Chaos Control
Encyclopedia
Chaos Control is a rail shooter developed by Infogrames and published by Philips Interactive Media for the CD-i
, Macintosh
, SEGA Saturn
and PlayStation
in 1995. The game may be recognised by its cutscenes, which are rendered in a style reminiscent of anime
.
constructs, most of which will return fire in an effort to drain the player's shields. There are no bonuses or re-charge power-up
s for these shields, and play must restart from the beginning of the level if the player's ship is destroyed.
Enemy positions are pre-determined and unchanging. This - in combination with fixed flightpaths - means that the player can seek to learn the game's deployment pattern for each level, defeating them through trial and error
.
, Darkhill must break through the Kesh Rhan defences, destroy a computer virus
of their making, then mount an attack upon the alien mothership in order to save Earth from alien invasion.
CD-i
CD-i, or Compact Disc Interactive, is the name of an interactive multimedia CD player developed and marketed by Royal Philips Electronics N.V. CD-i also refers to the multimedia Compact Disc standard used by the CD-i console, also known as Green Book, which was developed by Philips and Sony...
, Macintosh
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
, SEGA Saturn
Sega Saturn
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...
and PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
in 1995. The game may be recognised by its cutscenes, which are rendered in a style reminiscent of anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
.
Gameplay
Chaos Control is a sci-fi themed rail shooter which puts the player inside the cockpit of a fighter ship. Although the spaceship flight is automated, the player may target freely using an on-screen reticule, timing their shots so that the fighter's guns do not overheat. Targets across the game's four levels include mech suits, other spaceships and virtual realityVirtual reality
Virtual reality , also known as virtuality, is a term that applies to computer-simulated environments that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world, as well as in imaginary worlds...
constructs, most of which will return fire in an effort to drain the player's shields. There are no bonuses or re-charge power-up
Power-up
In computer and video games, power-ups are objects that instantly benefit or add extra abilities to the game character as a game mechanic. This is in contrast to an item, which may or may not have a benefit and can be used at a time chosen by the player...
s for these shields, and play must restart from the beginning of the level if the player's ship is destroyed.
Enemy positions are pre-determined and unchanging. This - in combination with fixed flightpaths - means that the player can seek to learn the game's deployment pattern for each level, defeating them through trial and error
Trial and error
Trial and error, or trial by error, is a general method of problem solving, fixing things, or for obtaining knowledge."Learning doesn't happen from failure itself but rather from analyzing the failure, making a change, and then trying again."...
.
Plot and setting
Chaos Controls protagonist is a pilot named Jessica Darkhill, whose partner was killed earlier in the war against the game's antagonists, the alien Kesh Rhan. Beginning in ManhattanManhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, Darkhill must break through the Kesh Rhan defences, destroy a computer virus
Computer virus
A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability...
of their making, then mount an attack upon the alien mothership in order to save Earth from alien invasion.