Kileak: The DNA Imperative
| Kileak: The DNA Imperative | |
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North American box art
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| Developer(s) | Genki |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Director(s) | Nakaji Kimura |
| Designer(s) | Tomoharu Kimura |
| Programmer(s) | Kenji Shimizu |
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| Writer(s) | Manami Kuroda |
| Composer(s) | Kimitaka Matsumae |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
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| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Publication | Score |
| AllGame |   |
| EGM | 6.875/10 |
| Famitsu | 31/40 |
| IGN | 3.0/10 |
| OPM (UK) | 4/10 |
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| Next Generation | |
Kileak: The DNA Imperative, known as Kileak: The Blood in Japan and Europe, is a first person shooter video game developed by Genki for the PlayStation console. It was initially released in January 1995, in Japan by Sony Music Entertainment. It was followed by a North American and European release in September 1995 by Sony Computer Entertainment as a launch game for the platform. Kimitaka Matsumae, former member of Sega's in-house music group S.S.T. Band, wrote the game's soundtrack.
The player controls an armored SJ 107 assault suit through the series of floor levels within a South Pole observation base. Each floor is connected by an elevator, which the player must find in order to proceed to the level below. The suit is equipped with various weapons, some of which require the suits battery power to operate. The story follows an International Peacekeeping Force's White Lightning team leader Matt Coda, as he attempts to stop a scientist Dr. Kim from conducting unethical genetic engineering research. As the game progresses, the eponymous Kileak is revealed to be an ancient extraterrestrial creature that is the common ancestor of all life on Earth.
Kileak: The DNA Imperative garnered a mixed reception from video game journalists, who criticized its monotonous level design and limited control scheme, but praised its 3D graphics and pre-rendered cutscenes. Epidemic, a sequel to Kileak, was released in Japan in December 1995, and in North America the following year. Both Kileak and Epidemic were re-released on the Japanese PlayStation Store in September 2015.
Kileak: The DNA Imperative is a first-person shooter, in which the player controls an International Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) polar operative Matt Coda in an armored mecha, the SJ 107 assault suit. The player can move freely in a two-dimensional space and rotate the camera in any direction. The heads-up display shows an automap and the amount of ammunition for the currently selected weapon, along with the suits remaining health and power.
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