SkyChase
| SkyChase | |
|---|---|
 North American cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Maxis |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Jeff Braun[1] |
| Designer(s) | Ralph Russell[1] |
| Programmer(s) | Ralph Russell[1] |
| Artist(s) | Don Bayless[1] |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS |
| Release | 1988 1990 (DOS) |
| Genre(s) | Combat flight simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
SkyChase is a combat flight simulator designed by Ralph Russell in 1988. It is the first game developed by Maxis.
Gameplay
SkyChase is an arcadey combat flight simulator often compared to Top Gun by Ocean Software.[2][3][4]
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Aktueller Software Markt | 26/50[4] |
| Amiga Computing | 65%[5] |
| Computer and Video Games | 3/10[2] |
| Commodore User | 5/10[3] |
| Zzap!64 | 78%[6] |
Julian Rignall of Computer and Video Games compared the game negatively to other flight simulators of the time: "Although Sky Chase has an impressive front end, the game itself is very simplistic, and plays similarly to Ocean's failed Top Gun Licence; it pales in comparison with Cascade's Ace II. There's little difference between the planes, and the gameplay is very repetitive."[2]
Gary Whitta of Commodore User summarized: "[...] I would only advise you to consider buying Skychase if you have a chum to play it with. The computer mode is boring, too easy, and ultimately a drag to play."[3]
Zzap!64 concluded that the game is "An exhilarating flying game - at its best with two players at the controls."[6]
Reviews
- Jeux & Stratégie #54[7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Credits". SkyChase Flight Manual: 2.
- ^ a b c Rignall, Julian (September 1988). "Reviews - SKY CHASE". Computer and Video Games. EMAP. p. 72.
- ^ a b c Whitta, Gary (September 1988). "SKYCHASE". Commodore User. EMAP. pp. 50–51.
- ^ a b "Ballern mit Bach". Aktueller Software Markt (in German). No. 12/88. Tronic-Verlag. December 1988. p. 44.
Grafik: 5, Sound: 9, Spielablauf: 4, Motivation: 4, Preis/Leistung: 4
- ^ Luckham, Mark (November 1988). "REVIEWS - SKY CHASE". Amiga Computing. Vol. 1, no. 4. Database Publications. p. 41.
- ^ a b "16-bit - Skychase". Zzap!64. No. 43. Newsfield Publications Ltd. November 1988. p. 88.
- ^ https://archive.org/details/jeux-et-strategie-54/page/76/mode/2up
External links
- SkyChase at MobyGames
- SkyChase at Amiga Hall of Light
- SkyChase at Atari Mania
- DOS version of SkyChase can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive