PO'ed is a 1995

1995 in video gaming

-Events:*May 11 – Introduction of trade magazine GameWeek *May 11-16 — The 1st annual Electronic Entertainment Expo is held in Los Angeles, California...

 video game authored by Any Channel and published by Accolade. It features a cook of a destroyed spaceship marooned on an alien world.

It was originally published on the 3DO

3DO Interactive Multiplayer

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 console in 1995 and was then re-released on the Sony

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 PlayStation in November 1996

1996 in video gaming

-Notable releases:*January 29 — Duke Nukem 3D, successor to the simple side-scrolling originals, and a genre-redefining title for first person shooters....

. A version for PC was also developed, but not released.

Gameplay

The plot of PO'ed revolves around a chef whose ship

Spacecraft

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 has crash-landed on an alien world, from which it is the players task to escape. Using primitive weapons such as a frying pan

Frying pan

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 and a drill

Drill

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, the player must advance through 26 levels filled with alien 'monsters'. A jetpack is also available to help facilitate the player's exploration of levels.

This game features characteristics similar to such classic computer games as Doom and Quake.

Graphics

When PO'ed was released in 1995, the graphics were taxing on the 3DO hardware. The graphics rendered real polygons instead of the Raycasting engine of games like Doom or Duke Nukem. Though, the other graphics like enemies and items were still sprites. On the 3DO, only the walls had textures, like the Doom version for the SNES. Yet, the graphics were smooth and more fluid than the Doom version on this system. The graphics were improved on the PlayStation re-release in 1996.

Humour

One of the main draws of PO'ed is the humour of the game's premise. Many of the enemies are designed to produce a laugh from the player purely by what they are. Some of the weapons could be considered humorous and unconventional, and the plotline is unusual in its basic content.