HeXen

HeXen: Beyond Heretic (or Hexen) is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Raven Software, published by id Software, and distributed by GT Interactive beginning on October 30, 1995. It is the sequel to Heretic.

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Hexen uses a modified version of the Doom engine, which allows (like in Heretic) up and down views, network play with up to 8 players and the choice of three character classes. It also popularised the "hub system" of level progression in the genre of first-person shooter games and featured some architectural elements that could move horizontally or rotate. Unlike previous games, which had relied purely on MIDI for music, Hexen could also play tracks from audio CD. Hexen extended the Doom engine in many innovative ways: larger levels, some doors that opened three-dimensionally, pulsating lights, triggered sounds, and so forth. Many fans consider Hexen to be a vast improvement over both Heretic and Doom.

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The main goal of the game is the destruction of Korax, one of a trio of demon brothers known as the Serpent Riders, who has taken over the world of Chronos. The three playable characters are a Warrior, a Cleric and a Mage. Each character has four weapons, the first having unlimited ammunition, the others are powered by mana, the fourth is built by finding three different parts. There are two different types of mana; blue and green. Weapon 2 uses blue and weapon three uses green whereas weapon 4 uses both types. The Warrior has weapons that are best used at striking range - Spiked gauntlet, axe, hammer, sword. This combined with his high strength stamina and life make him easy to power through the beginning of the game but a failure far beyond the seven portals. The warrior's ultimate weapon is a sword that can send out a spread of magic. The Mage has long distance projectile magic which, though weak, can keep him away from attackers and allow him to snipe enemies. Until later in the game when flying capabilities and other spells have been collected, the mage is comparitavely weak. The mage's ultimate weapon is a staff that can send out homing fireballs. The Cleric is well rounded and has a diverse selection of weapons and decent armouring and speed. The cleric's ultimate weapon is a crucifix that can tear apart enemies with a ghostly horde.

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First-person shooter: A first-person shooter (FPS) is a computer or video game where the player's on-screen view of the game world simulates that of the character, and there is a high percentage of combat involved. According to this simple definition, a game like Battlezone, or many flight simulators would be included. ...

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Raven Software: Raven Software is a computer game software developer based in Madison, Wisconsin. The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Brian and Steve Raffel. In 1997, Raven made an exclusive publishing deal with Activision. Raven has a history of working with id Software leading to their current project, Qu...

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