''Back Track'' is a
first-person shooter that was released for Windows PC in 1998 and for the
Game Boy Advance in 2001. It is notable for being the first 3D shooter to be released on the Game Boy Advance (along with ''
Doom'').
Story
Domingoaniax, an evil alien, has built up a large invasion force on
the dark side of the Moon. The player assumes the role of special agent Jim Track, who has to rescue the 110 kidnapped humans and defeat Domingoaniax's droid army.
Game Boy Advance version
Multiplayer
BackTrack's
multiplayer mode has six
deathmatch
Deathmatch, also known as free-for-all, is a gameplay mode integrated into many shooter games, including first-person shooter (FPS), and real-time strategy (RTS) video games, where the goal is to kill (or "frag") the other players' characters a ...
arenas, each playable as a standard 20-point deathmatch or as a 4-point
round-robin. Both modes support up to four players via a
link cable.
Reception
IGN praised the game for its solid framerate, but noted that the story at times "Doesn't work", and that the humor was "groan-worthy". The game was panned in the press for being mediocre in comparison with other FPS games released around the same time. It had an average rating of 56% on
GameRankings
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.
References
External links
''Back Track''at
GameRankings
GameRankings was a video gaming review aggregator that was founded in 1999 and owned by CBS Interactive. It indexed over 315,000 articles relating to more than 14,500 video games. GameRankings was discontinued in December 2019, with its staff bei ...
''Back Track''at
IGN''Back Track''at
Metacritic
1998 video games
First-person shooters
Game Boy Advance games
JV Games games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
Video games developed in the United States
Video games set on the Moon
Windows games
Sprite-based first-person shooters
Telegames games
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