the late twentieth century. [2] The Polish premiere of the game took place on March 1, 1997; the game received online and television press and a competition was created. [3] It had a US premiere on June 6, 1997. [4]
Meristation called the graphics and sound "novel". [5] The AV Vault thought the game put more attention into its graphics than its controls. [6] MerixStudio felt the game was surprisingly deep, complex and mysterious, and a notable example of Polish developers entering the side-scrolling market. [7]
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