August 27th, 2006
GameSetWatch: Abuse: The Lost Shooter
Another retro feature at GameSetWatch, this time looking at cult classic Abuse and its place in PC gaming history.
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September 10th, 2006 at 1:01 am
I think I spent more time learning the LISP AI and level editor than I did playing this game.
What a blast. Crack dot Com was was ahead of their time with allowing mods to their game.
I wish they would have made it.