<s>
PowerSlave	B-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Exhumed	B-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Lobotomy	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Playmates	O
Interactive	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
BMG	O
Interactive	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
a	O
year	O
from	O
late	O
1996	O
to	O
late	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Powerslave	B-Application
EX	O
,	O
an	O
unofficial	B-Application
remake	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
appeared	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
PowerSlave	B-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
GOG	O
store	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Nightdive	O
Studios	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Throwback	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
modern	O
consoles	O
combining	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
PowerSlave	B-Application
Exhumed	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerSlave	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
and	O
around	O
the	O
ancient	O
Egyptian	O
city	O
of	O
Karnak	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
20th	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
battle	O
hordes	O
of	O
extraterrestrial	O
insectoid	O
beings	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Kilmaat	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
various	O
minions	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
mummies	O
,	O
Anubis	B-Algorithm
soldiers	O
,	O
scorpions	B-Application
,	O
and	O
evil	O
spirits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
course	O
of	O
action	O
is	O
directed	O
by	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
King	O
Ramses	O
,	O
whose	O
mummy	O
was	O
exhumed	B-Application
from	O
its	O
tomb	O
by	O
the	O
Kilmaat	O
,	O
who	O
seek	O
to	O
resurrect	O
him	O
and	O
use	O
his	O
powers	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
two	O
slightly	O
different	O
endings	O
,	O
again	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
course	O
of	O
action	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
remastered	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
Powerslave	B-Application
EX	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
functions	O
more	O
as	O
a	O
hybrid	O
of	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
and	O
a	O
Metroidvania	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
obtains	O
new	O
weapons	O
and	O
ancient	O
artifacts	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
providing	O
them	O
with	O
abilities	O
that	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
explore	O
previously	O
unreachable	O
areas	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
connected	O
with	O
an	O
overworld	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerSlave	B-Application
was	O
Lobotomy	O
Software	O
's	O
first	O
full	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
development	O
starting	O
in	O
May	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
one	O
point	O
,	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
3D	O
Realms	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
games	O
to	O
show	O
off	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Build	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apogee	O
Software	O
released	O
screenshots	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
working	O
version	O
with	O
a	O
slideshow	O
of	O
another	O
of	O
its	O
published	O
titles	O
,	O
Mystic	B-Application
Towers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmer	O
Ezra	O
Dreisbach	O
thought	O
to	O
incorporate	O
dynamic	O
light	O
sourcing	O
into	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
after	O
seeing	O
Loaded	B-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
since	O
the	O
walls	O
in	O
PowerSlave	B-Application
were	O
already	O
being	O
gouraud	B-Algorithm
shaded	I-Algorithm
for	O
the	O
static	O
torch	O
lights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Lobotomy	O
,	O
like	O
most	O
developers	O
,	O
found	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
make	O
3D	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
than	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
they	O
elected	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
first	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
beat	O
other	O
upcoming	O
Saturn	B-Device
first	O
person	O
shooters	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U.S	O
title	O
PowerSlave	B-Application
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Iron	B-Application
Maiden	I-Application
album	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
features	O
an	O
Egyptian-themed	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
shortly	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
with	O
tweaked	O
gameplay	O
,	O
added	O
architecture	O
,	O
some	O
different	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
of	O
these	O
versions	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Lobotomy	O
Software	O
's	O
SlaveDriver	O
engine	O
and	O
feature	O
a	O
true	O
3D	O
world	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
engine	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
power	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
3D	I-Application
and	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
levels	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
were	O
not	O
well-suited	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
technology	O
,	O
Lobotomy	O
redesigned	O
them	O
to	O
take	O
better	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
specific	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
some	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
levels	O
(	O
rooms	O
in	O
one	O
version	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
in	O
another	O
,	O
added	O
architecture	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
levels	O
Amun	O
Mines	O
,	O
Heket	O
Marsh	O
,	O
Set	O
Palace	O
,	O
Cavern	O
of	O
Peril	O
,	O
and	O
Kilmaat	O
Colony	O
are	O
almost	O
completely	O
different	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
,	O
ammo	O
and	O
health	O
pick-ups	O
dropped	O
by	O
an	O
airborne	O
enemy	O
remain	O
airborne	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
falling	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
exclusive	O
powerups	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
such	O
as	O
the	O
All-Seeing	O
Eye	O
,	O
Invisibility	O
and	O
Weapon	O
Boost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
bomb-boost	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
rocket	O
jumping	O
in	O
other	O
FPS	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sprites	O
are	O
represented	O
in	O
2D	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
levels	O
have	O
areas	O
which	O
are	O
only	O
accessible	O
after	O
getting	O
a	O
certain	O
ability	O
or	O
weapon	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
is	O
a	O
hidden	O
minigame	O
:	O
Death	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
unlocked	O
by	O
collecting	O
all	O
23	O
Team	O
Dolls	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
before	O
Death	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
was	O
