Singularity >> Scary as Hell

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If it’s possible to be ‘famously’ buried by non-existent marketing, you could say Singularity is chiefly known for how unknown it was upon launch. Developed by the FPS veterans at Raven Software and dumped on an unsuspecting public by Activision, Singularity turned out to be a weird, timey-wimey shooter completely smitten with its own silliness.

 

The game uses a ‘time mani[CENSORED]tion’ glove (just go with it) not only as the crux of a weird alternate history plot, but to taunt and torment enemies in bizarre ways. There’s a disturbing thrill in aging an enemy rapidly to the point of no return, or to revert them to a primitive man-beast that can’t tell friend from foe. Even better, a temporary time bubble traps goons and other objects in stasis, letting you suspend precisely aimed bullets mid-air and let them all go at once with a snap. There’s plenty of temporal puzzle solving in Singularity too, but it’s only in combat where the game’s really on the clock.

 

Singularity follows Nathaniel Renko through a variety of missions that must be completed to progress the story line. The Game-play is similar to Call of Duty and Bioshock type games. Renko starts off with nothing and is lead by James Devlin through a tutorial type mission. Renko can interact with a variety of items. Some are useful, e.g., Chests, notes, and recorders. Some are not, e.g., Telephones and typewriters.

 

Eventually Renko finds weapons but can only carry two at any given time since there is no actual inventory. Finding the Sniper Rifle is the first interaction with time mani[CENSORED]tion. While using the scope, time can be slowed. Head shots are instant kills for humans only. Mutated enemies take more to kill. It is possible to sever limbs, even torsos, without killing them, depending on the weapon used. Certain weapons can actually split enemies in half. E-99 tech is scattered throughout Katorga-12 and can be collected to buy Weapons, Upgrades , and Ammunition. Once found, the Time Mani[CENSORED]tion Device or TMD is used for a variety of things and becomes a permanent part of Renkos equipment.