However, rumors of great treasures in the area around Chernobyl - now simply called The Zone - lured in numerous mercenaries, called stalkers, who braved the mutants and radiation in the Zone in the hopes of striking it rich.įittingly enough for a game originally subtitled "Oblivion Lost", Stalker plays out much like an Elder Scrolls game you receive quests from various questgivers, and can choose to ignore them or complete them as you see fit, or simply explore the countryside. In the game's storyline, further accidents expanded the radiation zone outward by a few kilometers, scaring the citizens in the surrounding countryside into abandoning the area. After the reactor went critical in 1986, it flooded the surrounding area with radiation. Stalker is a post-apocalyptic first-person-shooter set in the area around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Originally set to be released in 2003, the game has finally arrived on shelves.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (referred to hereafter as simply Stalker, for our sanity's sake) from Ukrainian developer GSC Game World, is another one of those titles, having initially been announced as a title way back in 2001. The gaming world is no stranger to delays, with high-profile titles like Halo 2, Half-Life 2, and Duke Nukem Forever being delayed sometimes years beyond their original release dates.
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