Alcatraz: Prison Escape

Release Date: November 4, 2001

Adventure, FPP, stealth, prison, action adventure, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet, LAN

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A low-budget adventure with elements of an action game, in which we observe the events from the first person's perspective. We are also dealing here with the so-called "stealthy" game, in which an important role is played by remaining in hiding.

Alcatraz: Prison Escape is a low-budget adventure with elements of an action game, in which we observe the events from the first person's perspective. We are also dealing here with the so-called "stealthy" game, in which an important role is played by remaining in hiding. Sometimes it is even necessary for the successful completion of a given mission. The discovery of your position can lead to the collapse of the whole task. The production of Prison Escape is the responsibility of the same programmers who also prepared the famous Spec Ops series, which is well known to many PC owners.

During the game we try to escape from five different prisons. One of them is, of course, the title Alcatraz, officially closed in 1963. Proper fun has a very linear gameplay. The player must test the rooms he passes along the way. In this respect, the described production seems to resemble a very simple adventure. Most often we have to find specific keys, or use the lever, so that we can unlock the way forward. At the same time, the authors of the game made sure that these elements were not too demanding. As a result, the player does not have to think about solving the problem for a long time.

Avoidance of guards on the way plays an equally important role. Among other things, the player must take into account the paths patrolled by them, so as not to be in the sight of one of the guards. Opponents can be eliminated, which was not possible in thematically similar productions, such as Prisoner of War or The Great Escape. In the further part of the game there are also additional defensive mechanisms, which can most often be neutralized.

The fun is relatively short. The escape from every prison takes around an hour of time. No interesting bonuses have been prepared. An additional facilitation is the ability to make any records of the state of the game. Visually, Prison Escape has a very low level of performance. It is worth mentioning, however, that this game uses the famous LithTech graphic engine, used, among others, in both parts of No One Lives Forever. Alcatraz: Prison Escape. It also has a few not too complicated network modes, such as deathmatch or capture the flag.

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Last updated on August 14, 2015