Software:Great Escape (Atari 2600)
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| Developer(s) | Onbase Co. |
| Publisher(s) | Bomb |
| Platform(s) | Atari 2600 |
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| Genre(s) | Multidirectional shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Great Escape is a multidirectional shooter published for the Atari 2600 in 1983.[1] It was produced by Bomb, a line of video games from developer Onbase Co. based out of Asia.[2] It received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, with reviewers making comparisons with Defender[3] and Asteroids.[2]
Gameplay
The player controls a spaceship that can move in the four cardinal directions and destroy enemy ships and asteroids. A radar screen shows where adversaries may be located, and a "super-alien" will destroy the player if it appears on the same screen as the player's ship. The game is single-player only.[4][5]
Reception
TV Gamer magazine criticised the graphics, compared it negatively to other games from Bomb such as Assault,[6] and described it as "without a doubt, one to avoid".[7] Videogaming Illustrated compared it to Asteroids.[2] German magazine TeleMatch gave it 3/6 overall, with 2/6 for gameplay but 4/6 for sound (6 being "worst").[4]
References
- ↑ Hawken, Kieren (2018). The A-Z of Atari 2600 Games: Volume 1. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 978-1785386428. https://books.google.com/books?id=FdMnDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Z-Tack%22+Atari&pg=PT111. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "It's Bomb!". Videogaming Illustrated: 38. September 1983. https://archive.org/details/Videogaming_and_Computer_Gaming_Illustrated_1983-09_Ion_International_US/page/n37. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ↑ Weiss, Brett (2011). Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984: A Complete Reference Guide. McFarland. pp. 66. ISBN 978-0786487554. https://books.google.com/books?id=BzxTtml8Jq4C&q=%22Z-tack%22&pg=PA32. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Great Escape Review". TeleMatch: 30–31. August–September 1983. https://archive.org/details/TeleMatch.N05.1983.08-KCz.pdf/page/n31. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ↑ Weiss, Brett (2011). Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984: A Complete Reference Guide. McFarland. pp. 66. ISBN 978-0786487554. https://books.google.com/books?id=BzxTtml8Jq4C&q=%22Z-tack%22&pg=PA32. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ↑ "Great Escape: New!". TV Gamer: 20. Autumn 1983. http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/magazines/tv_gamer/tv_gamer_autumn83.pdf. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ↑ "Great Escape: New!". TV Gamer: 28. Autumn 1983. http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/magazines/tv_gamer/tv_gamer_autumn83.pdf. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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