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	[quote name="laudablepuss"][quote name="Jerry Whorebach"][quote name="<a href="http://www.ravensoft.com/gamesdetail.aspx?xmmid=624&xmid=12&xmview=2">Raven Software</a>"]Set in the grim, dark future, Take No Prisoners puts you in control of Slade, a post-apocalyptic mercenary empowered with the choice to destroy the world...or save it. Based on Raven Software's in-house Vampire engine, Take No Prisoners was developed concurrently with MageSlayer from July 1996 - August 1997 and was released by Red Orb Entertainment, a division of Broderbund Software. Originally called RIOT (and subsequently Outrage), Take No Prisoners pioneered a new variation of top-down gameplay made popular by the arcade classic Gauntlet by setting the character at the bottom of the screen and exploring the world from a 2 ½D view. This innovation was hailed as a "fresh new perspective" and a "breath of fresh air" in the action gaming genre. Take No Prisoners shipped with 30 single-player levels, 22 different enemies, 21 weapons, 22 combat items, 3 usable vehicles and a variety of multiplayer game modes including deathmatch, capture the flag, arsenal and assassin. In addition, Take No Prisoners was one of the first games to hit the market that took full advantage of 3-D hardware acceleration and colored lighting.[/quote] <i>Take No Prisoners</i> came out the same day as the original <i>Fallout</i> - September 30th, 1997 - and I think it's a shame that only one of them gets remembered, because they were both pretty good and WAY ahead of their time. Maybe the world is finally ready for a decent grimdark post-apocalyptic 2.5D overhead shooter inspired by Gauntlet with moral choices and DirectX hardware acceleration? I know I would pay $15 for it, provided they don't cut the number of enemies/weapons/combat items/usable vehicles or tone down the coloured lighting. If it does well, they might even get to develop a big-budget sequel along the lines of that 3D <i>Bionic Commando</i> re-imagining from last year, you know the one with the voice of Mike Patton as Rad Spencer :D[/quote] Hey, <a href="http://www.caltrops.com/pointy.php?action=viewPost&pid=131180">I remembered it.</a> That doesn't get you a version on XBLA though.[/quote]