Chaos Strikes Back

Chaos Strikes Back
Cover art by David R. Darrow
Developer(s)FTL Games
Publisher(s)FTL Games
Designer(s)Doug Bell
Joe Linhoff
Mike Newton
Artist(s)Andrew Jaros
David L. Simon
Writer(s)Nancy Holder
Platform(s)Atari ST, Amiga, FM Towns, PC-98, X68000
Release1989 (Atari ST)
1990 (ports)
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Chaos Strikes Back is an expansion and sequel to Dungeon Master, the earlier 3D role-playing video game. Chaos Strikes Back was released in 1989[1] and is also available on several platforms (including Atari ST, Amiga, X68000, PC-98, FM Towns). It uses the same engine as Dungeon Master, with new graphics and a new, far more challenging, dungeon.

Development

Wayne Holder of FTL said in 1994 that Chaos Strikes Back was developed after the success of the first game, and reused its look and style. He said "I wish we'd done the whole thing differently ... some people were expecting more. It certainly wasn't in the same class as Dungeon Master".[2]

Gameplay

Demons on the FULYA Pit level.

Although Chaos Strikes Back describes itself as an expansion pack, the original Dungeon Master is not required. Whereas the first game saw the player following a fairly linear path through the adventure, with the completion of each flat level marked by a staircase leading down onto a new slightly harder level below, Chaos Strikes Back features a choice of paths which twist back and forth over all levels. The puzzles are far more convoluted, often demanding quick mastery of the control system to deal with intense combat, along with brain vexing riddles and room layouts.

The game is therefore pitched at a much higher difficulty level than its predecessor. The player can choose from a selection of moderately high-level characters or can import characters from a Dungeon Master saved game. In an indication of the game's uncompromising toughness, the player's very first task is to get out of a dark, enclosed room filled with ferociously toothed man-eating giant worms. The game is made a little easier by the inclusion of a separate program which dispenses cryptic hints based on the player's current saved game. Another new, useful feature is an ingame real time map of the dungeon, which makes use of the GOR magic glyph (It had no use in the first game though it's said it was used to create FUL bomb attack potions, which wasn't kept as a spell for the released game) The original had countless guides but the much harder sequel did not, perhaps due to the game itself having an inbuilt map as well as the 'oracle' hint feature, even so though a shorter game it is a lot harder.

The player's task is to collect four pieces of corbum, a magical material from which the eponymous Lord Chaos draws his power. This requires the traversing of four separate paths each leading to a piece of corbamite and each themed around one of the disciplines open to characters in the game. These disciplines are fighter, wizard, priest and ninja.

Champion Editor

Custom characters represented in the Champion Editor (Amiga version)

Chaos Strikes Back comes with a utility for editing the portraits and names of the four-character party. This utility allows custom character portraits to be created for both Chaos Strikes Back and for Dungeon Master.

For users who do not want to draw new characters, but who would like more powerful looking versions of the existing characters (to better represent the higher levels), the game's utility disk also comes with "enhanced" versions of the game's prepackaged character art.[3]

Reception

“Computer Gaming World stated that "With the release of Chaos Strikes Back, FTL still has one foot in the winner's circle."[4]

The game was reviewed in 1991 in Dragon #171 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.[5]

Niko Nirvi reviewed the game in MikroBitti and gave 98 points (out of 100) calling the difficulty level insane and mentioned a disappointing ending but nevertheless called the game "bewitching" and "classic".[6]

Reviews

Legacy

Notable reception received "CSBWin", an Atari ST version based reverse engineered source code reconstruction by Paul R. Stevens around 2003, which led to many ports for modern platforms like Windows and Linux.[26]

References

  1. ^ Barton, Matt (2007-02-23). "Part 2: The Golden Age (1985-1993)". The History of Computer Role-Playing Games. Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  2. ^ Meston, Zach; Arnold, J. Douglas (1994). Dungeon Master II Skullkeep: The Official Strategy Guide. Sandwich Islands Publishing. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  3. ^ unknown author, "Chaos Strikes Back" Manual, FTL Games, 1989
  4. ^ "Chaos Strikes Back: Another Brick in the Wall". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 82. May 1991. pp. 38–39.
  5. ^ Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (July 1991). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (171): 57–64.
  6. ^ Game review by Niko Nirvi, republished in Pelit Vuosikirja 1990 Syksy, Erikoislehdet Oy Teknopress, pages 56-57 (originally appeared in MikroBitti magazine, issue 4/1990, page 47)
  7. ^ "Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!". Kultboy.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Tilt 074". Archive.org. January 1990.
  9. ^ "Chaos Strikes Back review from ACE: Advanced Computer Entertainment 29 (Feb 1990) - Amiga Magazine Rack". Amr.abime.net.
  10. ^ "TheOne Magazine Issue 17". Archive.org. February 1990.
  11. ^ "Zero Magazine Issue 18". Archive.org. April 1991.
  12. ^ "Zero Magazine Issue 04". Archive.org. February 1990.
  13. ^ "Kultpower.de - Die Powerplay und ASM Fan Site". Kultpower.de. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Enchanted Realms : Issue 5" (PDF). Mocagh.org. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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  16. ^ "CU Amiga Magazine Issue 012". Archive.org. February 1991.
  17. ^ "Atari ST User (Vol. 5, No. 02) - April - 1990: Atari magazine scans, PDF". Atarimania.com.
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  20. ^ a b "Photographic image of Buyer's Guide 62" (JPG). Atarimania.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!". Kultboy.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  22. ^ "Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) Magazine (February 1990)". Archive.org. February 1990.
  23. ^ [2] [dead link‍]
  24. ^ "The Games Machine Issue 29". Archive.org. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  25. ^ "Jeux & stratégie NF 5". March 1990.
  26. ^ Walker, John (2012-03-29). "You Could Be Playing Dungeon Master Right Now". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2015-08-03. There is a version that just works, without an emulator, and it's free. [...] A madman by the name of Paul Stevens spent six months, eight hours a day, writing 120,000 lines of what he calls "pseudo-assembly language" to rebuild it in C++. And then released the game and source code for free. Can he do that? I've decided that yes, he can, which legitimises my promoting it to you.

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