Penetrator (computer game)
- Penetrator (computer game)
Infobox VG|title = Penetrator
developer = Philip Mitchell
publisher = Melbourne House (1982)
designer =
engine =
released = 1982
genre = Horizontal scrolling shooter
modes = Up to two players, alternating turns
ratings =
platforms = ZX Spectrum
Commodore 64
TRS-80
media = Cassette
Cartridge
requirements =
input = Keyboard (original), Joystick (Commodore) "Penetrator" is an early Sinclair ZX Spectrum game made by Melbourne House programmer Philip Mitchell, one of the early hits. It was released in 1982 as a clone of the "Scramble" arcade game.
In "Penetrator", the gamer flies a ship, which can shoot forwards and drop bombs beneath the ship. The first level is on open air, with just mountains to dodge, missiles which try to hit the ship, and animated radars. From the second level onwards, the game is inside increasingly complex caverns, so the ceiling is also a danger, as well as new enemies - the missiles are now sometimes replaced with skulls that can move up and down, blocking the path.
The levels change with no pause, only the screen colour changes. After four levels there is a short fifth level where a base needs to be destroyed by dropping a bomb precisely, and then there is a firework animation as a reward. After all levels are finished, the ship goes back through inversed levels, with backward turned landscape. Reviews at the time said that graphics and the game were impressive, even stunning. [ [ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/ZXComputing/Issue8310/Pages/ZXComputing831000077.jpgZX Computing review] at World of Spectrum]
There is an edit mode for designing levels, and a training mode with infinite number of lives in which one can start from any level. Also, there is a simultaneous two-player mode. The game's sound consisted of a characteristic uplifting theme before ship launch, while in-game there were simultaneous shooting/explosion effects, which was relatively advanced use of the limited one channel Spectrum beeper system at the time.
Later, versions for Commodore 64 and TRS-80 appeared.
References
External links
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/zx-spectrum/penetrator "Penetrator"] at MobyGames
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0003649 "Penetrator"] at World of Spectrum
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