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Reviewed by J. Driver
Damage Incorporated is a three-dimensional Macintosh game in which you are a Marine sergeant who commands up to four other Marines in six different scenarios. Your goal is ultimately to track down a powerful militia leader and terminate him.
Gameplay
Damage Incorporated is based on the Marathon
2 engine, with some improvements. You can run, jump, duck,
and swim through thirty levels. You have ten weapons to
choose from. You can also open doors, either mechanical or
swinging, some requiring key cards to open. In addition to
killing enemies, you may also have to rescue hostages, which
talk (assuming you have v. 1.1.) You can also have a game on
a LocalTalk network or equivalent. There is, however, no
TCP/IP or modem play. Choose your squadmates carefully! If
you bring the wrong ones, you could really be asking for
trouble, unless you do not mind if they occasionally go
TRAITOR or BERSERK. Overall, gameplay is very intense and
easy to play, even on a slow machine. One word of advice:
get the updated version, v.1.1. It allows hostages to talk,
text to appear, and fixes many bugs.
Graphics and Sound
All the textures in Damage Incorporated were
either hand-painted or created on Macintosh computers,
resulting in a beautiful environment. In addition, levels
contain sounds related to the levelÕs location. And when
enemies die, you know when they do. There were a few
problems related to sounds not appearing (specifically
mission briefings when starting certain levels.) Also, when
you are looking at a wall or column, and it is slanted, the
texture may look strange.
Interface
Damage Incorporated allows you to use a
keyboard or mouse, primarily. It also allows you to change
settings very easily. When you bring your map on screen, you
can even use your mouse to command your teammates to go to a
specific location on the map! This is probably the best
feature of the game! Unfortunately, there is no crosshair,
something every Build engine-based game has today.
Difficulty
Like the interface, Damage Incorporated also
allows you to change the difficulty level, ranging from
ÒGrenada LandingÓ to ÒWar in Vietnam.Ó This allows both
beginners and well-seasoned players to have a great time.
And, again, choose your squadmates carefully, because if one
of them goes TRAITOR or BERSERK, watch out! This is also on
of the gameÕs best features!
Conclusion
Unlike most games, Damage Incorporated gives
what they really want: mass carnage in a great environment.
Like in real life, you men can become mentally wounded in
combat. Unfortunately, I think it very slightly gives the
public an untrue image of the Marine Corps. They are not
Òmindless killersÓ and are the best military unit in the
world (in my opinion.)