It gave us a deeply thoughtful game wrapped up in the trappings of a “mindless” shooter. System Shock carved out a niche in gaming that gave players something more than just shiny chrome and neon lights. You play an Uplink Agent who makes a living by performing jobs for major corporations. But when you consider that it’s dealing with a megalithic corporation, shady executives, and an AI which is batshit insane and horrifically well armed, and you’ve got yourself some pretty strong cyberpunk going on here. Some might argue it falls into the post-cyberpunk bucket since it’s set in space. This is one of the heavyweights of the genre when it comes to video games. If you want to feel like an all-powerful hacker, then Uplink is the game. Campy or not, we’re rooting for the character not because we’re controlling them, but because we believe in them. Developers have also added more secrets, UI themes and a fresh soundtrack which. It’s also probably one of the best executions of a character forging their own destiny in spite of the crapsack circumstances they’re stuck in. That being said, it does show how one can play with the genre for a giggle, even a slightly nervous giggle. Using your PC, you move up the ranks of Uplink agents by hacking different companies computers and servers. The whole premise is that you, an unnamed agent of the Uplink Corporation (an underground hacker-for-hire service), have just joined up in the ranks. The link counter next to each page title references the number of links. Consider filling in information on these pages. Can I share my Donor Slot account with others. It’s all too easy to dismiss this one as a big dumb action game, particularly with its somewhat campy storyline and over-the-top writing. Uplink is a game that could best be described as a Hollywood Hacking simulation. Wanted pages are pages that are linked to but have not yet been created. The server has a 10 gigabit dedicated uplink so you should be able to sature your connecton with ease. It’s a little short on the chrome and neon you might expect, but it’s definitely got the tone down cold. The fact that the game’s visuals were done by award winning comic book artist Dave Gibbons ( Watchmen) certainly doesn’t hurt. Yet the themes of hyper-urbanization, grotesque disparity between haves and have-nots, and the equally distasteful choice of corrupt corporations or Big Brother-style government which is often found in the genre is definitely on display here. This point-and-click adventure game, much like The Pandora Directive, could almost be called post-cyberpunk. But it does give you the feeling of being a digital highwayman. No, it doesn’t have a fancy VR interface or anything like that.
Anything which is not directly involved in pulling a hack is extraneous, which definitely describes more than a few hackers out there in the real world. Comparatively speaking, Uplink is somewhat narrow in its focus, but that is very much to its benefit. So it’s not surprising that you can play as a console cowboy. Computers and hacking have been a major element of the cyberpunk genre since Neuromancer came out.
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