Shoot'em Up! / Shoot'em Up! - Horizontal Scrolling · 1990

Anarchy

Published by Stampede · Developed by WJS Design

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Information

Genre: Shoot'em Up! - Horizontal Scrolling
Language: Machine Language
Controls: Joystick
Players: 1, Demo
Resolution: Low
Programmer(s): Smithson, Wayne
Graphic Artist(s): Oxland, Kevin, Warren, Chris
Game design: Smithson, Wayne
Musician(s): Norrish, Ray, Scharvona, Justin
Sound FX: [unknown]
Year: 1990
Publisher: Stampede
Distributor: Jengrove Enterprises Ltd.
Developer: WJS Design
Licensed from: -
Software: English
License: Game Demo or Preview - Commercial
ST Type: ST, STe, 0.5MB
Version: [preview]
Number of Disks: 1, Double Sided

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 7.6/10 · Votes: 34 · Downloads: 1,889 · Hits: 2,789

Screenshots (7)

Article (2)

Trivia (4)

Working title for Anarchy was "It can't be done". It refers to the ultrafast and smooth game engine which is rarely seen on Atari ST games.

Sound

Features digitized title soundtrack at 16.2KHz

Graphics

Features up to 37 colours on-screen simultaneously (in-game)

Releases

First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (3/1990), Amiga (10/1990)

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.

Book / Magazine Reviews (12)

ST Action · September, 1990 · Rating: 68%

The One · August, 1990 · Rating: 80 %

ST Format · April, 1990 · Rating: 77%

The Games Machine · August, 1990 · Rating: 50%

ACE · September, 1990 · Rating: 625/1000

Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · September, 1990 · Rating: 96%

Atari ST User · October, 1990 · Rating: 75%

ST Format · January, 1991 · Rating: 77%

The One · November, 1991 · Rating: 3/5

Games X · February 20th-26th, 1992 · Rating: 3,5/5

ST Action · July, 1992 · Rating: 89%

ST Action · September, 1994 · Rating: 60%