Duck and Cover

... Here’s the pedigree: Its got slightly updated Doom III visuals (yes, it’s a 2009 game, I know); its got attempts at F.E.A.R.’s atmosphere and bullet-time; its got an attempt at Crysis’ power suit of armor (with shield mode, rage mode, shockwave mode, etc.); its got a pinch of Wolfenstein; a pinch of RE’s virus-made zombies; it desperately wants to be HL2. It’s a sci-fi / horror / modern shooter fps. Only, of course, it is NONE of these games…not even close. We are talking several rungs down the ladder. But if you, like me, are a fool for any fps with a sci-fi / horror angle, with a (tiny) bit of blood / (tiny) explosions / dark corridors in an apparently abandoned medical complex trying to locate a virus sample that turns humans into monsters…then please, have fun (it may be possible). If you like B-movies and have a patience of steel, go ahead and sign up.

... I could go on, but I won’t. Bottom line: You like sci-fi / horror FPS, you have low standards, you get a thrill thinking you are playing a game that about 25 other people in this country have heard of, you are willing to put up with some atrociously bad design decisions? Go for it. The vague story is serviceable–on the balance of time, I was more often irritated than enjoying myself, but there were a few hours here and there where I finally “jibed” with the pace and feel of the game to forget its faults and have fun. (A few nights ago after finishing a 2-hour session running around some monster-filled labs and sewers, I turned the game off and surprisingly said to myself: ‘Oh, I actually enjoyed that.’) If you have even bothered digging around to find out info on this unknown game, and if you are even reading this review, I assume you probably fit the profile. But get it cheap.

A sequel, titled Chu-Teng (中天) . . . Deemed a "lost game" and becoming an urban legend due to its rarity, there were claims of "no record of anyone having ever played" it, with some believing that it was an unfinished prototype or an unattainable relic, with even Sato claiming to not have a copy. In 2013, an ISO image of the game surfaced from an anonymous 4chan user, which was then uploaded onto the internet.