Software:Attack Force (video game)

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Attack Force
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Developer(s)Big Five Software
Publisher(s)Big Five Software
Designer(s)Bill Hogue[1]
Jeff Konyu[1]
Platform(s)TRS-80
Release
  • WW: 1980

Attack Force is a 1980 video game developed by Big Five Software for the TRS-80 16K. It was written by Big Five co-founders Bill Hogue and Jeff Konyu.[1] Hogue later wrote Miner 2049'er. Attack Force is based on Exidy's 1980 Targ arcade game.[2][3]

Gameplay

Attack Force is a game in which the player's ship must avoid the twisting and turning ram-ships of the enemy.[4][5]

Reception

J. Mishcon reviewed Attack Force in The Space Gamer No. 39.[4] Mishcon commented that "This is another strong entry in the Big Five line and I strongly recommend it for any arcade buff."[4]

Reviews

  • Moves #57, p14[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers". https://dadgum.com/giantlist/. 
  2. Reed, Mathew. "Attack Force". http://www.trs-80.org/attack-force/. 
  3. Linzmayer, Owen (September 1981). "Bringing Home the Arcade". Creative Computing (Morristown, NJ: Creative Computing) 7 (9): 180–183. https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1981-09/page/n187. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Mishcon, J. (May 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (Steve Jackson Games) (39): 35. 
  5. Kwascha, George (1983). "Attack Force". in Fiderio, Janet. 80 Micro's Review Guide. Peterborough, NH: 80 Micro Books. p. 90. https://archive.org/details/80MicrosReviewGuide. 
  6. https://strategyandtacticspress.com/library-files/Moves%20Issue57.pdf

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