complete	O
,	O
the	O
PAL	B-Language
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
Death	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
PowerSlave	B-Application
features	O
many	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
Build	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
licensed	O
from	O
3D	O
Realms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
used	O
is	O
a	O
slightly	O
earlier	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
,	O
made	O
sometime	O
before	O
the	O
version	O
used	O
in	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
light	O
sourcing	O
from	O
the	O
SlaveDriver	O
engine	O
is	O
not	O
used	O
;	O
the	O
Build	B-Application
engine	I-Application
's	O
own	O
light	O
sourcing	O
is	O
used	O
instead	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
uses	O
"	O
fake	O
"	O
dynamic	O
lighting	O
where	O
sectors	O
light	O
up	O
as	O
projectiles	O
or	O
"	O
glowing	O
"	O
objects	O
in	O
general	O
pass	O
through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HUD	O
interface	O
is	O
different	O
;	O
featuring	O
an	O
ammo	O
counter	O
,	O
lungs	O
(	O
oxygen	O
levels	O
)	O
for	O
swimming	O
and	O
animated	O
mana	B-Application
and	O
blood	O
vessels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
usable	O
Mana	B-Application
energy	O
that	O
can	O
cast	O
spells	O
once	O
the	O
spell	O
has	O
been	O
acquired	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
powerups	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
are	O
included	O
as	O
spells	O
(	O
invisibility	O
,	O
invincibility	O
and	O
double	O
damage	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
transmitter	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
eight	O
key	O
items	O
needed	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
better	O
ending	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
per	O
se	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
seen	O
before	O
the	O
final	O
stage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
receives	O
orders	O
to	O
attack	O
the	O
Kilmaat	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
the	O
Team	O
Dolls	O
are	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
an	O
unofficial	B-Application
port	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
called	O
Powerslave	B-Application
EX	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Samuel	O
"	O
Kaiser	O
"	O
Villarreal	O
for	O
free	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
2	O
,	O
2017	O
Kaiser	O
released	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
his	O
port	O
under	O
the	O
GPLv3	O
license	B-License
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
formally	O
announced	O
as	O
PowerSlave	B-Application
Exhumed	I-Application
on	O
August	O
14th	O
,	O
2021	O
without	O
a	O
prospective	O
release	O
date	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Series	B-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
5	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
remastering	O
any	O
single	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
PowerSlave	B-Application
Exhumed	I-Application
combines	O
various	O
gameplay	O
,	O
visual	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
and	O
DOS	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
alongside	O
graphical	O
enhancements	O
such	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
higher	O
resolutions	O
,	O
anti-aliasing	O
,	O
and	O
visual	O
CRT	B-Device
emulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
new	O
license	B-License
holders	O
Throwback	O
Entertainment	O
re-released	O
the	O
DOS	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
PowerSlave	B-Application
(	O
DOS	O
Classic	O
Edition	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
PowerSlave	B-Application
sharply	O
divided	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
perfect	O
5/5	O
in	O
every	O
category	O
(	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
FunFactor	O
)	O
and	O
said	O
its	O
only	O
weak	O
point	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
enemies	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
Egyptian	O
theme	O
,	O
varied	O
and	O
distinctive	O
scenery	O
,	O
light-sourcing	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
platforming	O
elements	O
set	O
it	O
apart	O
from	O
other	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
PowerSlave	B-Application
should	O
wake	O
up	O
some	O
people	O
:	O
This	O
awesome	O
Saturn	B-Device
shooter	O
combines	O
puzzles	O
,	O
pyramids	O
,	O
and	O
pulse-pounding	O
excitement	O
into	O
one	O
tight	O
package	O
,	O
all	O
using	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
processors	O
like	O
no	O
game	O
has	O
before.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rob	O
Bright	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
also	O
bestowed	O
it	O
high	O
praise	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
set	O
the	O
standard	O
for	O
the	O
first-person	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
expressed	O
more	O
misgivings	O
;	O
while	O
Shawn	O
Smith	O
hailed	O
it	O
for	O
having	O
more	O
intelligent	O
gameplay	O
and	O
plot	O
than	O
other	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
Dan	O
Hsu	O
and	O
Sushi-X	O
both	O
said	O
it	O
is	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
"	O
Doom	B-Application
clones	O
"	O
to	O
be	O
of	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1997	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazines	O
Rich	O
Leadbetter	O
ranked	O
PowerSlave	B-Application
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
first	O
person	O
shooters	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
in	O
Europe	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
(	O
the	O
others	O
being	O
Hexen	B-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Heretic	I-Application
,	O
Alien	B-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
,	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Robotica	B-Application
)	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
As	O
a	O
one-player	O
quest	O
it	O
starts	O
off	O
a	O
bit	O
dull	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
on	O
its	O
brilliance	O
becomes	O
self-evident.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
comparatively	O
little	O
attention	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
as	O
polished	O
as	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
still	O
outstanding	O
in	O
absolute	O
terms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Poole	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
compared	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
leading	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
particularly	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
praised	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
felt	O
PowerSlave	B-Application
failed	O
to	O
distinguish	O
itself	O
in	O
the	O
wave	O
of	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
being	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2005	O
1up.com	O
article	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
mentioned	O
that	O
"	O
PowerSlave	B-Application
featured	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
impressive	O
3D	O
engines	O
in	O
any	O
32-bit	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
