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T-MEK
Summary
T-MEK is a two-player, sit-down, virtual reality fighting arcade game developed and published by Atari Games in 1994.
Each player can choose their MEK (a hovering tank with special weapons and abilities). One player can play against 6 AI players and the occasional boss, or two players can play against each other and 4 AI players. There is a special tournament mode where two players can go one on one. Up to three T-MEK cabinets can be linked for six-player competitions. T-MEK featured surround sound, which Time Warner Interactive advertised as "CAGE Audio". Each player's station had four speakers; two in front and two behind the player, and a subwoofer mounted directly below the seat. T-MEK has no background music soundtrack, which was a departure for "deluxe" arcade games in the coming-of-age era of digitally sampled audio, and instead relied upon the sound to help aid the player in finding enemies.
In 1995 Time Warner Interactive released an updated version called T-MEK: The Warlords. In addition to the ability to play as a boss MEK by entering his name, the update added a "beginner" difficulty mode, instructional screens on how to play the game, new combos moves and more. T-MEK was later ported to MS-DOS and the 32X; rather than linking multiple systems together, the home versions featured split-screen multiplayer for two players. A conversion for the Atari Jaguar was being developed and planned to be published by Time Warner Interactive, but development on the port was terminated sometime in 1995, with no reason given to the cancellation of this version.
T-MEK garnered positive reception from critics upon its original arcade release. RePlay reported the game to be the second most-popular deluxe arcade game at the time. Play Meter also listed the title to be the second most-popular arcade game at the time. Electronic Gaming Monthly praised the arcade original's visuals and compared it favorably to Namco's Cyber Sled. GamePros The Obliterator gave the arcade version a perfect score, citing easy to learn controls, the excitement added by the surround sound and "rumble seat", and the detailed visuals.
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