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Rescue on Fractalus! (1985)

Rescue on Fractalus! (1985)

Shooter Simulator First person
Apple II Commodore C64/128/MAX Atari 7800 Atari 8-bit Atari 5200 ZX Spectrum Amstrad CPC TRS-80 Color Computer

Behind Jaggi Lines!, Rebel Rescue, Rescue Mission

Release Date: 1985, April 1
Alternative Titles: Behind Jaggi Lines!, Rebel Rescue, Rescue Mission
Countries: United States of America
Publishers: Activision, Atari Corporation, Epyx

Description:

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.

Keywords:

procedural generation randomly generated maps flight flight simulator