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Abuse

Shooter Platform Action Science fiction Horror Survival
71
User Score
18 ratings
86
Critic Score
1 reviews
February 29, 1996
Released 11015 days ago
Linux PC (Microsoft Windows) iOS Mac DOS Amiga

About

Abuse resembles a side-scrolling platform game. The game is marked for its unusual control scheme: The keyboard is used to move Nick, while the mouse is used for aiming the weapons. The basic gameplay consists of fighting various enemies (mostly the various forms of mutants, who prefer to attack in huge swarms) and solving some simple puzzles, most involving switches.

Storyline

The protagonist of the game, Nick Vrenna, has been unjustly incarcerated in a prison where the staff are performing unethical medical experiments upon the inmates. A prison riot occurs and an experiment goes horribly wrong. The people inside the prison - except for Nick, who seems to be immune - get infected with a substance called Abuse that transforms them into monsters. Nick takes a laser gun and goes on to single-handily destroy all mutants, stop the substance from spreading further, and escape from the prison complex.

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Release Dates by Platform

DOS Worldwide
Feb 29, 1996
DOS Worldwide
Aug 1, 1996
DOS Worldwide
Dec 31, 1996
Mac Worldwide
Mar 5, 1997
Amiga Worldwide
Dec 31, 1998
iOS Worldwide
Aug 13, 2009
Linux Worldwide
Oct 11, 2011
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Nov 5, 2011
Mac Worldwide
Sep 9, 2012

Game Info

Developer
Exakt Entertainment, Crack dot Com
Publisher
Alive Mediasoft, Exakt Entertainment, Bungie, Electronic Arts, Origin Systems
Game Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective
Side view
Genres
Shooter Platform
Themes
Action Science fiction Horror Survival

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