Harrier Attack
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Harrier Attack | |
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Developer(s) | Durell Software |
Publisher(s) | Durell Software |
Programmer(s) | Oric 1 Ron Jeffs[2] ZX Spectrum Mike Richardson[2] |
Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Oric 1, ZX Spectrum |
Release | 1983: Spectrum, Oric 1984: C64,[1] CPC |
Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Harrier Attack (stylized as Harrier Attack!) is a horizontally scrolling shooter released for the Oric 1 and ZX Spectrum in 1983 by Durell Software. Ports for the Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 were published in 1984.
Gameplay
The player controls a Sea Harrier fighter, looking sideways onto a right-to-left scrolling seascape and landscape. The aim of the game is to take off from a carrier, attack ships and land targets, avoid the occasional missile and enemy fighter, then land back on the carrier again. Although the game was a work of fiction, it was inspired by the 1982 Falklands War, in which the Sea Harrier had played a major role.
Reception
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References
- ^ Harrier Attack at Lemon 64
- ^ a b Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
External links
- Harrier Attack at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
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- 1983 video games
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- Falklands War video games
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