DC-UK News Article - Christmas 2000

Highway to HellGate

Welcome to hell as we enter the gate to oblivion!

Jester Interactive, the developer behind the excellent PlayStation music-making games, Music and Music 2000, is currently hard at work on a Dreamcast game - but it couldn't be any further removed from this musical background. HellGate is a plot-driven shoot 'em up set in - you've probably guessed this - the fiery confines of hell. Playing as a Hell's Angel who's discovered the gate to Satan's burning pit on a Nevada highway, you find yourself in a scrap with a demonic Angel of Death.

Throwing the beast from its HellBike, you prevail in the battle but get sucked into hell itself! What follows is fast, frantic shooting action as you speed through the chasms, winding canyons and maze-like tunnels of hell on the heavily-armed HellBike, blasting all the vicious beasties that get between you and the way back to the real world. With fourplay fragging action (and loads of dedicated multiplayer modes) added to this deep singleplayer adventure, HellGate could well be a devilishly enjoyable shooter. One thing's for sure, the music should be good.