Corridor 7: Alien Invasion

Before the groundbreaking release of Doom, ID Software made the brilliant decision to supplement their dwindling cash reserves by licensing out their in-house Wolfenstein engine. This would help supplement their income while they finished work on their next game. The most famous example of this business decision is Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold. A game that managed to garner some popularity by thankfully being released a few weeks before Doom's release by former ID partner Apogee. Enter Capstone, who also decided to enter a partnership with ID Software for their Wolfenstein engine license. While development began months before the release of Doom, Corridor 7 would have the misfortune of being released months after Doom's much anticipated launch. Despite every effort on part of the development team, it would sadly be outshined by it's significantly more-advanced cousin. So what does that mean for Corridor 7: Alien Invasion? Well, judged on it's own merits, it's by far the most technically advanced game to use the fledgling Wolf3D development tools. Exclusive features include gradient lighting, transparent surfaces, cd audio, network multiplayer, morphing sprites, "visor" screen filters and an automap. The graphics are colorful and the sci-fi setting is better realised than Blake Stone. It still gets me that Aliens of Gold is still considered a classic while Corridor 7 is as maligned as it is. C7 is by far the superior title with better level design and more interesting mechanics. Many design choices such as the underground science facility, interdimensional aliens and wall mounted health and ammo dispensers appeared here first before they would go on to be used in Half-Life. C7 may not be as great as Doom, but judged on it's own merits, it's easily the best Wolf3D game

This was the first FPS I ever played Great immersive atmosphere, lots of weapons with great animations and unique game mechanics such as different visors, map, secret floors, areas, and other interesting features such as healing chambers and key card mechanics. Enemies dont feel repetitive as they become stronger on each floor. Different difficulty levels which will increase enemies numbers, health and damage. You can also find armor hidden in some floors. This game used to scare me to a point I had to play it with someone else next to me

This game is so weird but is really interesting to look back it. It was made during the early days of first person shooters and just feels very odd to go back to now, like clearly the devs just didn't know how to make a balanced shooter because of how early this was, but it turned out to be more leaning towards easy than hard so it isn't super frustrating. The levels are very maze like but you get a map showing where all the enemies are and the layout for most of the level, so it keeps up a fast pace without feeling super linear. The enemy variety is terrible and this is basically a 2d game from a 3d perspective, this game isn't great, but it is interesting and probably worth playing for a little bit just because of how interesting it is.

A few added layers of complexity created a more tactical and enjoyable experience compared to wolfenstein 3d/Blade Stone.

Is the best game forever...