![]() PC Gamer's take was positive, awarding it the title of the Best Turn-Based Strategy Game of 1997. ReceptionĬritical reception of Incubation was mostly positive. ![]() Blue Byte later published an expansion pack, The Wilderness Missions, which added new missions with more resourceful enemies, as well as a map editor. ![]() Incubation was released on Septemas one of the first strategy titles to use fully 3D graphics, and supported hardware acceleration on the 3dfx Voodoo. The plot revolves around a mysterious virus causing indigenous inhabitants surrounding a planetary colony to mutate into the monstrous Scay’Ger. Incubation is part of the Battle Isle series, though it is only loosely related to the other games in the series. Equipment like jetpacks, scanners, improved armor, stimulants and medical kits becomes available as the space marines accumulate experience points. Some low-level guns feature bayonets for mêlée combat, which form a substantial element of the game. Outside of missions, the main decision is which weapons and equipment to purchase to outfit the squad. There are three difficulty levels which influence parameters like monster respawn and damage rates. The game has some head-to-head and co-op multiplayer support via LAN and software such as Kali. The single-player campaign includes around 30 missions set in futuristic interiors full of aliens, as a squad of space marines battles to save the civilians and themselves. In the game, the player controls a squad of soldiers in a campaign against an alien threat. Incubation: Time Is Running Out (also known as Incubation: Battle Isle Phase Four) is a turn-based tactics computer game from Blue Byte Software released in 1997. ![]()
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