Hyperspeed (video game)

Hyperspeed

Developer(s) MicroProse Software
Publisher(s) MicroProse Software
Designer(s) Andy Hollis, Sandy Petersen
Platform(s) DOS
Release date(s) 1991
Genre(s) space combat, role-playing video game
Mode(s) Single player
Media/distribution Floppy disk

Hyperspeed is a space combat role-playing video game developed by MicroProse Software in 1991 for DOS, and is a sequel to Lightspeed.

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Plot

The object is to locate a suitable home for mankind after the humans have made Earth nearly uninhabitable. The player pilots a vessel with a wide variety of weapons and encounters a variety of aliens; while some are friendly to the player' cause, the player must eliminate the hostile aliens or arrange peace treaties with them to allow the habitation of new worlds. There are four star clusters to explore, each one with its own difficulty level.[1]

Reception

The game was reviewed in 1992 in Dragon #180 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Lesser, Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk (April 1992). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (180): 57–61. 

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