South Park is a video game based on the TV series of the same name. It is a first person shooter game involving enemies and the use of weapons, and is based on the first few seasons of the show.
South Park was released in 1998 by the American company Acclaim Entertainment. The game could be played on PCs, the Nintendo 64 and the Sony PlayStation platform and was powered by the Turok 2 engine.
The four central characters – Kyle, Cartman, Stan and Kenny – must defeat a comet that is headed towards South Park . The game can be played in a single and a multi-player mode. The comet has spawned many evil minions and after hearing about the landing of the comet, other robots, clones, mutant turkeys, killer cows and devil visitors have swarmed the park.
The boys are aided in their endeavour by their friend Chef and they have an armoury to fire down their opponents. In the single player mode, you can opt for head to head combat and select a level. The game can be played by setting a time limit or a damage limit or you can play forever. The Alien Dancing Gizmo can be used to pack off the enemy into a frenzied dance mode.
In the multi-player mode you have many characters like Wendy, Pip, Mr Mackey, and Ike as well as characters found in the story mode including Terrance, Jimbo, Ned, Chef and Officer Barbrady. The boys can amass various weapons that are hidden in alleys and use short cuts.
The weapons are funny and clever. Some restore health (power-ups) and some assist in taking over the enemy for short or long durations. Snowballs are the weakest weapon. The enemy is pelted with yellow snowballs that don’t do too much damage. Other damaging weapons are the Warpo Ray (shrinks the enemy, fires piranhas and turns the enemy into animals), the Sniper Chicken (fires eggs), and the Cow Launcher (a cow lands on the opponent and blocks out the view or kills him). Phillip Dolls are the most deadly. They look like grenades and mines. If a character steps on them, a green killer gas brings down the enemy.
The power-ups include Snack Cakes that restore the player’s health, Mr Hanky who helps protect the characters, and Cheesy Poofs that boost health by 10 per cent.
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