OverKill
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You arrive at your home planet after a long space flight, only to find it has been destroyed by a demonic warlike alien race that kills for sheer pleasure. You are out for revenge. Your single-minded goal is to destroy the Battle Star. But before you reach him, you will have to battle your way through massive planets packed with danger and destruction. You can gain fuel, new weapons, and new parts for your space ship as you play.
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Average score: 3.1 out of 5 (based on 11 ratings with 1 reviews)
The Good
Overkill is a space-shooter. You will begin your adventure with destroying a group of aliens like in Galaxian, but later you will visit a alien base and you have to get out of it. It's a bit difficult, but not too much.
This game uses only 16 colors, but starships and installations are detailed and look good. There is also music written in MIDI. Oh, by the way, there is also a "boss-key", so this game is suitable for work ;)
The Bad
There isn't any option to save your game or jump to other level. Moreover, sound effects are for PC Speaker, so you can hear only "beeps" in this game. It's odd, because there were games, where Sound Blaster effects were used. Thankfully, you can disable this "beeping".
The Bottom Line
If you're looking for EGA-powered space shooter, you won't find anything better. But if you want something with better graphics and sound effects, don't bother. Find another game.
DOS · by Sir Gofermajster (485) · 2008
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Pressing F9 during gameplay would bring up a 'Boss' screen, which looked like a DOS-mode spreadsheet to make it look like you were doing some work if the boss came in.
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Overkill Tech Support
Tech support FAQ for Overkill, including command-line options.
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Game added by Derrick 'Knight' Steele.
Additional contributors: Trixter, Pseudo_Intellectual, Dalroi.
Game added February 26, 2000. Last modified August 27, 2023.