PowerSlave

For other uses of PowerSlave or Powerslave, see Powerslave (disambiguation).
PowerSlave
North American MS-DOS cover art
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Brian McNeely
Producer(s)Chris Archer
Designer(s)Brian McNeely
Programmer(s)Ezra Dreisbach
Composer(s)Scott Branston
Engine
Platform(s)
Sega Saturn
Release
September 19, 1996
  • Sega Saturn
    • EU: September 19, 1996
    • NA: December 31, 1996
    MS-DOS
    PlayStation
    • NA: March 1, 1997
    • EU: April 1997
    Classic
  • Linux, Macintosh, Windows
    • WW: November 19, 2020
    Exhumed
  • Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
    • WW: February 10, 2022
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

PowerSlave, known as Exhumed in Europe and 1999 AD: Resurrection of the Pharaoh[a] in Japan, is a first-person shooter video game developed by Lobotomy Software and published by Playmates Interactive Entertainment in North America, and BMG Interactive in Europe and Japan. It was released in North America, Europe and Japan, for the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and MS-DOS over the course of a year from late 1996 to late 1997. On May 24, 2015, Powerslave EX, an unofficial remake[2] of the PlayStation version appeared on GitHub.[3] The MS-DOS version of PowerSlave was added to the GOG store on November 19, 2020.

Developed by Nightdive Studios in partnership with Throwback Entertainment, an enhanced port for the PC and modern consoles combining elements of the Saturn and PlayStation versions, PowerSlave Exhumed, was announced on August 14, 2021, and released on February 10, 2022.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Powerslave". GameSpot. Archived from the original on August 8, 1997. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Ruhland, Perry (May 4, 2015). "An Interview With the Man Rebuilding Powerslave". TechRaptor. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Papadopoulos, John (August 14, 2021). "Nightdive Studios has announced Powerslave: Exhumed HD Remaster". DSOGaming. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "PowerSlave: Exhumed launches February 10 for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-02-13.


Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).