Atari ST - Hit Squad (The) - 1991
Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja
1 / 7- Genre
- Arcade - Beat'em Up!
- Year
- 1991
- Language
- Machine Language
- Publisher
- Hit Squad (The)
- Controls
- Joystick
- Distributor
- Ocean Software
- Players
- 1 / 2 (sim.)
- Developer
- Ocean France
- Resolution
- Low
- Licensed from
- Data East
- Programmer(s)
- Gomez, Christophe / Aron, BenoîtChastel, Philippe / Nouhaut, StéphaneLe Bouil, Christophe / Sablatou, Claude
- Country
- Graphic Artist(s)
- Laplace, Laurent / Gilbert, YannickBasque, Michele / Djan, Marc
- Software
- English
- Game design
- Data East
- Box/Instructions
- —
- Musician(s)
- Baudlot, Jean
- License
- Commercial
- Sound FX
- Baudlot, Jean
- Serial
- —
- Cover Artist(s)
- —
- ST Type
- ST / 0.5MB
- MIDI
- —
- Version
- [Re-release]
- Dump
- Download
- Number of Disks
- 1 / Double Sided
- Dump format
- Pasti
- Protection
- —
OTHER VERSIONS WITH THE SAME TITLE (1)
1 / 3
Disk 1
INSTRUCTIONS (2)
ADS (1)
ARTICLE (1)
TRIVIA (6)
Origins
Based on Data East 1988 coin-op.
Update
The original version of this game has a bug when jumping, which made it very hard to complete level 2. An updated and also STe compatible version of the game can be found from Addicted to Fun - Ninja Collection
Graphics
Features up to 32 colours on-screen simultaneously (introduction screen)
Awards
Ten Real Bananas Award: 7th place by ST Format 1990
Charts
Top UK ST charts position: 4 (8/1989), 3 (12/1991, 1/1992, 2/1992 budget)
Months on charts: 9 between 8/1989 - 4/1992
Months on charts: 9 between 8/1989 - 4/1992
Releases
First 8-bit releases reviewed in UK multiformat magazines for Amstrad CPC (2/1989), ZX Spectrum (3/1989), Commodore 64 (3/1989)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (6/1989), Amiga (10/1991)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (6/1989), Amiga (10/1991)
Based on the review data, the Atari ST version was released first on the 16-bit market in Europe, and ported later for other 16-bit systems.
Source: Research of over 16700 software reviews from UK computer magazines between 1985 and 1996.
Source: Research of over 16700 software reviews from UK computer magazines between 1985 and 1996.
BOOK / MAGAZINE REVIEWS (6)
ST Action · July, 1989Rating: 61 %
Génération 4 · Mai, 1989Rating: 96 %
The Games Machine · July, 1989Rating: 50%
Atari ST User · August, 1989Rating: 5/10
Games X · October 17th-23rd, 1991Rating: 1/5
ST Action · December, 1991Rating: 64%