Does Anyone really care what MDK stands for anymore? Thought not. Move on. This is the discerning critic's choice of third-person shooter, so they say. A hybrid of armoury and humour tied together in a rainbow package of inventive features and colourful characters.
Well, yes and no. Bioware does a grand job of updating Shiny's original: mainly with the parachuting, sniperscoping antics of the weapon-headed Kurt. What they put into the other characters isn't quite as successful. The six-armed gung-ho dog is pleasant enough with his mindless shooting, but the doctor, on the other hand, frustrates with his inaccurate controls and lack ofinvolvement. Each level is interspersed with platforming and action puzzles, but only Kurt consistently shines through.
MDK 2 does its best to bring the old and new together in a cohesive mesh. Levels are huge and the obstacles you face are almost always clever, taking full advantage of how different each character plays. Max is the action hero of MDK 2, and his levels focus primarily on wall-to-wall shooting.
Still, it's a lot better this time round. The first time I reviewed this I mentioned how it's at least one-third brilliant and one-third pretty good. And seeing as how they're selling it off for less than a quarter of its full-price cost, that means it's, urn..well, it's well deserving of some long-time loving. A shame the whole game wasn't based around Kurt, since you realise that getting to play as him makes tolerating the other characters a whole lot easier.
Original Platform: DOS
MDK is a unique science fiction shooter developed by Shiny Entertainment and published by Playmates Interactive Entertainment for DOS and Windows in 1997.
| Year | 1997 |
| Genre | Shooter |
| Rating | 86/100 based on 4 editorial reviews. Add your vote |
| Publisher | Playmates Interactive |
| Developer | Shiny Entertainment |
| OS supported | Win7 64bit, Win8.1, Windows 10, MacOS 10.6+ |
| Updated | 22 October 2019 |
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Game Review
MDK is a unique science fiction shooter developed by Shiny Entertainment and published by Playmates Interactive Entertainment for DOS and Windows in 1997.
In order to keep players from needing GPU enhancements to run the game on their computers, the developers wrote their own programming language from scratch. This made the game’s 3D levels and graphics better able to run on more computers, making it widely accessible. It was later ported to Mac and PlayStation and was followed by one sequel.
Url to mp4 converter for mac. Playing as Kurt, the unwitting janitor, you are kidnapped by possible mad scientist Dr. Hawkins and forced to save the world. The janitor scenario puts me in mind of Space Quest, though the overall circumstances are different. Kurt’s mission is to take out the ‘minecrawlers’ the aliens are using to bleed the Earth dry. Each minecrawler is huge and requires different things to defeat. Outfitted with a special combat suit and a gun strapped to his arm, Kurt is ready for battle. The suit also comes equipped with a parachute that can be used in a number of ways. Kurt will acquire explosives and upgrades along the way as well. Not just your usual run-and-gun, it features variable gameplay, strange enemies, crazy power-ups, stylish level entrances and much more. The fast pace and sharp sense of humor of this one-of-a-kind cult classic, coupled with the surreal environments make it a must play.
Review by: Tasha
Published: 20 April 2017, 4:22 pm
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