<s>
Forsaken	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Probe	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Iguana	O
Entertainment	O
UK	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forsaken	B-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
featuring	O
similar	O
weapons	O
,	O
power-ups	O
,	O
having	O
missiles	O
and	O
mines	O
being	O
labeled	O
"	O
secondary	O
weapons	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
involving	O
3D	O
movement	O
of	O
a	O
vehicle	O
through	O
several	O
tunnels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
a	O
futuristic	O
Earth	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
2113	O
,	O
had	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
life	O
destroyed	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
shockwave	B-Application
from	O
a	O
science	O
accident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
acts	O
as	O
someone	O
trying	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
lost	O
treasure	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
kill	O
looters	O
finding	O
the	O
treasure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
elements	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Starfox	B-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
,	O
different	O
paths	O
appear	O
depending	O
on	O
which	O
targets	O
were	O
achieved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
16	O
players	O
can	O
join	O
in	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
four	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
two	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
three	O
computer	B-Application
players	I-Application
can	O
join	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
Earth	O
has	O
been	O
classified	O
as	O
"	O
condemned	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
ruling	O
imperial	O
theocracy	B-Application
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
now	O
legal	O
for	O
anyone	O
to	O
salvage	O
anything	O
left	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
newly	O
bought	O
and	O
re-branded	O
rendering	O
layer	O
(	O
DirectX	B-Application
)	O
had	O
just	O
started	O
to	O
dominate	O
PC	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Condemned	O
when	O
the	O
story	O
elements	O
were	O
added	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
changed	O
to	O
Forsaken	B-Application
due	O
to	O
a	O
potential	O
naming	O
conflict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
but	O
canceled	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
general	O
withdrawal	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Swarm	O
(	O
Dominic	O
Glynn	O
and	O
Stephen	O
Root	O
)	O
performed	O
and	O
produced	O
the	O
Forsaken	B-Application
soundtrack	O
which	O
features	O
dynamic	O
drum	O
and	O
bass	O
and	O
electronica	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
employees	O
of	O
Acclaim	O
Studios	O
Teesside	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
made	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Forsaken	B-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
permanently	O
scrapped	O
when	O
Acclaim	O
closed	O
the	O
studio	O
down	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Biondich	O
of	O
AllGame	O
argued	O
that	O
although	O
its	O
gameplay	O
was	O
uninventive	O
,	O
its	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
3D	O
Accelerator	O
chip	O
and	O
Direct3D	B-Application
,	O
has	O
"	O
utterly	O
impressive	O
technical	O
savvy	O
and	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
"	O
few	O
other	O
games	O
had	O
achieved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
feels	O
familiar	O
to	O
Descent	B-Application
,	O
it	O
refined	O
and	O
updated	O
the	O
formula	O
with	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
auto-levelling	O
system	O
and	O
orientation	O
aid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
Kitts	O
of	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
compared	O
Forsaken	B-Application
to	O
Quake	B-Application
and	O
Descent	B-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
2D	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
R-Type	B-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
and	O
Axelay	B-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
serious	O
"	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
title	O
since	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
,	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
,	O
although	O
not	O
for	O
the	O
fainthearted	O
,	O
holds	O
a	O
genuinely	O
rewarding	O
experience	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
prepared	O
to	O
persevere	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
static	O
,	O
non-animated	O
character	O
models	O
,	O
he	O
called	O
the	O
visuals	O
impressive	O
nonetheless	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
lighting	O
effects	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
"	O
giving	O
heated	O
battles	O
a	O
pleasant	O
lava	O
lamp	O
effect	O
,	O
with	O
shots	O
and	O
explosions	O
bouncing	O
around	O
the	O
room	O
in	O
slow	O
motion.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bobba	O
Fatt	O
of	O
GamePro	O
disliked	O
Forsaken	B-Application
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
endless	O
maze	O
of	O
frustration	O
"	O
wasting	O
"	O
excellent	O
control	O
and	O
four-player	O
split-screen	O
capability	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
smoothest	O
in	O
frame-rate	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
only	O
allowed	O
for	O
two	O
players	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
hardest	O
to	O
control	O
with	O
the	O
D-pad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
the	O
most	O
"	O
impressive	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
diverse	O
missions	O
,	O
particularly	O
how	O
they	O
felt	O
as	O
intense	O
as	O
real-life	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
overall	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
solid	O
,	O
enjoyable	O
stuff	O
with	O
not	O
a	O
hint	O
of	O
originality	O
to	O
cloud	O
the	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
all	O
in	O
all	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
decent	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Probe	O
has	O
mixed	O
together	O
the	O
best	O
elements	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
and	O
Quake	B-Application
and	O
added	O
some	O
pretty	O
tricky	O
enemy	O
AI	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
shines	O
,	O
although	O
in	O
slightly	O
different	O
ways	O
,	O
on	O
each	O
platform	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Forsaken	B-Application
is	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
that	O
will	O
provide	O
a	O
nice	O
distraction	O
until	O
players	O
get	O
their	O
hands	O
on	O
the	O
big	O
guns	O
like	O
Sin	O
,	O
Half-Life	O
,	O
and	O
Duke	O
Nukem	O
Forever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
