Software:Assault: Retribution

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Assault: Retribution
Assault Retribution PS cover.jpg
North American cover art
Developer(s)Candle Light Studios
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • EU: September 1998
  • NA: November 18, 1998[1]
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Assault, known in North America as Assault: Retribution, is a 1998 action video game developed by Candle Light Studios for the PlayStation console.[1][2] It was published in North America by Midway Games and in Europe by Telstar.[3]

Gameplay

Assault: Retribution is a 3D combat shoot 'em up style game that heavily focuses on the combat. The game is set in an outer-space environment with hordes of aliens attacking the player.[4] Players can take control of either two characters Reno or Kelly, the two soldiers send down to protect the city of Arcadia from the aliens.[1]

Development

Assault was the sole game developed by Candle Light Studios, a development forged from a team of ex-Accolade designers who had worked on the futuristic combat sports title, Pitball.[3] Before release the game was proclaimed a Contra killer by PSM Online.[1]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings60%[5]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame3/5 stars[6]
EGM5.125/10[7]
Game Informer7.25/10[8]
GamePro1.5/5 stars[9]
GameRevolutionC+[10]
GameSpot4.2/10[11]
Hyper66%[12]
IGN5.5/10[13]
OPM (UK)6/10[14]
OPM (US)3/5 stars[15]
Tampa Bay TimesB+[16]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette2/5[17]

The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[5] Craig Harris of IGN said, "It's obvious these guys watched a lot of science-fiction movies before sitting down and designing Assault. Literally, this game looks like Robocop killing Starship Troopers aliens".[13] Peter Bartholow of GameSpot said, "While the basics may sound playable enough, Assault's problems are almost too many to list in this review."[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Midway Ships Assault: Retribution". Berkshire Hathaway. November 18, 1998. Archived from the original on February 4, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/19990204010417/http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/981118/midway_1.html. Retrieved July 3, 2019. 
  2. ↑ GameSpot staff (November 18, 1998). "Midway Serves Retribution [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 15, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000115174059/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_11/18_vg_midway/index.html. Retrieved September 14, 2020. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Murphy, Zack (February 18, 2019). "Assault: Retribution PSX Review". https://queuetimes.com/assault-retribution-psx-review/. Retrieved July 6, 2019. 
  4. ↑ Perry, Douglass C. (June 25, 1998). "Assault: Retribution (Preview)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/06/26/assault-retribution-2. Retrieved July 6, 2019. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Assault: Retribution for PlayStation". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190501123649/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/196657-assault-retribution/index.html. Retrieved September 14, 2020. 
  6. ↑ Ottoson, Joe. "Assault: Retribution - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115105956/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20502&tab=review. Retrieved September 14, 2020. 
  7. ↑ EGM staff (December 1998). "Assault: Retribution". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (113). 
  8. ↑ "Assault [Retribution"]. Game Informer (FuncoLand) (68). December 1998. Archived from the original on September 14, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/19990914051318/http://www.gameinformer.com/cgi-bin/review.cgi?sys=psx&path=dec98&doc=assault. Retrieved September 14, 2020. 
  9. ↑ Major Mike (December 1998). "Assault: Retribution". GamePro (IDG Entertainment) (123): 196. Archived from the original on March 15, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040315121815/http://gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/248.shtml. Retrieved September 14, 2020. 
  10. ↑ Hsu, Tim (December 1998). "Assault: Retribution Review". CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929071608/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/assault-retribution. Retrieved September 14, 2020. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Bartholow, Peter (November 18, 1998). "Assault: Retribution Review [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/assault-retribution-review/1900-2546629/. Retrieved July 6, 2019. 
  12. ↑ Cheung, Kevin (December 1998). "Assault". Hyper (Next Media Pty Ltd) (62): 93. https://archive.org/details/hyper-062/page/92/mode/2up. Retrieved February 27, 2021. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Harris, Craig (November 19, 1998). "Assault: Retribution". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/20/assault-retribution. Retrieved July 6, 2019. 
  14. ↑ Alway, Robin (October 1998). "Assault". Official UK PlayStation Magazine (Future Publishing) (37): 134–35. https://archive.org/details/opm037/page/n133/mode/2up. Retrieved September 14, 2020. 
  15. ↑ "Assault: Retribution". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) 2 (3). December 1998. 
  16. ↑ "Assault: Retribution". March 15, 1999. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84998154/assault-retribution-review/. Retrieved August 15, 2021. 
  17. ↑ Collins, Tracy (February 7, 1999). "Small Soldiers wins big". p. 77. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99386587/pittsburgh-post-gazette/. Retrieved April 9, 2022. 

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