BlackShades - BodyGuard Game

MookJong · 2 Dec 2007 at 16:15

Found this really cool and addictive little game, never seen it posted before. Don't let the graphics turn you off, it's seriously playable.

Black Shades was one of the winners of the UDevGame 2002 contest, out of about 40 contestants. David Rosen aimed for a much simpler graphical style than in GLFighters and Lugaru in order to complete the game within the deadline. In Black Shades you control a psychic bodyguard, and try to protect the VIP (dressed in white) from a horde of zombies, snipers and other assorted would-be assassins.

http://wolfire.com/blackshades.html

Controls:
WASD = walk
shift = run
mouse = look
control = crouch/zoom
click = fire (while aiming) or smash (while running) or pick up gun (while crouching over a body and not aiming) or disarm (while not aiming)
q = aim or un-aim (important for picking up guns)
r = reload
e = psychic aim
z = toggle soul release
space = dive (while running forwards)

Enjoy...

basmic · 2 Dec 2007 at 16:25

It doesn't seem to like either my Samsung 226BW monitor or 6800GT graphic card. :eek:

SideWinder · 2 Dec 2007 at 16:29

basmic said:
It doesn't seem to like either my Samsung 226BW monitor or 6800GT graphic card.

I clicked your signature.

basmic · 2 Dec 2007 at 16:33

SideWinder said:
I clicked your signature.

\o/

I got the game by changing the config.txt file to:

Code:

Screenwidth:
800
Screenheight:
600

Skully · 2 Dec 2007 at 16:35

I was about to make fun of you saying it wouldn't work - but then I saw they had a mac client so I didn't.

Quite fun, but can be annoying without crosshair

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WarBird · 2 Dec 2007 at 17:28

anyway to play it in a window?

Mooron455 · 2 Dec 2007 at 18:49

MookJong said:
Don't let the graphics turn you off

I have been turned off

whats the objective of it anyway?

Reeve · 2 Dec 2007 at 19:21

Mooron455 said:
I have been turned off whats the objective of it anyway?

Save the person in white, its not always obvious as you sometimes dont start the level looking at the vip. You may have to look around quickly but the vip normally starts around where you're standing

Mooron455 · 2 Dec 2007 at 20:03

Ah right, well can someone tell me how to center the window because it goes to the left and i can't see some of the screen, auto adjust does nothing though