Earthlight (video game)
Earthlight | |
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Developer(s) | Nexus |
Publisher(s) | Firebird Software |
Designer(s) | Pete Cooke[2] |
Platform(s) | ZX Spectrum |
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Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Earthlight is a horizontally scrolling shooter published for the ZX Spectrum in 1988 by Firebird Software. It was written by Pete Cooke.[2] Earthlight features parallax scrolling and shadow effects, a novelty for the Spectrum.[3]
Plot[]
The player takes the role of an alien explorer from the star-system of Arcturus, called Slaatn, who has been drawn off-course by a beam of energy from Earth and has had to make a landing on the Moon. Slaatn must neutralise the box-like transmitters and thus eliminate the force field.
Reception[]
CRASH awarded the game 90%, with the reviewers impressed with every aspect of the game, particularly the 3D shaded graphics and the sound effects. The gameplay was compared to that of Uridium.[3] Your Sinclair awarded 8/10, describing it as a polished game but without the depth of Pete Cooke's previous releases.[4]
References[]
- ^ Earthlight at GameFAQs
- ^ a b Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- ^ a b "Earthlight review". CRASH (53).
- ^ Jonathan Davies (July 1988). "Earthlight review". Your Sinclair (31). Archived from the original on 2006-09-24.
External links[]
- Earthlight at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
- 1988 video games
- Europe-exclusive video games
- Horizontally scrolling shooters
- Video games developed in the United Kingdom
- Video games set on the Moon
- ZX Spectrum games
- ZX Spectrum-only games
- Single-player video games