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| Developer(s) | Brooklyn Multimedia |
| Publisher(s) | Byron Preiss Multimedia |
| Series | Westworld |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Westworld 2000 is a video game developed by American studio Brooklyn Multimedia and published by Byron Preiss Multimedia for Windows in 1996.
Westworld 2000 is a 3D first-person shooter based on the 1973 film Westworld . [1]
Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "The idea is fine, it's the execution that hurts. The first-person engine is sluggish, like something developed before even Wolfenstein 3D . The delay between a keypress and actual movement is unacceptable, and the graphics are as flat as they come - it feels more like you're dealing with cardboard cutouts than any sort of 3D realm. Avoid this title at all costs." [1]
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