Lunar Burnout | Single | Author: Shawneth | Download
The Review: This is a pretty short Lunar map that puts a few Nuclear Showdown features into
good use. The map is divided into two short hi-tech segments, separated by a small outdoor area.
To navigate through this outdoor bit, you need a spacesuit which creates a new dynamic as you cannot use your weapons while wearing it. As for the rest,
you'll be on the lookout for keys and a repair kit(s). There are only a handful
of rooms in the map, so the author yanked up its length by making you go back & forth, perhaps a bit
excessively, but at least there are a few respawns keeping you entertained on this journey.
Overall, it's a fun map with decent design (particularly lighting; texturing could be a bit
less bland), but you aren't given much leeway with respect to ammo; waste any bullets
and you're pretty much fucked, especially considering the positioning of the last miniboss.
There was also one bit that felt a bit like Alien: Isolation (in terms of gameplay, not ambience)
for a few seconds until it got merely tedious, an example of a cool idea not implemented in practice as well
as it could have been.
Rating: 86
