PO'ed: Definitive Edition Review - 2-Star Meal, 5-Star Treatment 

If Nightdive is willing to remaster something this obscure, it gives me hope for a Realms of the Haunting remaster

How the hell did this get re-released? FANTASTIC!

What a surprise from Nightdive! This is one of the more forgotten early FPS titles. I had it on both Playstation and 3DO (speaking of 3DO, I don't know that I'd call it "EA's console" - the two have Trip Hawkins as a founder in common, but 3DO was a partnership of many companies including EA). As you noted, it's a zany, ambitious, and flawed experience, and you're right that playing at sub-30 fps on a 7-button controller could be...challenging (although, speaking again of 3DO, it does indeed have dedicated strafe buttons with the L and R shoulders). Despite its flaws something about this game really captivated me back in the 90s. The vertically-oriented levels and six degrees of freedom with which to explore them were impressive for the time, especially on the weaker 3DO hardware. And just being in these huge, abstract environments, with their inscrutable, paper-thin architecture, hearing the sounds of machinery humming in the distance, created an eerie atmosphere at times. PO'ed may be an early contender for representation of "liminal spaces" in video games. Oh and the weapon selection was nuts! I liked the missile you could guide to its target, and how after doing some up close and personal alien drilling, your character wipes the blood off the screen. Also did you know you can backflip, accompanied by an extremely cheesy Bruce Lee-inspired sound effect? Is there a single other FPS with a backflip button? That's gotta count for something right?? The hub world doesn't ring a bell, that sounds like it might be an addition by Nightdive. I recall level progression being strictly linear in the original.

Makes me wish Sony would remake the Jumping Flash games!!!😮

Interesting title. Always good to have more games preserved.

Immediately appreciate the best song in the entire game of Doom.

Since they've done PO'ed, I hold out half a hope that Nightdive or someone will remaster Killing Time. The 3DO game, not the PC one.

I remember the og game that I saw as a child in a magazine back in 94ish and didn't understand wtf "p.o'ed" ment 😂

100% respect for PO'ed. i still love my ps1, one.

You're killing it, man. Love to see it.

I was one of those 10 3DO owners, and I loved this game. Fond memories of this game, Killing Time, Quarantine, and Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels.

I just don't understand why Nightdive Studios would have chosen PO'ed to remaster.

Ty for the review. Picked it up cause I loved it as a young edgelord. That jetpack is one of the best ever.

I would love to see Nightdive tackle the 3DO version of Killing Tine.

I remember playing this on my rich friend's 3DO back in the day. I Never forgot it and it's most fun weapon, the rocket cam! After the disappointing PS1 port I never thought id see it again. I'm delighted to see this brought back and can't wait to jump back in.

Been on my watchlist since it was mentioned despite never playing the original. Didnt realize it came out. Great review

Speed running is as old as the timer in Mario

I remember renting a 3DO from Blockbuster Video to play this and Rebel Assault. I continue to play FPS games to this day and to me, there are usually 1 or 2 FPS games that come out every year that I find are worth playing, not much after Doom Eternal in 2020 though. I hope Nightdive continues this remastering trend because I enjoyed the Dark Forces remaster.

There goes my excuse for buying the PS1 version.

bought it the moment it dropped on steam. is it a good game ? not chance but i must support nightdive, doing my part, they did a great thing and i want them to do more, happy to own a piece of history since i never played it......but i am gonna play it soon, and i hope KILLING TIME is next...and in a perfect world....OPERATION BODYCOUNT.

Why remaster this and not something like Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold?

This was my first PS1 game. It came bundled with the system. I remember it being OK, but nothing special. I'm sure it had to be somewhat better remastered. Good times nevertheless.

1:15 it's funny that you should say that it was probably hellish to get games like PO'ed running on modern systems because I have high hopes that AI will be able to counter-engineer old games like this and get them running on new systems in a fraction of the time and effort it would take a human.

I heard about this game in game pro way back in the day, I always thought it was a joke

I had this on PS1 and...god I hated it. It didn't run bad at all, from memory, but the controls were god-awful and it looked chunky as all hell. The level design is crazy, and I would call it bad. (Typing this as I watch, following up from my premature comment, also best song in Quake II...you have great taste. Nevermind. You just used the menu music from Wolfenstein 3D. Lol. You sunofabeotch.) Great review, and even greater idea for a review. I don't know who else would even bother with this. I never played it on the 3DO, but I can't imagine it played anywhere near as well as it did on the PS1, and even there it wasn't good. The 3D map is definitely a must. I remember buying this for the PS1 because it was $3, complete, and in a long box, and even back in the mid-2000's, long boxes had some extra appeal. Great review and perfect point. Even bad games need to be remembered. And even bad games deserve a chance to be better, which...this does look better.

Remembered this game being gaudy and abstract as hell but seeing it all these years later it's sort of reminiscent of things like cruelty squad and makes me wonder if it was intentional or they just had terrible taste. I assume it was the latter. Will be getting it once it starts hitting decent sale prices. I prefer nightdives more bare bones ports and being an fps fan with some nostalgia for the messier side of the 90s I know I'll "enjoy" it.

I'm one of the 10 people who had 3DO & this game was a great alternative to Doom.

Better games worthy of remastering where junk like this deserves to be forgotten why nightdive why