Vivisector: Beast Within

Vivisector: Beast Within (2005)

by Action Forms Ltd.
Genres:Shooter
Themes:Action, Fantasy, Historical, Horror, Science fiction
Story:An FPS retelling of 'The Island of Doctor Moreau', this game pits you against an army of heavily armed genetically engineered half-man half-animal soldiers.
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user avatar@pieman280user avatar@pieman280
February 01, 2025
The synopsis really is "It", but its quite a good sell. I've been looking to play this game (preferably in a legal sense) for over a decade now. Made by the Carnivore devs, based on Dr Moreau, crazy action, cheesy plot, right timeline of fun jank FPS games on PC. Yet it seems to have questionably no physical circulation in the US, and is definitely not "for sale" on the digital space. I haven't played it myself, but its been an off/on online obsession to check back on it, skim playthroughs, and critiques on it. So technically I have no memories of myself playing the game, but so badly want it available so I can have a story within it.
This is the game that the ukrainian dev Action Forms made before Cryostasis. It is quite different though. Not nearly as slow or as story-focussed. First impressions can be quite bad as the outdoors environments are frankly ugly and while the story has an occasional good moment to offer, the beginning lacks a hook. I do not want to spoil, but in terms of how the combat works, enemy types to fight and environments the player will visit, there was a satisfying progression here that surprised me. This one is a good game hiding behind weak first impressions and mediocre gameplay, but there really is a lot to appreciate here.
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