History VideoGame / Abuse

* NintendoHard: The game delights in dropping Nick into monster-filled pits which are also in the firing lines of multiple turrets. Luckily friendly fire is in full effect even among enemies.

It was also distributed to the [[UsefulNotes/MacOS Macintosh]] via [[{{Creator/Bungie}} Bungie Studios]] ([[VideoGame/{{Marathon}} yes]], ''[[VideoGame/{{Myth}} that]]'' [[{{Franchise/Halo}} Bungie]]) and was a game in the Mac Action Sack. It later received an [[UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} Amiga OS 4]] port in 2009, and an UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} port titled ''Abuse Classic''. The game is also being freely distributed through DESURA for Windows, Mac, and Linux, with the help of UsefulNotes/DOSBox. For those looking to play the game on modern systems without [=DOSBox=], a fan-made SDL port can be found [[http://antonior-software.blogspot.com/2016/05/abuse-1996-sdl-port-09a.html here]]. Definitely not to be confused with AbuseTropes or [[UsefulNotes/{{Abuse}} Useful Notes: Abuse]].

* ExcusePlot: The only plot provided are quick text dumps at the beginning and end of the game.

* TeleportingKeycardSquad / CatScare / VideoGameSetpiece: Most of the enemies are dormant, and burst out of the walls/ceiling/floor in ambushes. The levels are packed with low growls and lighting scares to keep you on your toes.

* {{Expy}}: Most of the mutants bear a suspicious resemblance to [[Franchise/{{Alien}} xenomorphs]], and Nick's armor contains some obvious design DNA from [[Franchise/{{Predator}} another sci-fi classic]].

It was also distributed to the [[UsefulNotes/MacOS Macintosh]] via [[{{Creator/Bungie}} Bungie Studios]] ([[VideoGame/{{Marathon}} yes]], ''[[VideoGame/{{Myth}} that]]'' [[{{Franchise/Halo}} Bungie]]) and was a game in the Mac Action Sack. It later received an [[UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} Amiga OS 4]] port in 2009, and an UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} port titled ''Abuse Classic''. The game is also being freely distributed through UsefulNotes/{{Desura}} for Windows, Mac, and Linux, with the help of UsefulNotes/DOSBox. For those looking to play the game on modern systems without [=DOSBox=], a fan-made SDL port can be found [[http://antonior-software.blogspot.com/2016/05/abuse-1996-sdl-port-09a.html here]]. Definitely not to be confused with AbuseTropes or [[UsefulNotes/{{Abuse}} Useful Notes: Abuse]].

* BodyHorror: Implied in the game's opening text. The victims of the virus suffered through a horrible transformation as they became rabidness mutants.

* GoodBadBugs: in the unmodified version of the game, saving and reloading will restore you to 100% health! However, it also works in reverse: if you have the Heart powerup and 150% health, saving and reloading will drop you to 100%.

It was also distributed to the [[UsefulNotes/MacOS Macintosh]] via [[{{Creator/Bungie}} Bungie Studios]] ([[VideoGame/{{Marathon}} yes]], ''[[VideoGame/{{Myth}} that]]'' [[{{Franchise/Halo}} Bungie]]) and was a game in the Mac Action Sack. It later received an [[UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} Amiga OS 4]] port in 2009, and an {{iOS|Games}} port titled ''Abuse Classic''. The game is also being freely distributed through UsefulNotes/{{Desura}} for Windows, Mac, and Linux, with the help of UsefulNotes/DOSBox. For those looking to play the game on modern systems without [=DOSBox=], a fan-made SDL port can be found [[http://antonior-software.blogspot.com/2016/05/abuse-1996-sdl-port-09a.html here]]. Definitely not to be confused with AbuseTropes or [[UsefulNotes/{{Abuse}} Useful Notes: Abuse]].

* TooAwesomeToUse: [[KillItWithFire The firebomb rifle]]. Its firepower is amazing and it can roast swarms of mutants to nothing. However, ammo for this weapon is very scarce, so players are reluctant to use it.

