The Chaos Engine

The Chaos Engine is a system developed by the Bitmap Brothers video and computer game. It was released in February 1993 for the Amiga, and later for the Atari ST, PC, Sega Mega Drive and the Super Nintendo. In the U.S., the game was called Soldiers of Fortune.

Survey

It is in the game to a so-called Isoshooter. The game world is built isometric, and the player she looks a kind of bird's-eye view. The game content is to fight with two mercenaries through a variety of levels and at the end of the eponymous chaos to destroy the mad inventor Baron Fortesque Engine. In this case, both characters can be transferred from human players; wherein only a human subscriber the second character is controlled by the computer. In addition to the action that consists in fighting against countless monsters, The Chaos Engine provides a number puzzle elements. So must first be activated by fulfilling certain tasks in each level of output; often several alternative paths through the levels are possible. In addition, the player can collect power-ups.

Press and index

The game was highly praised by his appearance because of the variety of play styles, good graphics and music and long -lasting gaming fun of the trade press and showered with awards. Particularly well the importance of cooperation between the two play figures fell to; they must support each other in order to survive against the hordes of enemies. In Germany, The Chaos Engine on 31 March 1995 was placed on the Index for youth-endangering writings.

Chronology

• Chaos Engine
• Chaos Engine 2 (1996 ) - Amiga