

1990 · The Assembly Line · Shoot 'em up · Shooter
Vaxine
1990 video game
- Released
- 1990
- Platforms
- AmigaAtari STAtari ST/STEMS-DOS
- Genres
- Shoot 'em upShooter
- Developers
- The Assembly Line
- Publishers
- U.S. Gold
- Perspective
- First person
About
Vaxine is a first person shooter published for the Amiga and Atari ST by The Assembly Line in 1990. An MS-DOS version was released in 1991.
›Story
Inside the human body, a constant war rages between invading virus cells and the body's own defence mechanisms. Most of the time the body easily repels these marauders, but just occasionally a stronger - mutant -
strain of virus appears putting the body's own defences under threat of being overwhelmed. When this happens we use artificial mechanisms to protect the body and Vaxine puts you in control of the newest devices.
The invading cells appear and gradually bond together until they are strong enough to attack certain key body cells. If the invaders are not eliminated before they latch onto these calls, they will not only destroy them but also use the constituent parts to make more of them-selves. If all of these key body cells were to be destroyed, life could no longer be supported, and - inevitably - the game would be over.
Keywords
- 3d
Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
Vaxine is a game in which the miniaturized player character fights a deadly virus from within the body of the president of the United States.
Reception
Allen L. Greenberg reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Vaxine is clearly a product for hard-core arcade fanatics who enjoy wonderfully abstract graphics."
Tom Malcom for Info gave the game 5 stars and said "If you like abstract concept games, this is one of the very best. Vaxine's infinite levels will keep you infinitely entertained."
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Platform libraries
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