Software:Psychotoxic

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Short description: 2004 first-person shooter video game
Psychotoxic
Psychotoxic cover.jpg
Developer(s)NuClearVision Entertainment
Publisher(s)
EngineVision
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • GER: September 3, 2004
  • EU: February 25, 2005
  • NA: March 14, 2005
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Psychotoxic is a 2004 first-person shooter video game for Microsoft Windows developed by NuClearVision Entertainment and published by Vidis and Whiptail Interactive.

Development

The game's development began in 2001 and was to be published by CDV Software.[1] CDV abandoned the project[2] and it was picked up by Vidis for Germany, Austria and Russia and later by Whiptail Interactive for the rest of the world.[1]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic40/100[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
4Players70%[4]
CGM2/5 stars[5]
CGW1.5/5 stars[6]
GameSpot4.1/10[7]
GameSpy1.5/5 stars[8]
IGN5/10[9]
PC Format25%[11]
PC Gamer (US)15%[12]
PC Zone35%[13]

The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bramwell, Tom (October 15, 2004). "Whiptail signs Psychotoxic". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/news151004psychotoxic. 
  2. Bramwell, Tom (October 20, 2003). "CDV cans Sabotain and Psychotoxic". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/news201003cdv. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Psychotoxic for PC Reviews". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/psychotoxic/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  4. Kleffmann, Marcel (September 6, 2004). "Test: Psychotoxic" (in de). 4Players GmbH. https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PC-CDROM/Test/2692/3101/0/Psychotoxic.html. 
  5. "Review: Psychotoxic". Computer Games Magazine (theGlobe.com) (176): 66. July 2005. 
  6. Gehringer, Stephen (July–August 2005). "Psychotoxic". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (253): 75. https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_253.pdf. Retrieved June 15, 2023. 
  7. Wolpaw, Eric (March 22, 2005). "Psychotoxic Review". Fandom. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/psychotoxic-review/1900-6120895/. 
  8. Osborne, Scott (May 4, 2005). "GameSpy: PsychoToxic [sic"]. IGN Entertainment. http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/psychotoxic-the-4th-horseman/610074p1.html. 
  9. McNamara, Tom (March 29, 2005). "Psychotoxic". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/03/30/psychotoxic. 
  10. "Psychotoxic: Un buen intento pero poco más [date mislabeled as "July 1, 2017""] (in es). July 25, 2005. https://as.com/meristation/2005/07/25/analisis/1122271200_016605.html. 
  11. "Psychotoxic". PC Format (Future plc) (175): 101. June 2005. 
  12. "Psychotoxic". PC Gamer (Future US) 12 (6): 72. June 2005. 
  13. PC Zone staff (March 30, 2005). "PC Review: Psychotoxic". PC Zone (Future plc). http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=115951. Retrieved June 16, 2023. 

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