Krazy Ivan

Krazy Ivan

Publisher(s) Psygnosis
Platform(s) PlayStation, PC, Sega Saturn
Release date(s) PlayStation [1]
  • EU January 1996
  • NA 15 February 1996
  • JP 4 October 1996
Windows [2]
  • NA 31 December 1996
Sega Saturn
Genre(s) First-person shooter

Krazy Ivan is a mech first-person shooter released for PC, Sega Saturn and PlayStation in 1996 by Psygnosis.

The player takes the role of Ivan Popovich, a Russian soldier controlling a giant mechanical suit, defending the Earth from robotic aliens. The game consists of five zones: Russia, Saudi Arabia, France, USA and Japan. The game has an interface at the end of each zone allowing the player to spend the game's form of experience points (power cores) on upgrades and weapons.

The game uses full motion video for its intro movie and a cut-scene between each level. The in-game soundtrack was written and produced by CoLD SToRAGE, who also composed the music for the Wipeout series of games released by Psygnosis Limited.

Reception

Krazy Ivan received generally mixed reviews. Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation version a 7.75 out of 10, calling it the first great mech game for the console and praising the graphics, the cinematics, the controls, and the close guidance through mission objectives. However, they criticized the lack of replay value.[5]

Sega Saturn Magazine gave the Saturn version a 75%. They praised the graphics and premise, but criticized the gameplay as being shallow and overly easy, with the simple strategy of sidestepping and firing working in most situations.[3]

Reviewing the PC version, GameSpot echoed Sega Saturn Magazine by praising the graphics and premise but ultimately dismissing the game for going no deeper than a sidestep-and-fire strategy. They scored it a 5.4 out of 10.[6]

References

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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Glancey, Paul (January 1997). "Review: Krazy Ivan". Sega Saturn Magazine (15) (Emap International Limited). pp. 82–83.
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  5. ↑ "Krazy Ivan Review". Electronic Gaming Monthly (81) (EGM Media, LLC). April 1996. p. 34.
  6. ↑ Kujawa, Kraig (February 4, 1997). "Krazy Ivan Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 16 August 2014.

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