Sony PlayStation, £44.99
An experiment gone wrong ripped away the Earth's atmosphere. Bathed in the searing radiation of the sun, the planet has been condemned. You are among the forsaken few who invade the now abandoned settlements to collect what little fortune is left.
A ruthless mercenary, your battle is fought from astride an anti-grav pioncycle against mechanoid adversaries. There are two game modes (Single Player and split-screen Deathmatch). In single player it's you against the hordes but thankfully every so often you will be given a password, so no memory card is required. Deathmatch is self-explanatory but is for two-player splitscreen only. Forsaken is not for the fainthearted and certainly not for the Sunday afternoon gameplayer. Mastering the controls is only the first step on the road to victory, there is no in between with Forsaken . . . you'll either love it or loathe it!
Graphics: 86 %, Sound: 88%, Gameplay: 84%
