Chrome is a first-person shooter

First-person shooter

First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...

 video game by Techland

Techland

Techland is a Polish video game developer, founded in 1991 by Paweł Marchewka. They are most famous for developing Call of Juarez, a Western-themed first-person shooter, released for Microsoft Windows in 2006, and later ported to Xbox 360 in June 2007...

, released in 2003 by the publisher Strategy First

Strategy First

Strategy First is a software company based in Montreal, Canada. Founded in 1988, the company has published numerous well-known games, such as the Disciples series, Jagged Alliance series, Space Empires series, and Galactic Civilizations....

. A prequel

Prequel

A prequel is a work that supplements a previously completed one, and has an earlier time setting.The widely recognized term was a 20th-century neologism, and a portmanteau from pre- and sequel...

, Chrome: SpecForce

Chrome: SpecForce

Chrome: SpecForce is a first-person shooter video game by Techland, released in 2005 by TopWare Interactive. It is a standalone mission pack to the 2003 computer game Chrome. Average critic rating is 60.65%....

, was released in 2005. In March 2006, Techland announced a sequel, which will feature the latest version of the Chrome Engine

Chrome Engine

Chrome Engine is a 3D game engine developed by Techland. The current version, Chrome Engine 5, supports Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.Chrome Engine evolved through over nine years of development...

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The player assumes the role of Logan, a veteran mercenary turned bounty hunter who is out to become rich. Chrome features six controllable vehicles, including bipods.

The game features many weapons, and a system of augmentation to improve your character (speed, targeting, etc) called Implants. Implants get stronger as the player progresses through the game. New implants are received when missions are completed.

The game's scripting engine is written entirely in Java

Java (programming language)

Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...

. The Java source code is freely available and can be extracted from the code pack shipped with the game.

The game was later repackaged as Advanced Battlegrounds: The Future of Combat. Some changes were made, mostly fixing instability issues.