Flesh Feast
Developer(s)Ingames
Publisher(s)SegaSoft
Platform(s)Windows
Release
  • NA: May 20, 1998
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Flesh Feast is a 3D action horror game released on May 20, 1998[1] by SegaSoft. Flesh Feast was designed primarily for multiplayer gameplay on SegaSoft's Heat.net network.

Gameplay

Flesh Feast is a third-person action game with the in-game camera showing a top-down perspective in most instances. The game's plot concerns a secret ingredient invented by the food company Nutrition Applied Science and Technology Inc. (NASAT), which has been released and has infected the entire island's water supply. The citizens are dying and rising as flesh-hungry zombies, buried dead, break through the ground to attack the living. The player proceeds through fourteen levels controlling three teams of characters, each team consisting of one main character and two sub-characters. Throughout play, hordes of zombies attack the player and must be repelled with weapons which are found throughout levels. A radar display shows the location of items relative to the characters. The objective is to unlock the final showdown at NASAT headquarters by completing each of the game's levels, containing the disaster.[2]

Each level is split into three sectors representing difficulty levels, with one of the player's teams of characters assigned to each. Completing sectors in order is not required. Levels take place over several locales such as a dock, a graveyard and a shopping mall. Characters are controlled directly or indirectly; players can manoeuvre their characters via the keyboard or click the mouse on enemies or items to command their teams to attack or collect items. Completing each sector involves locating the exit; typically this also entails obtaining keycards and other items to remove barriers.[2]

Multiplayer games can be played via a local area network and online via the heat.net service. Both cooperative and competitive game modes are available for two to eight players.[2]

Reception

The game received unfavorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[3] GamePro called it "an overblown puzzler trying to cash in on the trend, and it's a terribly frustrating one at that."[11][a] Next Generation, however, said, "even though much of Flesh Feast's appeal comes from the bloodshed – imparted from 30 plus weapons ranging from human limbs to uzis – it's the puzzle-solving that keeps it interesting."[7]

Notes

  1. ^ GamePro gave the game 3.5/5 for graphics, 4/5 for sound, 1/5 for control, and 2/5 for overall fun factor.

References

  1. ^ "New Releases". GameSpot. Ziff Davis. May 20, 1998. Archived from the original on June 14, 2000. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Ryan, Michael E. (August 4, 1998). "Flesh Feast Review [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 5, 2005. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Flesh Feast for PC Reviews". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Chick, Tom (June 16, 1998). "Flesh Feast". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Cooke, Mark (July 1998). "Flesh Feast - PC Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on February 20, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  6. ^ Williamson, Colin (August 13, 1998). "Flesh Feast". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Flesh Feast". Next Generation. No. 45. Imagine Media. September 1998. p. 140. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  8. ^ Shepherd, Carrie (September 1998). "Flesh Feast". PC Accelerator. No. 1. Imagine Media. p. 85. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  9. ^ PCA staff (May 1999). "The Test of Time". PC Accelerator. No. 9. Imagine Media. p. 96. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  10. ^ Harms, William (October 1998). "Flesh Feast". PC Gamer. Vol. 5, no. 10. Imagine Media. p. 210. Archived from the original on March 8, 2000. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  11. ^ Boba Fatt (August 1998). "Flesh Feast". GamePro. No. 119. IDG Entertainment. p. 86. Retrieved December 6, 2020.

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