Terminal Velocity™: Boosted Edition

The classic 3-D space combat game is back in the new Boosted Edition! Updated to run better on modern hardware and to include all-new achievements, this game will keep you on the edge of your seat as you fly through 27 insane levels to save the Earth from the Alliance of Space Faring Alien Races after they turn on us and attack our home planet in the year 2704. Gameplay is simple. You fly the TV-202, an advanced space fighter, on a solo mission to defeat the alien menace and save the Earth. Missions are divided into episodes, with each episode taking place on a single planet with three missions per episode except the last episode which only has two missions, and the secret bonus mission which stands alone. Missions have you flying over a variety of worlds, fighting both air and ground units while you fly from checkpoint to checkpoint, sometimes also destroying various ground targets to move the missions along. Some missions also require you to fly though narrow tunnels to reach distant objectives, collect power-up, and fight bosses. You have a variety of weapons at your disposal, from basic plasma guns to advanced lasers and missiles. You can equip and upgrade weapons by flying through weapon power-up orbs, and collect power cores and shield restore orbs to refill your shields as you play. You can also pick up Afterburner orbs that allow you to fly at high speed. Controls are a bit sensitive and take some getting used to, but are well-suited to the fast-paced action. Your fighter can be a bit tricky to control at times, as it tends to roll while you turn, requiring you to adjust and correct mid-turn or risk spinning out of control during wide turns. Turning is a little easier to control during the use of afterburners, thankfully, though at high speed you have less time to react. Music and sounds are some of the best for a game of this era, and each planet has unique music that is memorable and fun to listen to as you fly. Sounds are well done here too, with each weapon having a distinct sound and the sounds of enemy fighters flying close and ground units firing at you creating an excellent, immersive experience. The sounds of your fighter bouncing off the ground or scraping the sides of tunnels are pretty funny too, eliciting an "oof" each time! Graphics are a bit of a letdown, though. Although the graphics have been upscaled and the resolution adjusted for widescreen support, none of the textures have been updated significantly nor has the framerate been improved much, so the game still looks much like it did 1995. Also, none of the 3-D rendered cutscenes between episodes have been improved at all, so they still look extremely low resolution. The graphics were pretty amazing for 1995 and they still look okay today, but they are clearly primitive by modern standards and really could have used more work to make the Boosted Edition stand out better. While the game is fun to play, my biggest criticism is that the game is extremely long without much gameplay variety. Missions drag on for long periods of time, especially if you're going for completion and trying to destroy everything and find every tunnel. There isn't much variety in the enemy types either, other than their appearance and some subtle behavioral differences. A few areas are unique and memorable, but that's about it. This is a game you'll probably play in small chunks off and on when the mood hits you, unless you don't mind the lack of variety. I received this version of the game for free when it released since I had already purchased the original version previously. And I'm glad for that because I don't know that I would have paid full price for the Boosted Edition if I had known how little had been improved from the original version. Still, it's a fun time if you're into this type of game, though I'd wait until it goes on sale.

it is an awesome space shooter

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Game: It's a fun, simple arcade flight combat game. Nothing too technical, nothing too complicated. Like Descent except mostly outdoors and without the puzzle element. Primitive by modern standards, but still enjoyable Port: Decent enough. Still very low res graphics, most of the tweaking seems to be QoL stuff to make it run better on modern systems. Plus achievements. Some of which are buggy.

I played Microsoft Fury3 and Hellbender but without this one. Please bring back Fury3 and Hellbender as well!

They should have simply updated the original binary with any new features and changes. The price is just not worthwhile.

Top-notch.

muito bom, nostalgico.

시야가 넓어진 대신 무기 사정거리가 줄어들었음. 이게 너무 괴리감이 커서 적응이 안 됨. 터미널 난이도도 너무 쉽게 조정됨. 원래 적 비행기가 감당 못할 정도로 스폰되는 맛에 하는건데. 바뀐 허드는 괜찮은 것 같기도. 그리고 이제 세이브하면 진행 상황도 세이브됨. 부스트랑 레가시랑 둘 중 하나 고르라 그러면 나는 레가시 고를듯. 잠시 추억소환하는 맛은 있음.

Nice little update to a classic DOS spaceship shooter