William Shatner's TekWar

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TekWar
Developer(s)	Capstone Software
Publisher(s)	Capstone Software
Designer(s)	Brandon Chamberlain
Engine	Build
Platform(s)	PC (MS-DOS)
Release date	1995
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single player Multiplayer (cooperative) Multiplayer (deathmatch)
Media	CD
System requirements	80386 class CPU, 4 MB RAM
Input methods	Keyboard, Mouse

TekWar is a 1995 computer game using the Build engine. The setting of the game is derived from William Shatner's TekWar series of novels, ghost-written by Ron Goulart.

The two most distingishable features are the hub-based level system (all the levels are interconnected by a subway station), and the fact that all of the non-player characters (NPCs) in the game (enemies, policemen, civilians) are shootable. When the player draws his gun, policemen shout: "Freeze! Drop your gun!" before they start shooting at the player. When a policeman or enemy is killed, their ammo can be picked up. When the player aims at a civilian, he/she ducks and screams: "Please, don't shoot!" When any NPC is shot, a blood spot (which does not disappear after a while) appears on the wall behind it. If an NPC is shot with one of the stronger weapons in the game, it will explode into gory bits (gibs).