Atari ST - Hit Squad (The) - 1991
Altered Beast
- Genre
- Arcade - Beat'em Up!
- Year
- 1991
- Language
- Machine Language
- Publisher
- Hit Squad (The)
- Controls
- Joystick
- Distributor
- Ocean Software
- Players
- 1 / 2 (sim.)
- Developer
- Software Studios
- Resolution
- Low
- Licensed from
- SEGA
- Programmer(s)
- Gamon, Jeff
- Country
- Graphic Artist(s)
- Jones, Mark A.
- Software
- English
- Game design
- Sega
- Box/Instructions
- English
- Musician(s)
- Lowe, Dave
- License
- Commercial
- Sound FX
- [unknown]
- Serial
- —
- Cover Artist(s)
- —
- ST Type
- ST, STe / 0.5MB
- MIDI
- —
- Version
- [Re-release]
- Dump
- Missing dump(s)
- Number of Disks
- —
- Dump format
- —
- Protection
- —
OTHER VERSIONS WITH THE SAME TITLE (1)
INSTRUCTIONS (2)
TIPS (2)
TRIVIA (7)
Origins
Based on Sega 1988 coin-op.
Development
Copy protection by (C)1988 Rob Northen Computing. All Rights Reserved.
Produced by Stuart Hibbert in association with Marjacq Micros.
Graphics
Features up to 21 colours on-screen simultaneously (introduction screen)
Features up to 21 colours on-screen simultaneously (in-game)
Features up to 21 colours on-screen simultaneously (in-game)
Hardware
Supports Drive B
Sound
Features partially digitized sound fx at 7KHz
Charts
Top UK charts position: 17 (2/1990), 15 (1/1992, budget)
Months on charts: 5 between 1/1990 - 3/1992
Months on charts: 5 between 1/1990 - 3/1992
Releases
First 8-bit releases reviewed in UK multiformat magazines for Commodore 64 (10/1989)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (10/1989), Amiga (10/1989)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (10/1989), Amiga (10/1989)
BOOK / MAGAZINE REVIEWS (7)
ST Format · November, 1989Rating: 82%
Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · November, 1989Rating: 68%
ST Action · November, 1989Rating: 67%
ST Format · November, 1989Rating: 82%
The Games Machine · December, 1989Rating: 70%
Games X · November 21st-27th, 1991Rating: 1,5/5
ST Action · January, 1992Rating: 84%