Software:Final Assault
| Final Assault | |
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| Developer(s) | Infogrames |
| Publisher(s) | Infogrames |
| Designer(s) | Alain Vialon Emile Nguyen Van Huong Harold Ovsec |
| Artist(s) | Didier Chanfray |
| Composer(s) | Charles Callet |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum |
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| Genre(s) | Simulation, Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Final Assault, known as Chamonix Challenge in Europe, originally Bivouac in French, is a mountaineering simulation distributed by Infogrames and Epyx in 1987 for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Thomson and ZX Spectrum.[1] The original release of the game was copy protected.[2]
Gameplay
Gameplay in Final Assault takes place in the Alps. The player selects a trail to take, then packs a rucksack for the climb and sets the departure time and season. On the trail, the player will need to overcome crevasses, ice cliffs, and rock faces – as well as complications such as hunger, exhaustion, thirst, and the cold – through caution, dexterity, and packing and using supplies efficiently. The game allows players to save their progress by packing a Save Game Disk in their rucksack.[1]
Reception
The MS-DOS version of the game was given 4 out of 5 stars by Dragon, who called it "innovating, exciting, and intriguing."[2] The PC version of the game was given a 68% by The Games Machine, who criticized it for being tedious, but felt that "there is a great deal of satisfaction to be gained from conquering a peak."[3] Likewise, the Atari ST and Amstrad CPC versions were given a 75% and 72% by the same magazine, respectively.[4] Happy Magazine gave the Commodore 64 version a Happy Rating of 65, praising the amount of strategy present in the gameplay, but criticizing the limited use of music and sound effects.[5] A more modern review from Jeuxvideo.com of the Amiga and Atari ST versions gave the game a 17/20, calling it extremely difficult and "particularly addictive".[6]
Reviews
- Atari ST User - Mar, 1988
- Your Sinclair - Feb, 1989
- The One - Oct, 1988
- Computer and Video Games - Dec, 1988
- ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) - Dec, 1988
- ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) - Feb, 1988
- Jeux & Stratégie #48 (as "Bivouac")[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Final Assault Instruction Manual. Epyx. 1987. https://archive.org/details/final_assault.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (February 1989). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (142): 42–51. https://www.annarchive.com/files/Drmg142.pdf#page=50.
- ↑ "A fit of peak". The Games Machine (5): 68. April 1988. https://archive.org/stream/thegamesmachine-magazine-05/TheGamesMachine_05#page/n67/mode/1up.
- ↑ "Ford Every Stream". The Games Machine (3): 29. February 1988. https://archive.org/stream/thegamesmachine-magazine-03/TheGamesMachine_03#page/n29/mode/1up.
- ↑ "Chamonix Challenge" (in de). Happy Computer (53): 83. March 1988. https://archive.org/details/Happy.Computer.N53.1988.03.SSt-KCz/page/n9.
- ↑ "Test: Bivouac" (in fr). 4 November 2011. http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00016048-bivouac-test.htm.
- ↑ "Jeux & stratégie 48". December 1987. https://archive.org/details/jeux-et-strategie-48/page/82/mode/2up.
External links
- Final Assault at MobyGames
- Final Assault can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
- Review in Compute!
- Review in Antic
- Review in Info
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