Off-World Interceptor Extreme (Game)

Off-World Interceptor Extreme

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Drive heavily-armed futuristic 4x4's and chase down off-world crime bosses in this vehicular combat game from the team behind Crash 'n Burn and Total Eclipse, originally for the 3DO.

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Overview

Off-World Interceptor is a 3D vehicular combat game developed and published by Crystal Dynamics (Company) for the 3DO (Platform) in November 1994.

From the studio behind Crash 'n Burn and Total Eclipse (Game), Off-World Interceptor puts players in the role of the bounty hunter "Trashman" as he chases crime bosses through hostile off-worlds in one of six upgradable heavily-armed futuristic off-road 4x4's.

The game is partially on-rails, with the player moving forward in a general direction across vast terrain to chase the target, destroying various enemies along the way. Along with the single-player Story and Arcade modes (the latter of which allows progress in any order), the game features a head-to-head split-screen Battle mode.

It is known for its live-action full-motion video cutscenes and its attempt to lampoon on cheesy FMV cutscenes of the era in the style of the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000, in which two people are shown in silhouette at the bottom of the screen mocking the video.

The game later received ports to the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn in late 1995, under the name Off-World Interceptor Extreme.

Gameplay

Off-World Interceptor was an on rails vehicular combat game. The player could drive as far to the left and right as they wanted provided there wasn't an obstacle blocking their path but they could never turn around. The levels are fairly large for the time of the game's release and there was quite a bit of action going on at any given moment which would at times lead to a drop in frame rate. The player would be able to get power ups for all the weapons as well as money to buy new weapons, lives, and powerups in between missions. Vehicles had jump jets that allowed them to leap over certain obstacles, incoming fire, and enemies. Each level is timed, if the time limit expires the entire area is destroyed via bombs and the player must start the level over. At the end of each segment which is composed of multiple stages the player must fight a boss character which is followed by a cinematic sequence.

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