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Rescue on Fractalus!

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Genres
ShooterSimulator
Themes
ActionScience fiction
Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Developer
Publishers
Release dates
Platform Date
Commodore C64/128/MAX September 01, 1985
Apple II December 31, 1985
Atari 8-bit December 31, 1985
Amstrad CPC December 31, 1986
Atari 5200 December 31, 1986
ZX Spectrum December 31, 1986
TRS-80 Color Computer December 31, 1987

About

The game utilizes fractal technology to create the craggy mountains of an alien planet, where the visilibility was drastically reduced by the dense atmosphere. The player controls a fictional "Valkyrie" space fighter (converted for search and rescue duty) from a first-person view, attempting to land and pick up downed Ethercorps pilots. Some of these mountains hold anti-aircraft guns, which have to be avoided or destroyed. Due to the varied terrain, the direction finder has to be used to locate the pilots, whose visual beacons are often masked by mountain ridges. At higher levels, the enemy Jaggis begin flying kamikaze saucers. The mission area also moves into day/night boundaries. Night missions are particularly difficult, requiring diligent use of the altimeter to avoid crashing. Flying consumes fuel. The way to replenish this supply is to rescue downed pilots who bring their remaining fuel supplies on board.

Story

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