it is :) like everything in Univag universe :)

Looks very strange. Then again strange things are interesting :D

Now that everyone's just talking about the strangeness of this title, I have to ask, is the gameplay actually good & fun?

Oh right, i not noticed it. Sorry.

Not an absolutely amazing game by my criteria, but a damn good one with decent variety and plenty of challenge. Story progression is rather non-linear, but side-missions take that wide direction further, and the GOG version's permanent world is likely a lot more fun to venture across than in the Steam version. I posted more on the last page.

I've held this game box in my hands, but never picked it up in the shop many years ago. Think it came with a sub-title, "Vangers: One for the Road" or something like that. Good to see it here.

Good release.

Very cool, instabought on Steam when I saw it, will have do it it again when I've got a few bucks saved up here.

Devs did a great job porting it to modern OS's - It's running great widescreen for me.

Persistent terrain and multiplayer aren't in yet. (On Steam - I just read that persistant worlds are in the GOG version!)

Oh yeah and to say something about the game - it's a lot like Autodeul on drugs. :D

I have this in my Steam library. Good, that it is here too - not everywhere you can get an Internet connection even nowadays.

And about 'terrain persistence' - this option can be set from options menu in any version.
Both versions - Steam and GOG are identical - don't listen to them.
The issue is - games of that time did not put everything in a gamer's mouth and chewed for him. Just get into difficulty options deep and thorough - and you'll find terrain modifier persistence.

I have an original russian 1998's version on a CD too. It is all the same, except, that original refuses run on anything besides ancient Windows 9x, and it's copy protection refuses to run in a virtual machine.

About the game itself - music and visual get it's 80% of game. Today you won't be suprised with it's graphics, but back then...
Gameplay is hard enough for today's average player, so don't overestimate yourself - there is no health regeneration in the wild, no autorestoring ammo and so on. It is not a 'shoot out every thing you see' game. It is much wiser to avoid most conflicts, even run from big and healthy opponents. But other side - no one will blame you much, if you kill an injured vanger and take his loot.
Storyline quests have many lockings - save often and every time in different slots.