1995 · First-person shooter · Real-time strategy

Radix: Beyond the Void

Radix: Beyond the Void is a 2.5D First-person shooter developed by Neutral Storm Entertainment and published by Epic MegaGames for DOS in 1995.

Released: 1995
Platforms: MS-DOS
Genres: First-person shooter Real-time strategy Shooter Strategy
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Perspective: First person Third person
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: United States
Age ratings: USK 12 ACB PG

About

Radix: Beyond the Void is a 2.5D first-person shooter developed by Canadian studio Neural Storm Entertainment and published by Epic MegaGames for MS-DOS in 1995.

›Story

In the 22nd century, humanity has achieved world peace. The United Earth Space Alliance (UESA) was able to fully concentrate on space exploration. In the year 2147, the first colony ship was launched towards the asteroid Theta-2. However, the second vessel, carrying the colonists, encountered a terrifying disturbance in space.

Alien ships emerged from what later became known as "The Void", and attacked the colony ship; the subsequent fate of ten thousand people on board was unknown. Humans constructed the inter-dimensional starfighter Radix, and sent it through The Void, in a desperate attempt to face the alien threat.

Keywords

shareware
mission briefing
game reference
destructible environment

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Gameplay

Radix: Beyond the Void is a first person shooter which takes place in a zero gravity dimension where the player controls a ship through various environments, with mission objectives that must be completed to advance to the next area. The player is given a debriefing before each level that explains the mission for the level, and explains additional objectives that can be completed for extra points. These objectives usually involve destroying a power generator, destroying or activating a computer terminal, or eradicating alien presence from a vital area.

The game is divided into three episodes. "Theta-2" "Vengeance" and "The Void", each with 8 levels, and one hidden bonus level per episode. "Theta-2" was released as a shareware episode.

Story

In the 22nd century, humanity has achieved world peace. The United Earth Space Alliance (UESA) was able to fully concentrate on space exploration, and potentially expanding the possibilities of human life civilization beyond the Solar System.

In the year 2147, the first civilian ship was launched toward a gigantic asteroid on the outskirts of the Solar System to establish a base civilization that could sustain human life. After five months of space travel, they landed safely at the asteroid and successfully established the civilization, named Theta-2. The second vessel, Salvation, was launched from Earth shortly after, carrying the ten thousand civilians.