Rescue on Fractalus!
Released March 1984 on Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64, Atari 5200, Amstrad CPC and 3 more
- Developer
- Lucasfilm Games
- Publisher
- Epyx
- Made in
- Letterman Digital Arts Center, United States
- Genre
- Shooter, Simulator
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
About Rescue on Fractalus!
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.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| Apple II | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Atari 8-bit computers | April 1985 |
| Commodore 64 | July 1985 |
| Atari 5200 | 1986 |
| Amstrad CPC | 1986 |
| ZX Spectrum | 1986 |
| TRS-80 Color Computer | 1987 |
| Atari 7800 | later, date unknown |
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