Oh man.
Exhumed, for me, was the finest 1st person shooter i've ever played(until Halo).
It was just gorgeous, i believe they really hit the nail on the head with creating the Egyptian theme and atmosphere.
Weapons where balanced and inventive with the feel of the game.
Enemies, levels, power ups all where brilliantly well thought out and gave solidity to the world you traversed.
Even the D-pad worked effortlessly well.
The one thing that annoyed me was the sunken pyramid level, i mean, to play 9/10'ths of the level, to swim into the final cavern, pick up the item, and find yourself drowning because you didn't race head long from entrance to exit without stopping once, was a bit of a con. And when your swimming in blind panic to find the exit, theres 2, both closed. so you've gotta do it twice haven't you, for completion's sake.
And the infamous Team Dolls, 23 in all, each with it's own developer mug shot. It was pure sick to even contemplate finding them yourself. No, you needed the then, brilliant Offical Sega Saturn Mag guide to reach all Team Dolls.
And to my personal credit, i managed all 23
, including the Laser trap one & the last boss one. But not without dying,swearing & throwing hissy fits more times i care to remember. 
I seem to recall that a sequel was rumoured for the DC, in the run up to the DC's launch.
I wonder what, if it existed, happened to it? And Lobotomy for that matter?
But, Exhumed, what a game.
Exhumed, for me, was the finest 1st person shooter i've ever played(until Halo).
It was just gorgeous, i believe they really hit the nail on the head with creating the Egyptian theme and atmosphere.
Weapons where balanced and inventive with the feel of the game.
Enemies, levels, power ups all where brilliantly well thought out and gave solidity to the world you traversed.
Even the D-pad worked effortlessly well.
The one thing that annoyed me was the sunken pyramid level, i mean, to play 9/10'ths of the level, to swim into the final cavern, pick up the item, and find yourself drowning because you didn't race head long from entrance to exit without stopping once, was a bit of a con. And when your swimming in blind panic to find the exit, theres 2, both closed. so you've gotta do it twice haven't you, for completion's sake.
And the infamous Team Dolls, 23 in all, each with it's own developer mug shot. It was pure sick to even contemplate finding them yourself. No, you needed the then, brilliant Offical Sega Saturn Mag guide to reach all Team Dolls.
And to my personal credit, i managed all 23
, including the Laser trap one & the last boss one. But not without dying,swearing & throwing hissy fits more times i care to remember. I seem to recall that a sequel was rumoured for the DC, in the run up to the DC's launch.
I wonder what, if it existed, happened to it? And Lobotomy for that matter?
But, Exhumed, what a game.
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