Armageddon

Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up · ZX-Spectrum 16K · 1 players · English

Fashionsoft · 1983 · Pound sterling 4.95

Also known as Armageddon: The Last Defence (English), Terra Force (English)

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Control Option: Kempston Joystick

Releases

1983Fashionsoft Sold as Armageddon: The Last DefencePound sterling 4.95
1985Firebird Software Ltd Sold as Terra ForcePound sterling 2.50

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Armageddon(TerraForce)(FirebirdSoftwareLtd).z80.zipSnapshot image English4 KB
Armageddon.tzx.zipTape image English3 KB
Armageddon(TerraForce)(FirebirdSoftwareLtd).tzx.zipTape image English6 KB

Documents

Armageddon(TerraForce)(FirebirdSoftwareLtd).txtInstructions English1 KB

Other files

Armageddon (1983)(Fashionsoft).pokPOK pokes file 0 KB

Files and rights

Distribution permission is on record, granted to another archive rather than to this one. Screens and pictures are copied here; everything else links to the archive that holds it.

AllowedFirebird Software Ltd → WorldOfSpectrum

Credits

David W. Harpercredited

Scores

In the magazines

Crash #131985 · Overall40%

Elsewhere on the web

WorldOfSpectrum 11 votes4.55

In the magazines 17

Crash #13Feb 1985 · p.12453%50%40%58%39%40%

Crash

Use of Computer 53%

Graphics 50%

Playability 40%

Getting Started 58%

Addictive Qualities 39%

Overall 40%

Unknown

Producer: Firebird Memory Required: 16K Retail Price: £2.50 Language: Machine code Author: David Harper Get this! Terra Man, the (you guessed it) sole survivor of Earth's galactic fleet, must defend his home planet (that's Earth folks) and the Moon against (wait for it) Ygothulu (no, Firebird can't pronounce it either) the planet devourer and his marauding hordes of Demon Bombers and Solar Pods. Can Terra Man stem the terrible onslaught? Will he be home in time for tea? Watch this space! Another of the Firebird budget range, Terra Force is really a 'Centipedes in Space' game. The unpronounceable pot of Yoghurt is a green dragon-like thing at the top of the screen, commuting daily between the Earth and the Moon, while the green Solar Pods are small globes attached to each other at the start of their zig-zag descent down the screen. As in any Centipede game, firing at them destroys them, breaks the chain and sends them dancing off in fragments, as does hitting one of their deceased kind. Terra Man sits in his machine at the base, able to move left and right and upwards by four blocks, firing desperately. Should he score five direct hits on the planet devourer, the green thingy explodes and the Earth is saved - for a moment anyway. After clearing one screen the Demon Bomber appears, hurling red character blocks down on Terra Man to add to the fun. There are five speeds to select from. COMMENTS Control keys: H to ENTER/B to SYM SHIFT up/down, A to G/Z to V left/right, Y to P for fire Joystick: Kempston Keyboard play: very responsive, but oddly laid out Use of colour: average Graphics: fair Sound: limited to continuous effect Skill levels: 5 speeds Lives: 3

The Earth and the Moon are in danger of being eaten alive by a space monster in a the Centipede-like TERRAFORCE from Firebird.

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