The Fury (video game)

The Fury

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Developer(s) Creative Reality
Publisher(s) Martech Games
Platform(s) Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
Release 1988
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

The Fury is a racing video game. It was developed by Creative Reality and published by Martech Games. It was released for the Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum in 1988.

The game received mixed to negative reviews and did not sell well upon release.

Plot and gameplay

The Fury is a racing game set in the year 2045AD on the artificial planet Devs. Racing on a gutter shaped track orbiting the planet, racers race for money. The races are broadcast by The Network, a television station that also sponsor the races and train the racers. During these races, some of the drivers disappear while racing at top speed. One driver, after reappearing, explained it by saying "It's The Fury..."[1]

The player must qualify in each race through different objectives. Qualifications of races range from speed trials, to killing a certain amount of "Nids", or young unqualified racers. Another type of race is the Tag Races, a race version of tag.[1] Completing these tasks rewards the player money, where they can spend on new vehicles, car repairs, missiles and flamethrowers, fuel, and escape pods that can eject the player from their car to avoid danger.[1][2]

Development

The game was released in 1988 for the Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.[3] It was developed by Creative Reality and published by Martech Games.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
CVG3/10[4]
Crash72%[5]
Sinclair User69/100[6]
Your Sinclair8/10[7]
ACE321/1000[8]
The Games Machine57% (Spectrum)
53% (Amstrad)[9]

The Fury received mixed to negative reviews. Andy Smith from ACE panned the game, criticizing its graphic and calling its concept "old hat".[8]

In addition to the poor reviews, the game did not sell well.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nash, Tommy (July 1988). "YS Mega Preview". Your Sinclair. No. 31. Dennis Publishing. p. 53.
  2. ↑ "Preview". Crash. No. 53. June 1988. p. 110.
  3. ↑ "Preview". Sinclair User. No. 75. p. 102.
  4. ↑ Bielby, Matt (August 1988). "Reviews - The Fury". Computer and Video Games. No. 88. Future plc. p. 62.
  5. ↑ King, Philip; Caswell, Mark; Roberts, Nick (August 1988). "Reviews". Crash. No. 55. pp. 20–21.
  6. ↑ Jenkins, Chris (August 1988). "GamesReviews". Sinclair User. No. 77. p. 45.
  7. ↑ Jonathan (September 1988). "Screen Shots". Your Sinclair. No. 33. Dennis Publishing. p. 83.
  8. 1 2 Smith, Andy (September 1988). "Screen Test". ACE. No. 12. Future plc. p. 68.
  9. ↑ "Overhead Kill". The Games Machine. No. 9. Newsfield Publications. August 1988. p. 44.
  10. ↑ GamesTM staff. "In conversation with Jas Austin". GamesTM (Interview). Imagine Publishing. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
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