Bio Menace
A 1993 run-and-gun platformer from Apogee Software.
Bio Menace is a 1993 MS-DOS platform game developed and published by Apogee Software. Built on a licensed version of id Software's Commander Keen engine, it was designed by Jim Norwood, who created all in-game content except the engine and music. The game follows CIA operative Snake Logan as he investigates a mutant invasion of Metro City after crash-landing there.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Apogee Software
- Designer
- Jim Norwood
- Composer
- Robert Prince
- Engine
- Commander Keen
- Released
- August 3, 1993
- Genre
- Platform
- Modes
- Single-player
- Platforms
- MS-DOS
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- Bio Menace was released as freeware on December 23, 2005, as a 'Christmas present' from Apogee.
- The game was discontinued in 2000 due to compatibility problems with newer operating systems.
- In October 2014, 3D Realms released the 3D Realms Anthology, which includes Bio Menace.
Reception
In 1994, Sandy Petersen reviewed Bio Menace in Dragon #202, giving it 2 out of 5 stars. A German PC Games reviewer praised the animated enemy behavior, smooth movement, and fast scrolling in all directions. A shareware reviewer for PC Review noted that the animation of biomonsters set it apart from Duke Nukem but commented that Apogee needed to innovate. A retrospective review at Hardcore Gaming 101 praised the game's look and satisfying controls, attributing the lack of stiffness to the Commander Keen engine, but called the music a weak point, noting that composer Bobby Prince did not show his strong side here.
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