There is a definite feeling that everything in the game was drawn to look 'cool,' and the goal is not lost on the screen. Speaking of ammo, smoke pours out of the end of missiles when launched and they erupt into satisfying explosions when striking their target. They explode into a fray of skin and bones when killed and usually leave ammo behind. The aliens are tightly drawn, very clear, and very creepy. Your character runs, jumps and dies with all the fluidity of a rotoscoped special effect. Abuse, on the other hand, takes a 3D game that already exists, removes the third dimension, and creates what still amounts to be one hell of a game, even though it strives to be something more. Jazz takes the concept of PC platform gaming to a new level, but at least it only strives to be exactly what it is. Is it a better platform game? Probably not. It takes all the ingredients that makes Jazz Jackrabbit the king of the platform throne (great graphics, speed, and intense action) and throws in better sound effects, light sourcing, intricately designed levels, and more aggressive enemies. It creates an atmosphere like no other platform game available.

Nevertheless, there's a lot to like about Abuse. Of course, as you begin to play the game, you realize just what a huge difference that is. With it's high powered weapons (including missiles), alien targets, ambient lighting effects, and puzzles limited to switches and teleports, the only real difference between the two is Abuse's lack of the first person perspective. The DOS version of Abuse runs perfectly under DOSBox.Ībuse has been referred to as 2-D Doom, and with good reason. Anybody who has played a first person shooter with the mouse+keyboard control scheme or similar games such as Soldat will feel right at home here. You can find a port of AbuseSDL to recent Windows systems on ModDB.Ībuse was fairly unique at the time of its release for combining keyboard based movement with mouse controlled aiming. Though it was never extremely well known, it's definitely worth a play. The only game Crack dot Com managed to release, Abuse is a fast paced science fiction side scrolling action game with a bunch of weapons to use, excellent low resolution graphics and some challenging gameplay.

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