Shoot'em Up! / Shoot'em Up! - Vertical Scrolling · 1990
5th Gear
Published by Hewson · Developed by Microwish Software
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Information
- Genre
- Shoot'em Up! - Vertical Scrolling
- Language
- Machine Language
- Controls
- Joystick
- Players
- 1
- Resolution
- Low
- Programmer(s)
- Metcalfe, Neil
- Graphic Artist(s)
- Petriv, Pete
- Game design
- Leijten, Jeroen
- Musician(s)
- Hippel, Jochen
- Sound FX
- Hippel, Jochen
- Year
- 1990
- Publisher
- Hewson
- Distributor
- -
- Developer
- Microwish Software
- Licensed from
- -
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Software
- English
- Box/Instructions
- English, French, German
- License
- Commercial
- ST Type
- ST, STe, 0.5MB
- Number of Disks
- 1, Single Sided
Votes / Statistics
Rating: 2.5/10 · Votes: 26 · Downloads: 4,938 · Hits: 13,887
Additional Comments
See P. Putnik's site for adapted versions for hardware like HxC Floppy Emulator, Atari harddisk, TT, Falcon030 and more: The Atari ST Game Archive
Screenshots (6)
Cover Art (3)
Ads (1)
Article (1)
News
Trivia (3)
Development
Protected with Copylock ST (c)1988-90 Rob Northen Computing
Graphics
Features up to 100 colours on-screen simultaneously (introduction screen)
Features up to 30 colours on-screen simultaneously (in-game)
Features up to 30 colours on-screen simultaneously (in-game)
Releases
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (02/1990), Amiga (03/1990)
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 (3)
ST Action · March, 1990 · Rating: 59%
ACE · April, 1990 · Rating: 590/1000
Atari ST User · May, 1990 · Rating: 5/10
Comments (1)
zoran zemljište — 16 Aug 2024
Absolute garbage, the controls and the movement of your vehicle are very sensitive and you can quickly lose all of your lives. The only good thing about this is the nice music and graphical effects at the title screen.