Hexen: Beyond Heretic

I have played better games on my calculator. Suddenly Pong looks like the work of geniuses.

User Rating: 2 | Hexen PS

By Azwhtknight | Review Date: January 16, 2008

Utterly, terribly, dreadful. That is putting a positive spin on it. When I got it, I thought it sounded like a game with promise, but all it turned out to promise was to take my money and give nothing back in return. Hey it just dawned on me, this is the IRS of games!

The game is basically a Doom wanna-be with none of the Doom charm. You basically run around in circles in maze-like corridors and courtyards and use a variety of weapon-like objects to attack monster-like blobs. The storyline is nonexistent, the graphics are blurry and indistinct, the controls are unresponsive and ineffective, and the game-play just drains you. All in all a truly dizzying experience.

The next time you play a game you think is terrible, pop this little jem into the machine and it will make you appreciate the new-found subtleties of that suddenly not so terrible game you were about to dis.

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