"Palladium Electroplate Facility"

kaiser_10.wad

Author(s):

Samuel Villarreal

Year of release:

2004

Map(s):

01

Engine:

ZDoom

Date of review:

07/03/2006

Overall rating:

Like most of Kaiser's wads, this, too, is close to the border of annoyance and frustration. I needed like 20 attempts to survive the start, where a fistful of Seargents and a Revenant are pushing you in a corner (with a pistol only and no armor). Once you've managed to escape this trap, things are getting easier.
Another big turn off is a stupid puzzle, a big field of squares, where you'll need to find your way. If you chose the right direction, a step rises on the next field, if it's the wrong one, 4 imps are spawning.
Apart from these downsides, the map is very good. Unlike the other maps of Kaiser I've played so far, this one is in a tech-style rather than the usual oldschool gothic ambience. Some neat ZDoom tricks and a thrilling final boss battle round off this medium-sized, hard but fair and intense map.