Software:Assault: Retribution

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Short description: 1998 video game
Assault: Retribution
North American cover art
Developer(s)Candle Light Studios
Publisher(s)
  • EU: Telstar
  • NA: Midway Home Entertainment
Designer(s)Allan Shortt
Dean Betton
Jon Egglton
Programmer(s)Allan Shortt
Chris White
Duncan Chambers
Composer(s)Will Davies
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 sent 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] A port for Nintendo 64 was planned, but never released.[5]

Candle Light Studios was based in Manchester, England.[6] It consisted of a team of 8 people.[7]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings60%[8]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGameStarStarStar[9]
EGM5.125/10[10]
Game Informer7.25/10[11]
GameProStarHalf star[12]
GameRevolutionC+[13]
GameSpot4.2/10[14]
Hyper66%[15]
IGN5.5/10[16]
OPM (UK)6/10[17]
OPM (US)StarStarStar[18]
Tampa Bay TimesB+[19]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette2/5[20]

The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[8] 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".[16] Peter Bartholow of GameSpot said, "While the basics may sound playable enough, Assault's problems are almost too many to list in this review."[14]

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. ↑ "The N64 Gets Assaulted". N64 Gamer (Next Publishing) (10): 10. December 1998. 
  6. ↑ "Job Opportunities". Archived from the original on November 30, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/19991130025108/http://www.candle-light.co.uk/cls/jobs.html. Retrieved January 24, 2025. 
  7. ↑ "The Team". Archived from the original on November 30, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/19991130043002/http://www.candle-light.co.uk/cls/team.html. Retrieved January 24, 2025. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "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. 
  9. ↑ 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. 
  10. ↑ EGM staff (December 1998). "Assault: Retribution". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (113). 
  11. ↑ "Assault [Retribution"]. Game Informer (FuncoLand) (68). December 1998. http://www.gameinformer.com/cgi-bin/review.cgi?sys=psx&path=dec98&doc=assault. Retrieved September 14, 2020. 
  12. ↑ 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. 
  13. ↑ 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. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 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. 
  15. ↑ 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. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Harris, Craig (November 19, 1998). "Assault: Retribution". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/20/assault-retribution. Retrieved July 6, 2019. 
  17. ↑ 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. 
  18. ↑ "Assault: Retribution". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) 2 (3). December 1998. 
  19. ↑ "Assault: Retribution". March 15, 1999. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210909030847/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84998154/assault-retribution-review/. Retrieved August 15, 2021. 
  20. ↑ Collins, Tracy (February 7, 1999). "Small Soldiers wins big". p. 77. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220409112316/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99386587/pittsburgh-post-gazette/. Retrieved April 9, 2022. 
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  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

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MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

On February 13, 2025, Freyholtz stepped down as the site lead to move onto new projects, leaving operations to Tracy Poff, a veteran coder on the site, and Atari staff.[18]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
  18. ↑ "An update on MobyGames leadership". 2025-02-13. https://www.mobygames.com/forum/3/thread/269628/an-update-on-mobygames-leadership/#post-269628. 
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