Abuse is a Shoot'em up platform game, which was developed by Crack dot com, to be distributed by Electronic Arts (EA) throughout North America, and distributed in Europe by Origin Systems.
The game was released on 29 February 1996 for the MS-DOS system. It also had a version for MAC Os, which was released by Bungie on 5 March 1997. Because its source code has been available to the public since 1990, it has been ported to Linux and other platforms such as the commodore Amiga.
In this game we play special agent Nick Vrenna, who was justly incarcerated in a maximum security prison where inhumane experiments are conducted on prisons with an experimental substance called ABUSE. Our goal is to escape alive and eliminate the monsters that inhabit the prison.
a) Don't miss the switch in this level. Yes, just as I said, when you start this level, try not to miss this first switch, as you need to activate it to be able to open the gate on the floor below, near the jumper.
b) Immediately after activating the switch, on the floor below you will have to face two red aliens, eliminate them and then go to the jumper that I am pointing out to you in the picture above. Before you cross through the portal, you must use the jumper so that you can find what's above. But before you fall directly onto the upper platform, take care of the turret above, which will activate when it detects the activation of the jumper. I recommend you watch the gameplay I've done and use the same technique to destroy the turret.
After destroying the turret, you will be able to get the augmentation chip, which you will need a lot in this level, because you will need the super speed that this augmentation chip can give you on certain occasions. On the other hand, the hearts from above can help you if you get hurt later on by the aliens, and thus regain some life. This game is very punishing, so having as many hearts to restore health as possible is very important.
d) Don't forget to activate both switches shown in the images above, as the correct functioning of the lift depends on them, which you need to activate in order to continue advancing. Be careful, these switches are protected by red aliens.
Be prepared to use the augmentation implant when you go down this void.
e) You will have to use your implant to quickly run away from the robot to where the three switches are. You will need to use the super speed provided by Nick Vrenna's enhanced legs, otherwise you will have very little time available to activate the switches.
Note: Do not attempt to destroy the robot, as it is apparently indestructible.
f) Attention, the pattern that you must use to activate the lift is shown in the image above. Well, in any case I explain it to you textually:
1) First switch: On.
2) Second switch: Off.
3) Third switch: On.
After activating the gate and falling down, you will immediately find a lava-covered surface below, and on the other side a heart. Don't be afraid of the lava surface, on the contrary, jump across it to get to the next save point.
g) I remind you that in order to activate the powers that the augmentation chips give you, you must press the right click while moving, in the case of using the super speed.
h) Don't waste time shooting at the turrets on the upper floor, as there are four of them, and if you engage them then you will be losing a significant amount of life, instead I recommend that you go as quickly as possible to the stairs, descend and activate the switch at the bottom.
i) Wait for the turrets to deactivate before moving on to the next portal.
j) Watch out, in the next area, because every time you take a heart or ammo, it will activate traps and a lot of aliens will fall and come after you. I recommend taking these items if, and only if, you are very low on health or if you are out of ammo. Otherwise go straight to the corridor at the back.
Note: The level of A.I. in this game is really impressive, especially in the behaviour of the enemies. For example it is very easy to see how the aliens set traps for you and know how to take cover and avoid your shots.
Attention, because a new type of enemy has been revealed. This time it is a new type of alien-robot, which throws explosive grenades that usually do a lot of damage. It basically attacks with the same type of ammunition as our grenade rifle.
I recommend you use the same tactic I used in the gameplay to take him down without taking so much damage.
k) After defeating the new enemy, go back the way you came to descend through the lift, but first defeat the black aliens that will be chasing you to get the rocket launcher, otherwise you will have to pick it up on the lower level.
Finally, go down the portal on the lower level and you can use Nick's upgraded legs to go to the end of the corridor and activate the save point for this level. But don't get complacent, when you finish saving your game, you will be heavily attacked by a pair of black aliens, yes, that's how punishing ABUSE is.
Stay tuned my friend, there are more battles to come and enemies to beat.
My previous guides of Abuse:
Guide 1
Guide 2
