Software:Slaygon
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| Publisher(s) | MicroDeal |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST |
| Release | 1987[2] |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter, maze |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Slaygon is a 1987 science fiction first-person shooter maze video game published by MicroDeal for the Amiga and Atari ST. The game was written in GFA BASIC.[1]
Gameplay
The player is controlling a military robot. The mission is to infiltrate and destroy a laboratory that is manufacturing a deadly virus. The laboratory is basically a maze and is filled with robot guards.[3] The mission must be completed before the robot's power supply runs out.[4] The game is depicted from a first-person view.[1]
Reception
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Slaygon received generally average critical reception. The Games Machine said: "The locations to visit and tasks to perform are very similar throughout Slaygon, so tedium sets in quickly."[1] Your Amiga summarized: "[...] Slaygon looks good and plays well initially but there is no real lasting challenge offered."[3] CU Amiga said the game is "Difficult to get into, unimpressive to play, and exceptionally easy to get bored with."[8] Atari ST User thought the game "should appeal to a wide range of players who are more impressed with depth of gameplay than with flashy graphics or sophisticated animation."[7] .info said: "Slaygon has enough suspense, strategy, and challenge to keep you coming back. If you like hi-tech combat, you'll like Slaygon."[4] Zzap!64 reviewing Day of the Viper (1989), which is made by the same developers, noted it as "an incredibly similar game" to Slaygon. Further commenting that "Charging £19.95 for a game that's two years old (and doesn't seem to have been updated) is a bit suspect."[12]
Reviews
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Reviews - Slaygon". The Games Machine (Newsfield Publications) (5): 49. April 1988. https://archive.org/details/the-games-machine-05/page/n47/mode/2up. "An Amiga version of Slaygon should be available by the beginning of March.".
- ↑ John Conley, James Oxley. Slaygon. Amiga. MicroDeal Electronic Publishing. Level/area: Title screen. "© Copyright 1987 John Conley and James Oxley"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hamlett, Gordon (June 1988). "Review - Hampton Court". Your Amiga (Argus Specialist Publications) (1): 57. https://archive.org/details/Your_Amiga_Magazine_Issue_001/page/56/mode/2up. "Graphics: 21/25, Sound: 13/25, Gameplay: 20/25, Value: 12/25".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kilbury-Cobb, Judith (November 1988). "Games Special - Slaygon". .info (Info Publications Ltd) (23): 44. https://archive.org/details/info-magazine-23/page/n45/mode/2up.
- ↑ Blum, Torsten (April 1988). "Adventure Corner - Ein Haufen "Schrott"" (in German). Aktueller Software Markt (Tronic-Verlag) (4/88): 80. https://archive.org/details/asm_magazine-1988-04/page/n79/mode/2up. "Grafik: 6, Story: 9, Atmosphäre: 7, Preis/Leistung: 7".
- ↑ Meistermann, Nathalie (April 1988). "Tubes - Slaygon" (in French). Tilt (Editions Mondiales S.A.) (53): 62. https://archive.org/details/Tilt053/page/n61/mode/2up.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Jenkins, Chris; Richards, Andy (May 1988). "Software - Basic maze adventure". Atari ST User (Database Publications Ltd.) 3 (3): 50–51. http://www.atarimania.com/atari-magazine-issue-atari-st-user-vol-3-no-03_1071.html.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Frogsac, Ian J. (May 1988). "Screen Scene - Slaygon". CU Amiga (EMAP) (56): 56–57. https://archive.org/details/commodore-user-magazine-56/page/n55/mode/2up.
- ↑ Pettersson, Johan (June 1988). "Amigaspel - Slaygon" (in Swedish). Datormagazin (Bröderna Lindströms Förlags AB) (8): 14. https://archive.org/details/Datormagazin1988/Datormagazin_1988_nr08/page/n13/mode/2up.
- ↑ Lavoisard, Stephane (Summer 1988). "Slaygon" (in French). Génération 4 (SARL Pressimage) (4). https://www.uvlist.net/game-207125-Slaygon.
- ↑ Locker, Anatol (1988). "Computerspiele - Slaygon" (in German). Power Play (Markt & Technik) (4): 34. https://archive.org/details/Power.Play.N04.1988.04-kultpower/page/n33/mode/2up.
- ↑ "Test - Day of the Viper". Zzap!64 (Newsfield Publications) (60): 22–23. April 1990. https://archive.org/details/zzap64-magazine-060/page/n21/mode/2up.
- ↑ "Antic Magazine Volume 7 Number 03 (Newsroom Comes to Atari)". July 1988. https://archive.org/details/1988-07-anticmagazine/page/n49/mode/2up.
- ↑ "Page6 33 May88". https://archive.org/details/Page6-33-May88/page/62/mode/2up.
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