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A [[Macintosh]] multiplayer game by Stuart Cheshire, prototyped in 1987 for the [[BBC Micro]], recently ported to [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[UNIX|Linux]], distributed as [[Shareware]]. It is an [[Shoot |
A [[Macintosh]] multiplayer game by Stuart Cheshire, prototyped in 1987 for the [[BBC Micro]], recently ported to [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[UNIX|Linux]], distributed as [[Shareware]]. It is an [[Shoot'Em Up|overhead-view multidirectional shooter]] with some elements of [[Real Time Strategy]] games. |
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Each player controls a tank. The game maps include "bases" and "pillboxes"; bases are used to refill a tank's armor (that is, [[Hit Points]]), ammunition, and mines. Pillboxes are stationary artillery installments that shoot at enemy tanks. Both bases and pillboxes are owned by a player or team; in order to capture them, the enemy must shoot them to reduce their hit points to zero. Unlike bases, captured pillboxes can be collected by a player and then installed in a different place. |
Each player controls a tank. The game maps include "bases" and "pillboxes"; bases are used to refill a tank's armor (that is, [[Hit Points]]), ammunition, and mines. Pillboxes are stationary artillery installments that shoot at enemy tanks. Both bases and pillboxes are owned by a player or team; in order to capture them, the enemy must shoot them to reduce their hit points to zero. Unlike bases, captured pillboxes can be collected by a player and then installed in a different place. |
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There's no fixed objective to the game, but generally players will form into teams that fight for control of the bases and pillboxes. |
There's no fixed objective to the game, but generally players will form into teams that fight for control of the bases and pillboxes. |
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=== This game provides examples of: === |
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* [[Everything Breaks]] |
* [[Everything Breaks]] |
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* [[Lost Episode]]: The [[BBC Micro]] version is apparently lost. [http://www.stairwaytohell.com/lostandfound/index.html?page=homepage\] |
* [[Lost Episode]]: The [[BBC Micro]] version is apparently lost. [http://www.stairwaytohell.com/lostandfound/index.html?page=homepage\] |
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