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PO'ed: Definitive Edition

PO'ed: Definitive Edition

Nightdive Studios·Released May 16, 2024·Single player

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Genres
ShooterAdventure
Critic70/100
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It's a remaster of 1995's shooter PO’ed. It fixes bugs present in the original game and brings several QoL features to enhance the gameplay, plus a new hardcore difficulty. However, these are togglable features which means the players can also play the remastered version with the bugs and without the QoL features. The remaster also supports widescreen modes with properly adjusted HUD. In addition, there are 15 achievements to hunt for. PO’ed: Definitive Edition can be played with enhanced controls, antialiasing and increased framerate up to 4K 144 frames per second performance.

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Oliver Reynolds·May 16, 2024
Critic70/100
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PO'ed Definitive Edition is yet another fine example of Nightdive Studio's excellent work in preserving unique, oddball games of yore while adding some welcome mod cons. With this one, however, the core experience is a little bit too weird to recommend to just any FPS fan. The general premise is odd, the enemy design is unsettling, and the layout of the levels can prove frustrating, especially for newcomers unaccustomed to its old-school ways. Despite this, the jetpack is honestly one of the most fun mechanics we've sampled in gaming, and the bizarre audio design had us in fits of laughter at multiple points. If you've played the original or fancy checking out one of the most unique FPS games from the '90s, it's well worth a punt.

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