Biolab Disaster

Biolab Disaster

Title screen.

Developer Dominic Szablewski Publisher Dominic Szablewski Published 2012-09-13 Platforms Android, Browser, iOS Genres Platform shooter, Platformer, Shooter Themes Science fiction Distribution Freeware

Biolab Disaster is a platform shooter developed and published by Dominic Szablewski as a browser game on 2010-09-13, and later ported to iOS and Android. The game was an early adopter of HTML5 techniques instead of being based on Flash or similar browser engines.

In the game, an alien outbreak has occurred in your lab. Being the sole survivor, you must shoot your way through the alien monsters to unlock the super computer at the end.

Personal

Own?	No. This game was never sold.
Won?	Yes.
Finished	2010-09-14.

I came across this game not too long after it was published online and was quite impressed by it as I had not yet seen a browser game of its quality that didn't rely on a plug-in.

Review

4	4	5	5	2

Best Version: Browser

— This section contains spoilers! —

Good

• Though only a demo, the game was one of the first impressive-looking games which showcased just what was possible with the recently-released HTML5 canvas, a sign of things to come for Flash.
• The pixel graphics are quite nice.
• The background music by Andreas Loesch is well-composed, and the sound effects fit the theme.
• Despite its short length, the game has a fair amount of variety. There are several different monsters, particle effects, and moving platforms.
• Using frequent save points helps keep the action fast-moving.

Bad

• The main character's movement feels a little floaty.
• I don't really understand what is supposed to be happening at the end.

Ugly

• With only two levels, the game is too short to have any depth. This is forgivable since it was designed as a demo for the game engine, but still a major downside.

Media

Screenshots

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  Title screen.

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  Encountering an alien!

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  Collecting vials.

Videos

Longplay - Browser.

Speedrun - Browser.

Play Online

Browser

Representation

Strong female character?	Fail	No characters are clearly women.
Bechdel test?	Fail	No characters are clearly women.
Strong person of color character?	Fail	No characters are clearly non-white.
Queer character?	Fail	No characters are clearly queer.

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