Launch yourself into an amazingly realistic 3D world. In a high-speed hover fighter aircraft you can fly freely anywhere in our outdoor, underground and underwater 3D environments. Blast away at the military targets, watch out for their return fire as you race to locate the portal and activate the gateway into the next world before the clock runs down and your fuel runs out.

Plenty of fast, explosive arcade excitement never before seen on a PC! While the graphics and sound are amazing, the real excitement is the action. Great flight dynamics using simple flight and fire controls, spectacular explosions and wild pyrotechnics along with great enemy AI and bystander reaction add to the thrill of competing and the pure joy of flying unrestricted.

And then there is multiplayer! We combined the best elements from our favorite multiplayer games and brought them together in these dazzling outdoor play arenas. Our guiding design principles hovered around fun and action.


Environments

Barrage is a fun, fast action shooter and definitely not a flight sim. There is no damage from impacts with the ground and no limit on ammunition. It is a race against time with points scored for targets destroyed and bonus points for time remaining. In difficult mode there isn’t much time to stop and gawk at the scenery. If a more leisurely pace suits you, easy gives you a chance to look around and still blast the opposition into pixel heaven.

There are five environments: Prairie, Tunnel, Canyon, Chicago and Ocean.

New England Prairie
Goal: Get the 5 power buoys to access the portal A train passes on a high trestle winding through tree dotted hills and valleys that give way to an open green prairie. An action billboard plays to the empty road leading into a small town with houses, barns and a church. On a nearby lake, a lone fisherman in a small boat leisurely casts his line into the water. The sun sets behind the hills. A lazy advertising blimp floats over the valley to complete what would be an idyllic setting. Except for the military presence…

Jet fighter aircraft explode across a sky already swarming with helicopters on alert. On the ground, tanks patrol at random through the hills and across the open prairie. Near the lake and in the town, missile launchers keep vigil and parabolic dish installations send out damage inducing plasma bursts.

Each power buoy gives you additional time if you can breach the rotating density fields and make your way to the center. It is important to destroy the defenses around each buoy before approaching. This is the first environment of the game and you only have the Cannon and the Missile launcher to complete your mission.

This seems rather simple until the portal appears along with its three pronged defenses. Then things get a bit sticky.

In each environment there is a new weapon added with its own advantages to find and master. In Tunnel, the Laser in introduced. For Canyon its the Plasma Pack. In Chicago its a Speed Booster and in Ocean its the Nuke.

Sewer Tunnel
Goal: Race to the end of the tunnel and destroy the anti-gravity bi-linear ultra isotropic flux generator Are you wondering what an ‘anti-gravity bi-linear ultra isotropic flux generator’ is? So are we. Exploding gas pipes, leaky toxic waste containers, chain link fence barriers, armed turrets. A long, dirty, smelly (smelly?) race.

The Tunnel environment was designed to challenge your piloting skills with its linear ‘race’ feel. Winds from fans try to blow you off course and gravity fields pull you in unless you fight back. Things get really interesting when a solid rocket booster sends you to 5 times your normal speed. Look away for a moment and you’ll surely crash in this narrow section. Not designed for multiplayer!

PS: Don’t get too close to the lava or your vehicle will overheat.

Grand Canyon
Goal: Clear all military targets to access the portal A dam holds back the rushing torrent allowing space for an elite tourist hotel complete with rooftop helipad, golf course and explodable lobby. Blast away and return a bit of nature to its pre-Army Corp. of Engineers status.

Barrage is true go anywhere 3D. Designed and developed with a three axis joystick, the freedom of movement imparts the feeling of omnipotence. Part of the technique (and key to replayability) of Barrage is finding the optimal path to complete the mission. Each player will find a particular pattern that works for him. One tester took 30 enjoyable hours of practice to complete Canyon in the difficult setting.

Canyon has above and below water game play. There are also hidden caves. And if your hardware can handle it, fly along with a graceful Pterodactyl!

Downtown Chicago
Goal: Destroy the outlaw police units that have taken over Chicago The windy city at night. Wide avenues crawling with rush hour hover traffic, the river, bridges, historic skyscrapers - and the outlaw police force: blast ‘em all.

Chicago is a great multiplayer environment. There are open spaces high above the building tops. Here you can get a good view and get off a nice round of ammo but you are also a sitting duck. If you stay low you can always maneuver between buildings to avoid the other players. Multiplayer is tuned for fast action. You want to get a burst of shot off while always having an eye on your radar to spot incoming missiles.

We support 2 to 8 player Internet, modem, serial link & LAN multiplayer in four environments, each with a different feel. Prairie is a small crucible and best for 2 to 3 players. Canyon has the variety of wide open spaces and more covered areas as well as under water. It is medium sized and best for 2 to 6 players. Chicago is fun for 3 to 8 players. Water is the most spacious and is good for 3 to 8 players. The teleporters keep things interesting because you never know when some one will appear.

Ocean
Goal: Recover the five components of the nuclear weapon, infiltrate the evil island to destroy the super gun. Each environment gets harder. Ocean is the last and it is difficult. A player must battle jets, helicopters, boat tanks and guided nuclear warheads above water. Below water there are subs and minisubs plus the errant missiles from the jets above.


MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

  • Pentium 133 (Pentium 200 or higher recommended)
  • Windows 95 or NT
  • Voodoo Graphics 3Dfx card and 2D card or Voodoo Rush 3DFX 2D/3D card
  • Sound Card
  • 32 MB of system RAM