Shellshock (video game)

Shellshock is a video game developed by Core Design and published by U.S. Gold for Sega Saturn, PlayStation and MS-DOS, first released in 1996.

Shellshock
North American Saturn cover art
Developer(s)	Core Design
Publisher(s)	Saturn NA: U.S. Gold EU: CentreGold PlayStation NA: U.S. Gold EU: Core Design DOS NA: Eidos Interactive EU: Core Design
Producer(s)	Jeremy Heath-Smith Mike Schmitt
Designer(s)	Simon Phipps
Programmer(s)	Mansoor Nusrat
Writer(s)	Guy Miller
Composer(s)	Martin Iveson
Platform(s)	MS-DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Release	Saturn EU: 19 April 1996[1] NA: 14 June 1996[2] PlayStation EU: 19 April 1996[1] NA: 30 June 1996 DOS EU: 19 April 1996[1] NA: 26 July 1996[3]
Genre(s)	Combat simulation, first-person shooter, vehicular combat
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer[a]

Gameplay

Shellshock is a near-future game in which the player character is a new recruit as part of a tank commando corps that work as mercenaries.^[4]

Release

A 3DO Interactive Multiplayer version was announced to be in development but it never released.^[5]

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
AllGame	(PC)[6]
Computer Gaming World	(PC)[7]
Next Generation	(PS1)[4] (SAT)[8] (PC)[9]

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "for those with the determination and patience, Shellshock has its rewards."^[4]

Next Generation reviewed the Saturn version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "Combine the simplistic but entertaining gameplay with 25 extremely challenging levels and there is plenty here for the gamer who doesn't mind foregoing a little realism for fun."^[8]

Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "on the pure action level, this might whet some appetites. It's not a hit, but it might be enough to entertain you as long as it's purchased in the ever-helpful bargain bin."^[9]

Mark Clarkson from Computer Gaming World gave the game 3 stars out 5, saying while "Shellshock doesn't set any new standards, it is fun and loud. Your M-13 rips through chain-link fences and snaps street lights like twigs, all while thumping music blares in the background. And best of all, in a LAN-based multiplayer game you can hurl both shells and taunts a your real-life homies."^[10]

Reviews

• PC Gamer Vol. 3 No. 6 (1996 June)
• GameFan #43 (Vol 4, Issue 7) 1996 July
• Computer Games Magazine (1996)
• NowGamer - Oct 25, 1996^[11]
• Video Games & Computer Entertainment - Jun, 1996
• GameFan Magazine - Jun, 1996
• Jeuxvideo.com - Feb 24, 2012^[12]

Notes

1. Only available on MS-DOS and up to eight players via online