William Shatner's TekWar
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William Shatner's TekWar is a 1995
Plot
The game's narrative takes place using cutscenes at the beginning and end of each
The premise details an ex-cop who acts as a rogue agent under the direct guidance of Walter Bascom, exterminating
Upon successfully halting the Tek distribution system, Bascom praises the player for their deeds, and promises them a permanent spot in his agency and a guarantee that their original sentencing will be dismissed.
Gameplay
The two most distinguishable features are the hub-based level system (all the levels are interconnected by a
Reception
Maximum praised the game's combination of action with puzzles and strategy, impressive graphics, vast free-roaming game world, and networked multiplayer. Saying that the only problem with the game is that enemies can start firing on the player character when they're too far away to make out, they concluded that "at first glance it may look like another pretty
Legacy
Around 2006, former Capstone Software programmer Les Bird released the source code of several Capstone games (as Capstone shut down in 1996), among them William Shatner's TekWar.[6][7] The game is supported by the BuildGDX source port,[8] as well as JFTekWar.[9][10]
References
- ^ IntraCorp 1995 Product Line (PDF). Capstone Software. 1995. p. 3.
- ^ Kent, Steven L. (October 23, 1995). "Lost in Cyberspace". South Bend Tribune. p. 71. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
...but the interactive PC CD-ROM, which at press time was due out Oct. 16, truly had [William Shatner] going where he'd never gone before.
- ISBN 978-0-312-37265-1.
- ^ Emap International Limited. January 1996. p. 157.
- Imagine Media. February 1996. p. 172.
- ^ "Capstone Source Archive". Lesbird.com. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
- ^ src-tekwar-source on dukertcm.com
- ^ Tarason, Dominic (2018-02-19). "William Shatner's Tekwar lives again... for some reason". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ^ Fowler, Jonathan. "JFTekWar and JFWitchaven". JonoF's Games and Stuff. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Release: jftekwar-vita (PS Vita port of TekWar) by Rinnegatamante". Wololo.net. 2023-07-16. Retrieved 2024-05-15.