Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold is an early first person shooter game published by Apogee Software. It was released in December of 1993 and inspired several spinoffs, including a comic book called Blake Stone Adventure and a sequel known as Blake Stone: Planet Strike. It uses the Wolfenstein 3D engine, and the similarities between the two games are numerous; for example, the HUD is nearly identical. The plot revolves around a British intelligence agent known as Blake Stone, who is assigned to destroy six different installations of STAR, an organization that plans to enslave the world.
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold is an early first person shooter game published by Apogee Software. It was released in December of 1993 and inspired several spinoffs, including a comic book called Blake Stone Adventure and a sequel known as Blake Stone: Planet Strike. It uses the Wolfenstein 3D engine, and the similarities between the two games are numerous; for example, the HUD is nearly identical. The plot revolves around a British intelligence agent known as Blake Stone, who is assigned to destroy six different installations of STAR, an organization that plans to enslave the world. Dr. Pyrus Goldfire is an evil scientist who is the head of STAR, and is the central villain of the game. Dr. Goldfire has created a race of mutants that
attack Stone all throughout the game using various forms of weaponry.
There is a lot of shooting action in Aliens of Gold, which results in lots of blood. The graphics were good in their hay-day, featuring pseudo-3D environments and a detailed portrait of Stone's face. This resulted in a rating of Mature from the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, and even gives itself a humorous "PC-13" rating at the beginning of the opening movie.
The game is very linear. You must find the various card keys in order to advance through to the upper levels. There are four different colors of card keys: yellow, green, blue, and gold, and each of them will unlock different secret rooms or access to elevators. There are also a variety of weapons available to use, which can be fired by using either the keyboard, the mouse, or a joystick.
All in all, this game provides a considerable amount of entertainment if one is willing to put in the time to destroy all six installments. It is a relatively well designed game (created by JAM Productions) and the sequel, Planet Strike, will add even more depth to the plot, which really isn't all too substantial. Overall, it's a typical shooter that sometimes utilizes scare tacticts: mutants running around with weapons killing you can be a frightening sight, especially on an old DOS computer.
I recommend giving this game a shot. It was a fun part of my childhood, and if you've played Wolfenstien 3D and enjoyed it, this game is right up your alley.
