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Pax Corpus cover

1997 · Cryo Interactive · Action · Adventure

Pax Corpus

PlayStation console exclusive

Plunge into the strange world of Oz Nama alongside Kahlee, a dangerously seductive mercenary. Load your Blaster, warm up your joints and set off for an adventure to solve the mystery of the Pax Corpus. If you resist the charms and trickery of Kylana Soro, you may be able to help Kahlee to free Oz Nama from this dreadful creation.

Released
1997
Platforms
PlayStationWindows
Genres
ActionAdventure
Developers
Cryo Interactive
Publishers
Cryo Interactive
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
ActionScience fiction
Country
France
Languages
English

About

Pax Corpus is a 1997 cyberpunk action and adventure video game developed and published by the French studio Cryo Interactive. It was released only in Europe for Windows PC and for the PlayStation console. It has often been likened to Tomb Raider.

›Story

The game takes place in a cyberpunk sci-fi universe where the population is entirely made up of women; the men have all been killed, and the few survivors are mindless slaves. The reproduction of the population is ensured by the cloning technology of a powerful corporation, Alcyon, led by Kiyiana Soro. The player embodies a mercenary, Kahlee, who works for her own account. Kahlee comes to gradually unveil a dangerous project called Pax Corpus.

Pax Corpus was created by Dr. Ellys on behalf of Kiyiana Soro. It is a terrible weapon which emits a radiation capable of taking away all freedom of thought from anyone exposed to it for too long; the people who are exposed to it are integrated into a collective entity subject to Alcyon. Kahlee must foil this plot, while maintaining a love-hate relationship with Kiyiana Soro.

Keywords

  • cyberpunk
  • female protagonist
  • mind control
  • tank controls

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Gameplay

Pax Corpus is a third person action game, but includes an option to temporarily switch to first person vision. The player directs their character in a 3D environment, and must eliminate various enemies using several weapons. As the game progresses, the player levels up by finding flashcards that gain proficiency in new weapons.

Story

The game takes place in a cyberpunk sci-fi universe where the population is entirely made up of women; the men have all been killed, and the few survivors are mindless slaves. The reproduction of the population is ensured by the cloning technology of a powerful corporation, Alcyon, led by Kiyiana Soro. The player embodies a mercenary, Kahlee, who works for her own account. Kahlee comes to gradually unveil a dangerous project called Pax Corpus.

Pax Corpus was created by Dr. Ellys on behalf of Kiyiana Soro. It is a terrible weapon which emits a radiation capable of taking away all freedom of thought from anyone exposed to it for too long; the people who are exposed to it are integrated into a collective entity subject to Alcyon. Kahlee must foil this plot, while maintaining a love-hate relationship with Kiyiana Soro.

Development

The game was originally meant to adapt the MTV animated science fiction series Æon Flux, commissioned from Cryo Interactive by Viacom New Media, the video game division of MTV's parent company, Viacom. A beta version of the game was shown at the E3 convention in 1996, with the scenario inspired by the episode "The Demiurge".

The project was abandoned after Viacom acquired Spelling Entertainment and merged Viacom New Media into Spelling's Virgin Interactive, at which time all previous projects at Viacom New Media were canceled. With the game already in late development, Cryo changed the names of the characters and certain details of the universe to remove the copyrighted elements of Æon Flux, then published the game under the title Pax Corpus.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation1 November 1997Europe
Windows31 December 1997North America

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