1996 · electric fantasies · First-person shooter · Shooter

Island Peril

A light-hearted FPS for DOS, in which the player must adventure across an island as protagonist Dick Danger to rescue their girlfriend, Samantha "Sweet-Cheeks" Smith, from an antagonist known as "Evil Boss".

Released: 1 April 1996
Platforms: MS-DOS
Genres: First-person shooter Shooter
Developers: electric fantasies
Publishers: Atlantean Interactive Games
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: First person
Themes: Action Comedy
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB M

About

Island Peril is a first-person shooter for MS-DOS developed by Electric Fantasies and published in 1996 by Atlantean Interactive Games.

Keywords

2.5d
damsel in distress
full motion video
body builder

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Gameplay

The gameplay and engine are very similar to Doom. However, instead of fighting demons, the player is set against "Dweebs" and cursed "Body Builders", other enemies included floating tiki heads and voodoo gods on a cartoon-style island setting. The player makes use of eight different weapon each using its own ammunition type. The game also utilizes various Doom assets recolored to a different palette.

Story

The game follows the exploits of Dick Danger as he pursues his kidnapped former girlfriend Samantha "Sweet-Cheeks" Smith from the clutches of the Evil Boss on Lorgina Island.