Total Mayhem fails to deliver an enveloping fiction. The Bots walk across what might have been clean human research and military areas just two weeks ago rather than 116 years ago. Some movies, like Blade Runner, use lighting, sound and appearances to convey a mood. Total Mayhem conveys no sense of presence in a fantastic world. Total Mayhem gets a gold star for being a Windows game.
Installation is easy and painless.
Unwisely, Cinematix limits network play to either death matches or a capture the flag with 6 players. Having 6 human players all capable of finding their own way out the door would have solved one of the most daunting problems facing Total Mayhem, making the game brilliant. A sad lack of cooperative multi-player games exists currently. Total Mayhem would have trounced Crusader with cooperative missions. Still, Capture the Flag offers some interesting strategies and is enjoyable.