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Actual Game
Abuse
1-Click XP/Vista/Win7 Installer
(Crack Dot Com 1996)
My Promise:
My games are genuine, install in one step, look, sound and play in XP/Vista like they did in the old days, or your money back.
This sale:
This sale includes the original game CD. Online help is available within the game. The box is pictured for reference and is not included.
I will also provide a compatibility CD that will allow the game to run under XP, Vista and Windows 7.
Installation:
One step: Insert my CD and my installer will automatically allow the game to work on your computer. Done. Yes, it's that simple.
Want to play? Click the icon. Want the game off your computer? Click Uninstall. Zero hassle.
Complete Satisfaction Guarantee:
Free and timely technical support is always an e-mail away.
In the extremely rare event I cannot get this title to work on your system I will take it back for a full refund. All I ask is minimal assistance
from you during the troubleshooting process.
The Game
As side-scrolling shooter games go, there hasn't been much innovation since, say, the old coin-op game Elevator Action. Sure, there've been a few
crazy characters with quirky attributes like Mario, Sonic, and Earthworm Jim. And maybe there've been some minor additions: upgradeable weapons,
hidden one-ups, incredibly mean bosses, and bonus levels. Then there's the technological advances such as parallax scrolling (if I had a dime for
every time I've heard the phrase, "Our game has more layers of scrolling backgrounds than …" I'd be a very rich man). But in terms of actual
play, not much had changed in the side-scrolling, jumping and bumping, shooting and ducking, horizontal platform-game genre. Until now.
In 1996 Crack dot Com's debut game, Abuse, changed side-scrolling platform shooters forever, and all because of this game's superior control. The
genre's main shortcoming has always been that your character must fire in the direction that you are traveling. Abuse solves this problem by
allowing your character to shoot independently of the direction you happen to be pointing or traveling. Instead of using the keyboard for
directional shooting, the game uses the mouse's smooth moving action to position a set of cross-hairs anywhere on the screen, saving the arrow
keys for movement alone. This innovation lets your character run and jump wildly about the screen, while staying calmly focused on a target. The
game's level design re-creates Doom's anticipation, astonishment, and challenge, without ever seeming derivative. Everywhere you explore you'll
encounter the eerie animal noises of frightening, mutated beasts who are waiting to leap out at you from dark corridors. You'll also hear
sophisticated explosion sounds, including a hauntingly detailed rattle as your exploded target's pieces scatter across the floor. Often you'll
find yourself in desperate situations that seem too tough to conquer, but a little regrouping, strategic planning, and mucho bravado will get you
through—just in time for the next, equally difficult barrier. Without its unique control, Abuse would still be a solidly-built shooter, with
smooth animation, excellent sound design, and some interesting weapons. But, with its unique mouse and keyboard interface, Abuse stands alone as
an amazingly innovative game, and one not to be missed.
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On May-01-12 at 22:58:52 PDT, seller added the following information:
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