Lone Soldier (video game)

Lone Soldier is an

Plot

The plot is relatively straight forward, featuring a lone soldier named Hank^[3] who has been tasked with taking down terrorist leaders and an intergalactic alien force^[4] known as "Varinians"^[3] who have stolen an experimental nuclear weapon. Hank must fight through enemy forces and bosses until finally reaching the alien's spaceship to defeat the alien leader Titus.^[5]

Gameplay

Lone Soldier is a 3D polygonal^[6] action-adventure/shooter video game that puts the player in control of a lone soldier, battling enemy forces and various hazards. The player proceeds forwards through levels, with a fixed camera view and an on screen reticle for aiming weapons. The game features a semi-destructible environment, with the player being able to destroy guard towers, enemy tents and set trees on fire, which can damage enemies in the area. Weapon pickups are available throughout, allowing the player to use grenades, machine guns, bazookas, shotguns and flamethrowers. ^[4] Each level has a time limit displayed in the lower right corner of the screen.

The game is made up of four environments or worlds, each with differing enemies and obstacles. The jungle environment contains five levels including the

During development an

An altered version of the game was released in Germany, replacing the human main character with a robot/cyborg.[9] The game's box art was also amended to reflect the changes made in-game.^[10]

Reception

At the time, the reception was mixed with Play Magazine giving it 92%^[13] and PSX-Pro Magazine giving it a 5.5/10.^[14]

Retrospectively the game was noted as one of the "Top Ten horrifically bad video games" by the website Videogamer.com, with them stating that it prioritised graphics over gameplay.^[15]

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