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FireStarter

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8.2 User Score:

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Based on 14 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: Hip Interactive

Developer: GSC Game World

Genre(s): First-Person Shooter, Action, Arcade

Players: 32

ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

Release Date: March 3, 2004

Summary

The game is set in year 2010 where player's conscience is entrapped by an up-to-date virus-infected virtual reality-playing machine called FireStarter. The virus-caused failure resulted in computer changing the rules of the game - to break out of the trap, the player is to complete the game within 48 hours. Immerse in an unbelievable world, created by super-modern playing machine, where you are to make it a winner of the adrenaline-brimming action. [GSC Game World]

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What The Critics Said

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IGN

Expands its simple 'run and gun' action through a satisfying skill system, yummy graphics, and a handful of playable personas. Firestarter delivers rich action without raping the wallet.

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GameZone

For the $20 price tag it may provide a few hours of gaming fun to you FPS fans out there, but there may not be much more to it than that so buy with caution.

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eToychest

There is baggage here that is weighing it down, such as the camera with a mind of its own, the repeated textures, and most notably the lack of full online support. Still, for the price of $19.99 it is hard to argue the merits of a title that, despite its flaws, is still a heck of a lot of fun.

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Adrenaline Vault

If what you’re hoping for is an intense and challenging shooter that harkens back to the classics, with lots of interesting monsters and a few wrinkles added in the form of special abilities, then you’ll be largely satisfied by what you find.

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Worth Playing

All the elements of a good shooter are here. Good graphics, good sound, good depth, bloody gameplay...it just doesn't add up. There's a stubborn sloppiness to the game that makes it tough to recommend.

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GameSpot

Rough around the edges, it's thematically incoherent, and it's a victim of feature creep, but along with fast-paced action, it has some interesting twists that give it a little depth.

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ActionTrip

The thing is we were disappointed with character modeling and animation which clearly don't come off well in the game. Other effects, however, improve the overall visual appeal; like particle effects, colorful explosions, bullet shells and blood flying everywhere, effective use of lighting and reflections, and so forth.

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Warcry

There is a good premise to this game, and for the most part it has a solid core that could have been built on and polished with time. Overall it left me with the feeling of a game rushed out a little too soon.

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Cheat Code Central

It's just a good-old fashioned shooter that's heavy on the action and light on story or depth.

Computer Games Magazine

If you feel like a little frenetic shooting and don't really care if it makes any sort of cohesive sense, then you won't feel bad about picking up this title. [July 2004, p.67]

PC Gamer

It's too bad Firestarter is executed so poorly because the graphics engine is fantastic, packed with reflections, great textures, and all manner of flashy high-tech visual doo-dads. [May 2004, p.67]

Gamer's Hell

It’s lost in its own story line. While there is a great story line, the gameplay revolves nothing around it. The only thing Firestarter has running for it is the graphics.

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Computer Gaming World

Since only LAN play is supported, it's doubtful you'll ever experience multiplayer. [June 2004, p.86]

PC Gameworld

A terrible FPS clone, with no imagination or ingenuity...In the Ukraine, video games are used to torture people - or so it would seem.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Mormo gave it a5:
goog graphics over all, but after a few hours becomes very repetitive, and boring, lack of history, does not aport anything new to FPS.

Ravi V. gave it an 8:
Superbly designed old-school shooter with a lot to recommend it: powerful engine, decent levels, a nice RPG element, and a breakneck pace. Not without some problems, such as mediocre models. Yet overall this is one of the few heirs to the original Quake that gets the mixture of speed, gunning and movement right. Budget priced, but delivers A-level value.

Alan H. gave it a 10:
Great

[Anonymous] gave it a 10:
Not bad

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