Silencer (video game)
1998 video game developed by Mind Control Software
Silencer is an online, multiplayer-only video game by Mind Control Software that was published by the World Opponent Network (WON.net) for free play on their website in January 2000. It features capture-the-flag-style gameplay—common in 3D first-person shooter arenas at the time—but presents it in a low-resource 2D package. The game was released by WON.net as an open beta. It saw a number of beta updates before it was removed, without explanation, from WON.net's website in September 2000 and the multiplayer servers shut down in October 2000. Silencer is a bit of an anomaly in that it managed to spawn a fan-made WONswap site, 7 known fansites, plus a legacy of independent multiplayer servers and game clones (see below), from its short run as an open beta on WON.net.
Gameplay
Silencer combines the elements of a platform game with science fiction action games such as Crusader: No Remorse (an earlier game that also features characters called "Silencers"). The game involves five competing agencies that send agents, called "Silencers," into the field to hack public computer terminals with the goal of exposing the Martian government's secrets. The player controls a Silencer that carries an array of weapons and other items. Silencers in the same team work together to kill enemy Silencers while also collecting secrets. There can be more than one team from the same agency.
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