BloodNet
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| Developer(s) | MicroProse |
| Publisher(s) | MicroProse |
| Distributor(s) | Tommo Inc. |
| Designer(s) |
John Antinori Laura Kambo |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, DOS |
| Release date(s) | 1993 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure game, role-playing video game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
BloodNet is a cyberpunk role-playing video game / Adventure game published by MicroProse in 1993.
A mix of future tech and gothic vampire story, in the cyberpunk style, BloodNet puts the player into the role of a man named Ransom Stark, who must battle a vampire named Abraham Van Helsing who is attempting world domination and save both humanity and the cybernet. Ransom Stark was bitten by the aforementioned vampire, but is able to fight off the infection with the help of a computer grafted onto his brain stem. He must then embark on a journey to defeat the head vampire, Dracula, to stop the infection.[1]
The interface in BloodNet was standard point and click with some icon-based commands available from a drop down menu.[2] The game featured a great deal of written dialog and puzzles, in addition to an open-ended travel system and random encounters. An alternate 'cyberspace universe' was also part of the gameplay, where codewords are needed to travel to different 'wells' (cyberspace locations). Role-playing elements were also present in Bloodnet: the player character and other recruitable characters for the player's party had number-based stats (such as Perception, Hacking, etc.), and combat was based on the player character's attributes and stats.[3]
A sequel called Bloodnet 2000 was developed but never released.[4] Tommo Inc. purchased the rights to this game and digitally publishes it through its Retroism brand in 2015.[5] Bloodnet was re-released digitally on GOG.com in January 9, 2014[6] and on Steam in October 17, 2014.[7]
Reception
The game was reviewed in 1994 in Dragon #204 by Sandy Petersen in the "Eye of the Monitor" column. Petersen gave the game 3 out of 5 stars.[8] Richard Cobbett of PCGamer.com reviewed the game in 2013 as part of the weekly "Saturday Crapshoot" feature. Cobbett gave it a negative review stating that it was confusing, dull, and tedious.[3]
References
- ↑ "Bloodnet Game Review". Immortalday. Retrieved 25 Apr 2013.
- ↑ House, Michael L. "BloodNet: A Cyberpunk Gothic". allgame. Retrieved 1 Oct 2013.
- 1 2 Cobbett, Richard (12 Jan 2013). "Saturday Crapshoot: Bloodnet". PCGamer.com. Retrieved 25 Apr 2013.
- ↑ "Megalo Music Insites". Megalo Music. Archived from the original on October 11, 2002. Retrieved 11 Oct 2002.
- ↑ "Purchase Agreement between Atari, Inc. and Rebellion Developments, Stardock & Tommo" (PDF). BMC Group. 2013-07-22.
- ↑ http://www.destructoid.com/bloodnet-emerges-from-the-shadows-onto-gog-com-268732.phtml
- ↑ "BloodNet". Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ Petersen, Sandy (April 1994). "Eye of the Monitor". Dragon (204): 59–62.
External links
- BloodNet at MobyGames
- Complete Game Guide The Complete Unofficial Players Guide by Chris The Gronk
- Bloodnet City Guide Complete guide to all City locations by Chris The Gronk