* TooAwesomeToUse: [[KillItWithFire The firebomb rifle]]. Its firepower is amazing and it can roast swarms of mutants to nothing. However, ammo for this rifle is very scarce, so players are reluctant use it.

A little-known gem from the days when platformers were still big on the PC, ''Abuse'' is a dark (both literally and figuratively) platform shooter created by Crack Dot Com, co-founded by former Creator/IdSoftware programmers Dave Taylor and Jonathan Clark, and published by Origin Systems, by then a division of Creator/ElectronicArts, in 1996.

It was also distributed to the [[UsefulNotes/MacOS Macintosh]] via [[{{Creator/Bungie}} Bungie Studios]] ([[VideoGame/{{Marathon}} yes]], ''[[VideoGame/{{Myth}} that]]'' [[{{Franchise/Halo}} Bungie]]) and was a game in the Mac Action Sack. It later received an [[UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} Amiga OS 4]] port in 2009, and an {{iOS|Games}} port titled ''Abuse Classic''. The game is also being freely distributed through {{Desura}} for Windows, Mac, and Linux, with the help of UsefulNotes/DOSBox. For those looking to play the game on modern systems without [=DOSBox=], a fan-made SDL port can be found [[http://antonior-software.blogspot.com/2016/05/abuse-1996-sdl-port-09a.html here]]. Definitely not to be confused with AbuseTropes or [[UsefulNotes/{{Abuse}} Useful Notes: Abuse]].

It was also distributed to the [[UsefulNotes/MacOS Macintosh]] via [[{{Creator/Bungie}} Bungie Studios]] ([[VideoGame/{{Marathon}} yes]], ''[[VideoGame/{{Myth}} that]]'' [[{{Franchise/Halo}} Bungie]]) and was a game in the Mac Action Sack. It later received an [[UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} Amiga OS 4]] port in 2009, and an {{iOS|Games}} port titled ''Abuse Classic''. The game is also being freely distributed through {{Desura}} for Windows, Mac, and Linux, with the help of UsefulNotes/DOSBox.

Definitely not to be confused with AbuseTropes or [[UsefulNotes/{{Abuse}} Useful Notes: Abuse]].

* AWinnerIsYou: [[spoiler:"You've survived impossible odds and made it to the Control Room. By pulling the switch, you've diverted the water supply and stopped the spread of Abuse! CONGRATULATIONS! YOU'RE HOWLING!!!"]]

It was also distributed to the [[UsefulNotes/MacOS Macintosh]] via [[{{Creator/Bungie}} Bungie Studios]] ([[VideoGame/{{Marathon}} yes]], ''[[VideoGame/{{Myth}} that]]'' [[{{Franchise/Halo}} Bungie]]) and was a game in the Mac Action Sack. It later received an [[UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} Amiga OS 4]] port in 2009, and an {{iOS|Games}} port titled ''Abuse Classic''. The game is also being freely distributed through {{Desura}} for Windows, Mac, and Linux, with the help of DOSBox.

A little-known gem from the days when platformers were still big on the PC, '''''Abuse''''' is a dark (both literally and figuratively) platform shooter created by Crack Dot Com, co-founded by former Creator/IdSoftware programmers Dave Taylor and Jonathan Clark, and published by Origin Systems, by then a division of Creator/ElectronicArts, in 1996.

* VideoGameFlamethrowersSuck: ''Very'' subverted. The Firebomb is one of the most devastating weapons in the game (though it more just chucks flaming napalm projectiles at enemies rather than behaving like a proper flamethrower.)

It was also distributed to the [[UsefulNotes/MacOS Macintosh]] via [[{{Creator/Bungie}} Bungie Studios]] ([[VideoGame/{{Marathon}} yes]], ''[[VideoGame/{{Myth}} that]]'' [[{{Franchise/Halo}} Bungie]]) and was a game in the Mac Action Sack. It later received an [[{{Amiga}} Amiga OS 4]] port in 2009, and an {{iOS|Games}} port titled ''Abuse Classic''. The game is also being freely distributed through {{Desura}} for Windows, Mac, and Linux, with the help of DOSBox.