Depth Dwellers
Developer(s)TriSoft
Publisher(s)TriSoft
Designer(s)Bradley N. Bell
Elizabeth A. Piegari
Programmer(s)Bradley N. Bell
Platform(s)MS-DOS
Release1994
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Depth Dwellers is a first-person shooter released in 1994 by TriSoft for MS-DOS. The game was designed to work with 3D glasses.[1] It was also included with the Woobo Electronics CyberBoy unit.[2]

Plot

Title screen

The player is assigned to journey into the Zendle mines to accomplish what his beloved Princess Aurora could not: to rescue the Depth Dwelling men of Ora from the Ri of Riase.

Gameplay

The object of the game is for the player to make it to the exit teleporter in every level. Throughout each level, the player can destroy robotic enemies, free slaves, find secrets and collect treasure for bonus points. Wherever there is a locked door, the player is required to find one of two keys to unlock it. The player makes use of only firearms and if exhausted of ammo, cannot attack. Secrets can be found by touching a wall that is different in appearance.

Reception

PC Zone claimed that the game was like a bizarre cross between Doom and Blake Stone, leaving much to be desired but having its own gentle charm. The review negatively scored the bad sound design and the flat sprites, calling them "unexciting".[3] Computer Gaming World regarded the graphics as slightly better than Wolfenstein 3D, praising the realistic sounds and gameplay but criticizing the limited save slot system.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Miller, Chuck (November 1994). "id The Beginning, WOLFENSTEIN Created A Craze". Computer Gaming World. No. 125. Dennis Publishing. p. 136. It's not Doom and it's not the sequel, but Depth Dwellers has a gentle charm all of its own
  2. ↑ "Woobo CyberBoy". WOOBO Electronics Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on June 26, 1997. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Depth Dwellers PC Zone Review". PC Zone. No. 20. Dennis Publishing. November 1994. p. 136. It's not Doom and it's not the sequel, but Depth Dwellers has a gentle charm all of its own
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