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1982 video game
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1982 video game
Frantic
Publisher(s)Imagine Software
Designer(s)Eugene Evans
Platform(s)VIC-20
Release1982
Genre(s)Shoot 'em up

Frantic is a VIC-20 space shoot 'em up published by Imagine Software on cassette in 1982. A ZX Spectrum 48K version was planned, but never released.

Gameplay

The player pilots a space ship while trying to keep an X and Y axis centered on the enemy, which enters the field of play at varying speeds and directions. Slower enemies appear horizontally and quicker enemies diagonally. The game's title alludes to the fact that the game is timed, as fuel levels deplete during play. Centering the X and Y axis to target enemies involves engaging thrusters which in turn burns fuel. The game can be played with either a joystick or keyboard.

References

  1. Frantic. World of Spectrum.


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