FireStarter (video game)
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| Developer(s) | GSC Game World |
| Publisher(s) | Hip Games |
| Producer(s) |
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| Designer(s) | Slava Klimov |
| Programmer(s) | Sergey Zabaryansky |
| Artist(s) | Andrew Prokhorov |
| Engine | FireStarter Engine |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | November 28, 2003 |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
FireStarter is a 2003 first-person shooter video game developed by Ukrainian GSC Game World and published by Hip Games for Microsoft Windows. Set in the year 2010, the player's consciousness has been trapped inside of a virtual reality game with a deadly computer virus hellbent on making sure you'll never be able to leave the game again.
Plot
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By the year 2010, video games have gotten so advanced that people are able to upload their consciousnesses into virtual reality machines to experience more realistic and lifelike simulations than ever before. You (the player) are the owner of one such gaming machine: called the FireStarter. However a malicious computer virus has infected the machine and it has trapped the player's consciousness inside with it. The game has been altered in a deadly manner and there's only one possible way for the player to escape the game with their life intact; they must complete the game within 48 hours or face certain death.
Gameplay
[edit]You can choose from six different types of characters to play as. A few examples of which include the Agent (a women with excellent acrobatic skills), the Cyborg (a heavily armored man with cybernetic implants who can regenerate armor) and the Mutant (a four armed mutant creature who has the ability to fire with all his four arms). The game has many RPG elements and the player can unlock different skills for their various characters as they level up throughout the game.
Reception
[edit]FireStarter received mixed to generally positive reviews upon release. GameSpot gave the game a review of 6.2/10.[1] The game also received a score of 7.5 from IGN [2] as well as a score of 8 from Russian gaming magazine Igromania[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Osbrone, Scott (8 March 2004). "FireStarter Review". GameSpot=en-US. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ Castro, Juan (15 March 2004). "FireStarter Review". IGN=en-US. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ Kumbi, Matvey (16 March 2004). "FireStarter". Igromania=en-US. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
External links
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- 2003 video games
- First-person shooters
- GSC Game World games
- Hip Games games
- Multiplayer and single-player video games
- Science fiction video games
- Video games about artificial intelligence
- Video games about video games
- Video games about virtual reality
- Video games developed in Ukraine
- Video games set in 2010
- Windows games
- Windows-only games