The graphics engine also allows you to change the camera’s viewpoint.

This is pretty darn impressive for the 3DO hardware. There are no pre-rendered backgrounds in Doctor Hauzer. It’s because the 3DO hardware renders the environments here in real-time. Surprisingly, in some ways Doctor Hauzer is actually more advanced than Capcom’s zombie series. It looks a lot like Resident Evil in both screenshots and video. You guide Adler around a series of 3D environments (all within the mansion) via tank controls and changing camera perspectives. What we have here is a very basic survival horror game. He’s greeted with an empty house full of memos left by the not so good doctor, and it is through these that you put together what has happened. Our do good protagonist sets out to interview him by entering the estate. Apparently he’s hiding out in a mansion outside of the city. He gets a hot lead on the whereabouts of the archaeologist in question. You play as a reporter in Boston who has made a career of following and documenting the exploits of Doctor Hauzer. That’s all fine and dandy but he has gone missing.

The titular doc is an archeologist that has received numerous awards for his work in the field. Is Doctor Hauzer worth your time as we near Halloween? Keep reading to find out!ĭoctor Hauzer takes place in 1952. This Japan only release has gained notoriety worldwide and has even been translated by its fans. Their end result was Doctor Hauzer on the same platform. Apparently I’m not the only one as the developers at Riverhillsoft set out to create their own take on the formula established here. I for one really liked Alone in the Dark for the Panasonic 3DO. Was it good before then? Well, that’s a matter of opinion. That’s the thing most people don’t realize. Survival horror didn’t start with Resident Evil.

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