# SWIV 3D
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{{Short description|1996 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = SWIV 3D
| collapsible =
| state =
| image = SWIV 3D cover.jpg
| caption =
| developer = [Sales Curve Interactive](/source/Sales_Curve_Interactive)
| publisher = Sales Curve Interactive
| series = [SWIV](/source/SWIV)
| programmer = {{Unbulleted list|James Sharman|Richard Matthias}}
| artist = {{Unbulleted list|Glenn Broadway|Pieter Warmington}}
| engine =
| released = 1996
| genre = [Shoot 'em up](/source/Shoot_'em_up)
| modes = [Single-player](/source/Single-player)
| platforms = [Microsoft Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows), [DOS](/source/DOS)
}}
'''''SWIV 3D''''' (also known as '''''SWIV 3D Assault''''') is a [3D](/source/3D_computer_graphics) [video game](/source/video_game) [remake](/source/Video_game_remake) of ''[SWIV](/source/SWIV)'' developed and published by [Sales Curve Interactive](/source/Sales_Curve_Interactive) in 1996. It is the last game in the ''Silkworm''/''SWIV'' series and the only game of the series to use a [voxel](/source/voxel)-based 3D engine.
==Gameplay==
In ''SWIV 3D'' the player must pilot a [helicopter](/source/helicopter) navigating through a series of landscapes destroying buildings to fulfil mission goals. There are also opportunities to use an armoured SUV.
==Development==
SCi attempted to license some tracks by [Hallucinogen](/source/Hallucinogen_(musician)) for the soundtrack, but due to a difficulty with getting royalties cleared, they were not able to secure the license in time for the game's release.[{{cite magazine |title=The Future Sound of Game Music|magazine=[Next Generation](/source/Next_Generation_(magazine))|issue=24 |publisher=[Imagine Media](/source/Imagine_Media)|date=December 1996|page=90}}]
In early 1997, [Interplay Productions](/source/Interplay_Productions) bought the U.S. publishing rights for the game from Sales Curve, intending to publish the game for the [PlayStation](/source/PlayStation_(console)) in June 1997.[{{cite magazine |title=Inside Scoop|magazine=[GamePro](/source/GamePro)|issue=104 |publisher=[IDG](/source/International_Data_Group)|date=May 1997|page=24}}] However, this version of the game was never released. Interplay did, however, re-release the game as ''SWIV 3D Assault'' in the US. Its only notable in-game difference was the implementation of [Glide](/source/Glide_(API)) support.[{{cite web |url=http://www.interplay.com/games/swiv.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980116234208/http://www.interplay.com/games/swiv.html |title=Swiv |website=[Interplay Productions](/source/Interplay_Productions) |archive-date=January 16, 1998 |access-date=November 22, 2025}}]
==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
|rev1=''[GameSpot](/source/GameSpot)''
|rev1Score=8.6/10[{{cite web|first=Tal|last=Blevins|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/swiv-3d-review/1900-2533333/|title=SWIV 3D Review|website=[GameSpot](/source/GameSpot)|date=May 2, 2000|accessdate=August 31, 2021}}]
|rev2=''[PC Review](/source/PC_Review)''
|rev2Score=8/10[{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/pc-review-62/page/62/mode/2up|title=SWIV 3D|magazine=[PC Review](/source/PC_Review)|page=63|date=December 1996|accessdate=August 31, 2021}}]
|rev3=''[Gambler](/source/Gambler_(magazine))''
|rev3Score=71%[{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/gambler_magazine-1997-02/page/n15/mode/2up|title=SWIV 3D|magazine=[Gambler](/source/Gambler_(magazine))|language=pl|page=16|date=February 1997|accessdate=August 31, 2021}}]
|rev4=''[PC Games](/source/PC_Games)''
|rev4Score= 82%[{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/pcgamesmagazine-1997-01/page/n213/mode/2up|title=SWIV 3D|magazine=[PC Games](/source/PC_Games)|language=de|page=214|date=January 1997|accessdate=August 31, 2021}}]
|rev5=''[Computer and Video Games](/source/Computer_and_Video_Games)''
|rev5Score= 3/5[{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_181_1996-12_EMAP_Images_GB/page/n88/mode/1up|title=SWIV 3D|magazine=[Computer and Video Games](/source/Computer_and_Video_Games)|language=en|page=90|date=December 1996|accessdate=March 30, 2025}}]
}}
''[GameSpot](/source/GameSpot)'' rated the game an 8.6 of 10, stating, "''SWIV 3D'' kicks ass in the shooter genre and avid action gamers will almost certainly kick themselves for not picking up a copy."