Lifeforce Tenka
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Lifeforce Tenka is a first-person shooter
for PC
and PlayStation released in 1997 by Psygnosis. It is also known as just "Tenka" in some other forms of release.
The different released versions of the game differ slightly from platform to platform and name to name (i.e. some minor differences in sound design, visual effects and map layout).
in which the characters use a similar weapon system, named the Lawgiver MK II. Upon switching weapon modes, the weapon announces the selected mode in a similar fashion to that of the Lawgiver.
The weapon featured in the game is not the weapon seen on the cover art. A pre-rendered image of the games protagonist on the cover sees him standing with one leg on the title, aiming a weapon towards the viewer that resembles an AR-15
platform assault rifle with an underslung M-203 grenade launcher, which never actually appears in the game.
The protagonist is also seen on the cover art dressed in futuristic, military-style gear, reminiscent of how the Colonial Marines in the Aliens (franchise) were equipped.
http://au.gamespot.com/ps/action/codenametenka/review.html?tag=updates%3Btitle%3B1
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http://www.giantbomb.com/codename-tenka/61-20149/
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...
for PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
and PlayStation released in 1997 by Psygnosis. It is also known as just "Tenka" in some other forms of release.
Summary
The game set in a futuristic action environment that, upon entering is immediately hostile. You engage in battle with a number of various armed flying robots, stationary turrets and bipedal creatures.The different released versions of the game differ slightly from platform to platform and name to name (i.e. some minor differences in sound design, visual effects and map layout).
Plot
Lifeforce Tenka takes place in a dystopian future where a multinational conglomerate, Trojan Incorporated, is in the process of performing presumably unethical genetic experiments. Joseph D. Tenka, the protagonist, discovers the corporation's nefarious activities and sets about the bring them and their genetically engineered army down.Design
The weapon design differs from other similar games of the time in that instead of the player character traversing the levels, acquiring stronger more powerful weapons to add to an accumulated arsenal, weapon modifications are picked up and added to the same weapon (known as the "Self-Generating Polymorphic armoury" ,or SG-26) and switched between as necessary. This design choice may have been influenced by the release of the first movie adaptation of Judge Dredd (film)Judge Dredd (film)
Judge Dredd is a 1995 American science fiction action film directed by Danny Cannon, and starring Sylvester Stallone, Diane Lane, Rob Schneider, Armand Assante, and Max von Sydow. The film is based on the strip of the same name in the British comic 2000 AD...
in which the characters use a similar weapon system, named the Lawgiver MK II. Upon switching weapon modes, the weapon announces the selected mode in a similar fashion to that of the Lawgiver.
The weapon featured in the game is not the weapon seen on the cover art. A pre-rendered image of the games protagonist on the cover sees him standing with one leg on the title, aiming a weapon towards the viewer that resembles an AR-15
AR-15
The AR-15 is a lightweight, 5.56 mm, air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed semi-automatic rifle, with a rotating-lock bolt, actuated by direct impingement gas operation. It is manufactured with the extensive use of aluminum alloys and synthetic materials....
platform assault rifle with an underslung M-203 grenade launcher, which never actually appears in the game.
The protagonist is also seen on the cover art dressed in futuristic, military-style gear, reminiscent of how the Colonial Marines in the Aliens (franchise) were equipped.
External links
Lifeforce Tenka at GameFAQs http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/918467.htmlhttp://au.gamespot.com/ps/action/codenametenka/review.html?tag=updates%3Btitle%3B1
http://au.psx.ign.com/articles/152/152033p1.html
http://www.giantbomb.com/codename-tenka/61-20149/