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MDK

Available Platform: DOS

MDK is a science fiction shooter developed by Shiny Entertainment and published by Playmates Interactive Entertainment for DOS and Windows in 1997.

Year1997
GenreShooter
Rating4.5

86/100 based on 4 Editorial reviews. Add your vote

PublisherPlaymates Interactive
DeveloperShiny Entertainment
OS supportedWin7 64 bit, Win8 64bit, Windows 10, MacOS 10.6+
Updated2 December 2020

Game Review

MDK is a science fiction shooter developed by Shiny Entertainment and published by Playmates Interactive Entertainment for DOS and Windows in 1997.

In order to keep players from needing GPU enhancements to run the game on their computers, the developers wrote their own programming language from scratch. This made the game’s 3D levels and graphics better able to run on more computers, making it widely accessible. It was later ported to Mac and PlayStation and was followed by one sequel.

Playing as Kurt, the unwitting janitor, you are kidnapped by possible mad scientist Dr. Hawkins and forced to save the world. The janitor scenario puts me in mind of Space Quest, though the overall circumstances are different. Kurt’s mission is to take out the ‘mine crawlers’ the aliens are using to bleed the Earth dry. Each minecrawler is huge and requires different things to defeat. Outfitted with a special combat suit and a gun strapped to his arm, Kurt is ready for battle. The suit also comes equipped with a parachute that can be used in a number of ways. Kurt will acquire explosives and upgrades along the way as well. Not just your usual run-and-gun, it features variable gameplay, strange enemies, crazy power-ups, stylish level entrances, and much more. The fast pace and sharp sense of humor of this one-of-a-kind cult classic, coupled with the surreal environments make it a must-play.

Review by: Tasha
Published: 20 April 2017 8:22 pm



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MDK

Including HD wallpaper + manual (17 pages) + avatar + original soundtrack + making of MDK booklet +

Price: $9.99

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Get the full game on GOG

MDK

Including HD wallpaper + manual (17 pages) + avatar + original soundtrack + making of MDK booklet +

Price: $9.99

GOG Buy this game

Latest Comments

  • Devon Bate - 2020-12-01 - Reply

    Fires up easily, but how do you save game? It tries to save to some sort of "CD" directory and gets an error. Any advice? As it stands I have to get through the whole game in one shot...

    Really happy to get to play this game again, was really formative for me!