Recoil (video game)
Encyclopedia
RECOIL is a 1999
tank
-based Windows
computer game. It involves the player driving a stolen experimental tank known as the "BFT" (Battle Force Tank) through various missions. There is heavy influence on the wide array of weapons to be collected throughout the game. It was developed by Zipper Interactive
, a subsidiary of its parent publisher, Electronic Arts
in 1998, and uses the same game engine as MechWarrior 3
.
1999 in video gaming
-Events:*British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosts the 2nd annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards*March – Game Over republished as “Game Over: Press Start to Continue”...
tank
Tank
A tank is a tracked, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility, tactical offensive, and defensive capabilities...
-based Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
computer game. It involves the player driving a stolen experimental tank known as the "BFT" (Battle Force Tank) through various missions. There is heavy influence on the wide array of weapons to be collected throughout the game. It was developed by Zipper Interactive
Zipper Interactive
Zipper Interactive is an American video game developer part of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios and is located in Redmond, Washington. It was founded in 1995 by Jim Bosler and Brian Soderberg. It has created many different games, including the popular SOCOM series of games...
, a subsidiary of its parent publisher, Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
in 1998, and uses the same game engine as MechWarrior 3
MechWarrior 3
MechWarrior 3 is an entry in the MechWarrior series. It featured a new 3D accelerated graphics engine at the time of its release. The game contains over 20 missions, with access to 18 different mechs.-Plot:...
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Plot
RECOIL takes place at an uncertain time in the semi-near future. A network corporation has taken over most of the computers on the planet, and has forced everyone into slavery, their ultimate goal being to make everything robotic, autonomous. A resistance forms, operating in underground buildings and travelling at night to avoid detection by the machines. The player is given various missions to take out different parts of the Network's forces and operations, using a stolen prototype tank known as the BFT (Battle Force Tank), which is transported from place to place by a stolen VTOL aircraft.Critical reception
In 1999 when RECOIL was published, Zipper Interactive was a very little-known company. Due to the massive amount of video games for PC being released at the time, RECOIL was hardly seen at all. When it was, however, the game received generally positive reviews. Gamespot gave it a 6.4, with a user score of 8.1. IGN gave it an 8.3.Music
Game soundtrack consists of four electronic pieces, recorded on a game cd as audio-cd tracks (ones respectively from 2 to 5, first one being game's data). Three of them are an atmospheric ambient, while fourth one is an industrial metal song. The latter is also featured on main menu as well as ending credits and thus can arguably be considered as the game's main theme.Minimum system requirements
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