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Rise of the Triad: Dark War

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Game Information

Original Release Date: February 17, 1995

Platforms: DOS, iOS, Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)

Involved Companies: Apogee Software, The Developers of Incredible Power, Mobila Interactive, icculus.org, FormGen, U.S. Gold

Genres: Shooter

Summary: Rise of the Triad, a first-person shooter, is the successor of Wolfenstein 3D, with a somewhat improved 3D engine. Everything is still composed from blocks, but multiple vertical levels have been added; there are stairs made of platforms floating in air, and jump pads which launch you (and the enemies) high up so that you can walk over tall barriers in your way.

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This work is part of CSCI E-114, Web Application Development with Jamstack, Harvard Extension School. All video game data was obtained from The Internet Game Database (IGDB).