Extermination

Extermination is a survival horror game, and as such players are encouraged to run whenever they can. This idea is reinforced by the fact that ammunition is limited for the main character's weapons (unlimited ammo refills are located in very few places), and most enemies, especially the larger or human descended types, typically take a lot of damage before being defeated. Another element of survival horror that holds true is that ammo for special weapons (such as the shotgun, flamethrower, grenade launcher, and the rocket launcher) is limited from the get-go.

The game also features an infection system. Along with a conventional health bar, there is also an "Infection Rate". Enemies in the game have the potential to both deal damage to Dennis' health and raise his Infection Rate. When the rate reaches 100%, Dennis becomes completely infected by the virus, and his maximum health is not only reduced to 60%, but also constantly depletes.

Extermination takes place on December 24, 2005, at a top secret American research facility in Antarctica. S. Marine Corps' Force Recon member Sergeant Dennis Riley, as part of "Team Red Light". His squad receives a distress call from the aforementioned base named Fort Stewart.

The distress call requests an immediate air strike on the base. Instead, Team Red Light is sent in via C-17 to investigate. En route, the plane malfunctions, scattering the team and crashing into the tundra. All are ordered to regroup at Ground Facility Building B.

The development of Extermination was initially helmed by Tokuro Fujiwara (a general producer of the original Resident Evil game)'s company Whoopee Camp prior to its dissolution.

The beta version used polygonal character models prior to the changes made to non-polygonal models.

Extermination received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic.

Reviewers from both GameSpot and IGN praised the game for offering some originality to the genre, making some minor improvements over similar gameplay found in Resident Evil, the soundtrack and suitable graphics. However, they criticized the sometimes awkward, straightforward gameplay and voice acting, and how the game did not really offer anything that could top other survival horror releases. Chester "Chet" Barber of NextGen called it "a solid, fast-paced action game with only a few problems." In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 31 out of 40.