Encounter (video game)
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| Publisher(s) | Synapse Software, Novagen Software |
| Platform(s) | Commodore 64, Atari 800, Amiga, Atari ST |
| Release date(s) | 1983,
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| Genre(s) | Shoot 'em up |
Encounter (also known as Encounter!)[1] is a shoot 'em up computer game published by Novagen Software. It was released for the Commodore 64 and Atari 800 computers in 1984. (The Atari 800 release included both 16K and 32K versions).[2] Versions for the 16-bit Amiga and Atari ST computers followed in 1991.[3][4]
Your Commodore rated Encounter four out of five stars, praising the game's length and difficulty.
Gameplay
Encounter contains eight environments with three difficulty levels and includes 3-D graphics and sound effects to indicate the approach of enemy kamikaze aliens.[5][2] The game contains two level types: a shooting level where diamond-shaped aliens attack the player in a 3-D plane with regularly placed columns and a flying level where the player must navigate a 3-D star field by avoiding contact with any foreign objects.[5] The level type alternates as players advance by entering vortexes which appear after each level is completed.[5] Game control was with the then-standard eight-way digital joystick.
Reception
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Your Commodore gave the game four out of five stars praising the game's level of difficulty and available environments along with appreciating the sound effects which indicate when difficult enemies are going to attack.[5] In 1991, the game was converted to the Amiga.[3][6] However, the gameplay was meanwhile outdated, and Amiga Joker gave it a mediocre score of 57%, stating that it was good enough for a short play from time to time.
References
- ↑ The title "Encounter!" was used on the packaging and marketing artwork, as well as on the Atari 32K version - Encounter 32K Atari version on Atarimania. Retrieved on 2014-05-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Encounter on Atarimania. Retrieved on 2009-08-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Amiga Joker issue 9/91, p. 66. Joker Verlag, Haar.
- ↑ Encounter (ST version) on Atarimania. Retrieved on 2014-05-27.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 S.L.F.P. (October 1984). "Encounter Review". Your Commodore (Argus Specialist Publications) 1 (1): 30.
- ↑ Amiga Encounter on the Hall of Light. Retrieved on 2009-08-24.