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If you've ever played ZPC you'll know what I mean without me even explaining it. This game features a pretty grim future where a fascist government runs everything... their soldiers resemble Nazi soldiers and their voices match the image as well. The environment of many levels features distant looming corporate buildings, ominous and faceless... In a few levels there are posters on the walls like "ASPIRE TO EXPIRE" and "we want YOU dead" (like the Uncle Sam "We want YOU" posters) or something along those lines... In these levels there are loudspeakers blaring distorted propaganda (which hugely resembles Hitler's voice if you ask me) increasing the political significance even further.

The game was made in 1996 and was based on the Marathon 2 engine, so it's a bit old. It's still interesting to play though (and fun, I like the whole atmosphere of it)...

Screenshots can be seen here and here. Here is a hi-res image of the box... Notice the really contrasty logo and imagery - it adds to the dark atmosphere of the game.

All the art is done by KMFDM album-cover-artist Aidan Hughes, who has a pretty recognizable style that compliments the style of the game really well.

Hell, to further the corporate-fascist bleak-future atmosphere, there's music created by Paul and Roland Barker (uh, although I've never heard of "Roland" Barker anywhere other than this game so I'm pretty skeptical about that), members of Ministry and The Revolting Cocks. Coolness.

They have one...

here.

"They" need to get a new penguin logo done by brute propaganda.

Microsoft may be evil, but none of their web pages commit the sin of having white text on a black background :-)

Fair enough. Try this link instead (same page, but printer friendly without the colors). I really do normally avoid white text on black backgrounds, but the artwork dictated otherwise for KMFMS - I'm not one to argue with BRUTE!.

Check out Brute! Propaganda Site for KMFMS. Now given that it belongs to someone else but I just wanted people to see it. Cuz Aidan Hughes is too cool!

Check out Brute! Propaganda Site for KMFMS. Now given that it belongs to someone else but I just wanted people to see it. Cuz Aidan Hughes is too cool!