Hurt Me Plenty: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 2003-2010

Bitmap Books proudly presents Hurt Me Plenty: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 2003–2010. The follow-up to I’m Too Young To Die, which covered First-Person Shooters between 1992 and 2002, Hurt Me Plenty celebrates almost 220 PC, console, handheld and arcade games (see a full list of the games included below).

Following the genre’s meteoric rise over the previous decade, by 2003 First-Person Shooters had begun to diverge into big-budget blockbusters like Call of Duty, DOOM 3 and Half-Life 2, versus quirky surprises such as FireStarter, Cryostasis and Moon. Featuring in-depth research and hundreds of screenshots, Hurt Me Plenty covers both classic and obscure titles, alongside trends like the proliferation of multiplayer-only shooters, what digital distribution meant to games, the shift from WW2 to modern warfare, and a look at First-Person Shooters that were never released.

Discover the stories behind hits like Crysis, Borderlands, Fallout 3, Left 4 Dead, and Halo 2, forgotten games like You Are Empty, DaemonSummoner, and Breakdown, failed experiments like Kwari or Shattered Horizon, and hidden gems like The Ball, TECNO: The Base, and Zeno Clash.

Includes interviews with:
Eric Biessman (Call of Duty and Quake 4), Garry Newman (Garry’s Mod), Jeep Barnett (Portal, Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress 2), Ken Levine (BioShock), Minh Le (Counter-Strike), Stephen Kick and Samuel Villarreal (Nightdive Studios), Robin Walker (Team Fortress), Tim Willits (DOOM 3), and Zied Rieke (Medal of Honor, Call of Duty).

Specifications:

• 464 pages. 210mm × 297mm.
• Edge-to-edge high quality lithographic print.
• Special Pantone ink used throughout.
• Hardback.
• Sewn binding for enduring quality and the ability to lay flat for ideal double-page image viewing.
• Spot varnished cover and dust jacket highlighting key elements against a matte background.
• Bookmark ribbon.
• Shrink-wrapped.
• Volumetric weight: 3kg.