• Publisher: Aspyr
  • Release Date: May 18, 2009
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  • Summary: NecroVisioN is a first person shooter that immerses gamers in the claustrophobic trenches and bunkers of the First WorldWar. Reminiscent of a Lovecraft horror, NecroVisioN seamlessly mixes the harrowing battlefields with a nightmarish demon and vampire underworld, unleashing a truly visceralNecroVisioN is a first person shooter that immerses gamers in the claustrophobic trenches and bunkers of the First WorldWar. Reminiscent of a Lovecraft horror, NecroVisioN seamlessly mixes the harrowing battlefields with a nightmarish demon and vampire underworld, unleashing a truly visceral experience. The year is 1916 and the Great War has been raging for two long years when Simon Buker, a US army soldier, joins the front line with the allied forces. During the ferocious fighting, Buker and his battalion get lost behind enemy lines while trying to break through to allied positions. While being pushed back into defensive positions they stumble across a series of mysterious trenches where all is not as it seems. As they push forward they discover that there is a greater evil hiding underneath the battlefields of the Great War, an evil which is forcing its way to our world and threatens to change the delicate balance of power. Battling his way through the trenches, Buker uncovers an enemy more deadly than anything he has ever encountered. Demons and vampires wage a brutal underground war, which is spilling into the human world, and Buker finds himself fighting not only for his own survival, but the survival of Mankind. [505 Games] Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 19
  2. Negative: 3 out of 19
  1. The combat is in the game is extremely gratifying.
  2. A satisfying shooter blood feast, if that’s what you’re looking for.
  3. The game delivers non-stop action from start to finish, constantly throws new enemies at you and gradually introduces new abilities. It won't be everyone's idea of a good time, but leave your brain on the installation screen and you're likely to have plenty of mindless fun.
  4. The last half of this game is far superior to the first.
  5. PC Format
    64
    Were NecroVision to turn up on Steam for less than a tenner, then it'd be worth considering. [Apr 2009, p.99]
  6. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    60
    Crazy as hell Necrovision brings a new perspective to the events of World War One. Strictly a linear action shooter excels with an unconventional set of weapons and frantic boss fights. Unfortunately, the graphics don't match the extreme HW requirements. [Feb 2009]
  7. At first, NecroVisioN seems like a fun game. But when you realize that the 1237th encounter with monsters is the same as the 561st, and that melee is just a polygon mess, all the fun goes away.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 21
  2. Negative: 8 out of 21
  1. Dec 14, 2020
    10
    They get a 10 because the game is criminally underrated. Yeah its clunky and lacks the amount of polish we are used to now, but at the sameThey get a 10 because the game is criminally underrated. Yeah its clunky and lacks the amount of polish we are used to now, but at the same time you can clearly see the love and talent that was involved. Im sure a lot these guys went on to greater things. Expand
  2. Oct 17, 2020
    9
    Сгнивший труп величия шутеров
    Крайне недооценённый шутер родом из Польши. По сути является дедушкой того же Bulletstorm. Тематика крайне
    Сгнивший труп величия шутеров
    Крайне недооценённый шутер родом из Польши. По сути является дедушкой того же Bulletstorm. Тематика крайне интересная и в своем роде уникальная (никто больше не скрещивал восставших мертвецов и первую мировую). Геймлей достаточно динамичный, но его скорость зависит от вашего куража и в каком-то смысле скилла. Оружия много и оно приятное, враги разнообразные, левелдизайн смотрится хорошо. Графика даже сейчас не заставляет глаза плакать, а физика тел до сих пор поражает воображение (да каждое тело убитого обрабатывается как физический объект и враги могут о них даже спотыкаться, впрочем как и вы, но в угоду балансу со временем трупы исчезают (иначе ваши компы бы давно сгорели) Единственное что правда подкачало так это техническая реализация, баги и провисания в наличии имеются. Но, парадокс, если играть через линукс протон, то игра почти не тормозит в отличие от винды, в общем польские фокусы.
    Оценка 10 из 10 артефактов вампиров
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  3. Feb 24, 2017
    8
    Nice spooky first person shooter set in World War 1.

    Sadly it tends to crash a bit on my setup (maybe it's because I have multiple
    Nice spooky first person shooter set in World War 1.

    Sadly it tends to crash a bit on my setup (maybe it's because I have multiple screens?).
    The gameplay is quite usual for this kind of game. The weapon picker is a bit uncomfortable when you have stashed many weapons, but I guess there is no easy way to let the player pick between like 20 weapons ;)
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  4. Dec 1, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. NecroVision its an oldschool style FPS game released in 2009, running on the Painkiller engine, you will get loads of action and battle after battle from great war trenches all the way to the pits of hell.
    Weapon variety is great early game, you start with a simple human arsenal and later on you get super natural weapons like the Necromancer's Gauntlet and the powers that comes with it. Sadly the stronger and cooler powers of the Necro-gauntlet are only unlocked by doing extra challenges that can only be entered throught the main menu, and that sort of breaks the pace of the game. There are some pretty varied and fun set-pieces here and there to.
    Enemies are pretty varied in the first two thirds of the game, but the last third near the end feels really rushed (like run out of budget rushed) with waves after waves of the same enemy. And the final boss is a repeat of an vehicle section and it kinda sucks.
    There are in total 3 or 4 vehicle sections in this game, and althought they are not terrible, its not great either.

    Don't expect a detailed hearth breaking story about the great war, the story is cheesy and even funny at times because of how ridiculous it sounds and how it seems to be going throught script rewrites as you play it.
    Grab in during a sale if you feel like dunking on some zombies and demons with a trench gun and a necromancer gauntlet while spouting edgy one-liners.

    By no means is it a perfect game, far from it but worth it to give it a try anyway.
    All in all is decent experience for the lovers of the ''Boomer Shooter'' genre. Would not recommend if you are looking for a polished and perfect experience though. There is a stand alone prequel expansion (Lost Company) that I still need to play and review, however people have said that it is a better experience than the full NecroVision.

    Score: 6/10 // Enjoyable [★★★★★★✰✰✰✰]
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  5. RaymondF
    Apr 17, 2009
    5
    Gives me a headache. I don't think it's as good as Painkiller, which some of the devs that made NecroVision worked on. Graphics are Gives me a headache. I don't think it's as good as Painkiller, which some of the devs that made NecroVision worked on. Graphics are decent. I think if this were around $10 or less it would be a ok purchase. Expand
  6. richardm
    May 21, 2009
    3
    This game is very poor indeed the graphics are outdated.And the controls are very cumbersome witch makes it really hard to control player and This game is very poor indeed the graphics are outdated.And the controls are very cumbersome witch makes it really hard to control player and weapons. Expand
  7. Jul 15, 2018
    0
    хрень полная стрелять неудобно локаций противные пропускайте мимо не пожалеете

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