Kileak: The DNA Imperative reviewed @ www.vidgames.com

Kileak: The DNA Imperative
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THE GOOD
	First of all let me say the the graphics are well done and above
average for a 3-D shooter. They are more detailed than other games of the
genere such as Robotica for the Saturn and even the almighty DOOM! Several
factors give Kileak a sense of greater realism than its competitors. The
first being that all the rooms actually have something in them (furniture,
computer termials, etc.) thus, making you feel that you're in a base that
actual PEOPLE once occupied. Second, the hazing feature is quite nice as
well. If you don't know what hazing in a game means (and it has nothing to
do with fraternities!) read on, if you do skip this part. Hazing, simply
explained, is when you walk down a corridor or into a room and the closer
you get to main objects the more detailed they become. O.K. now we can
move on! The enemies are all well drawn/rendered and have a good amount of
detail to them and there are plenty of them to kill! Maybe the highest
quality and most impressive part of the game are the cenimatics, these
just kick ass!!!  I can't reveal the cenimatics to you cause it would
spoil the game but trust me if you check-out the game for no other
featue--this is the one!  The sound in Kileak is pretty good (but this
should be a no-brainer since we're running a CD here folks!) but the
"battery low" announcement can get pretty damn annoying! And lets not
forget about the number of levels here, 14 count 'em 14 levels of pure
destruction here and all of them are pretty long. As with all games of the
DOOM! fashion there are hidden rooms, weapons (lots of 'em and they all
jam!) and sometimes multiple challenges. Kileak has them all and then
some! 

THE BAD
	The control on this game is HORRIBLE! HORRIBLE! HORRIBLE! and then
there's even some horrible on top of that. This is the single biggest
problem in the game for a couple of reasons. One, it is almost IMPOSSIBLE
to dodge enemy fire. Unlike DOOM! where getting out of the way is quite
simple, in Kileak you're gonna take hits--LOTS of them!!! Also some
peoplel might find that having to buy a memory card to store your saved
game on is a downfall (since it costs around $30 bucks more) Finally, I
have played this game up to level 11 and I'm pretty burnt on it! It takes
a while to cruise through each level (between 45-60 mins for me) and after
awhile the game starts to loose its appeal. 

THE BOTTOM LINE
	If you like: lots of destruction, good graphics, EXTREME challange
(and can live with horrible control)--buy it, you'll love it! 

MY RATING (1-10)
6

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