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| Developer(s) | Atari and Leaping Lizard |
| Publisher(s) | Hasbro Interactive |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 98 or Windows 95, |
| Release | 1998 |
| Genre(s) | shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single player and MP over IPX, TCP/IP, Modem or 2 player splitscreen. |
Centipede is a remake of the 1980's classical game, produced by Atari and designed by Dona Bailey. This version has multiple in-game innovations, with improved game play and graphics. It sticks to the original idea, of shooting the entire centipede repeatedly; even though the player plays as a futuristic vehicle named The Shooter rather than the original garden gnome.
Game Modes
The game can be played in several game modes, marking quite a change from the original version, in which only one game mode was available.
Arcade
Only in this game mode, can the player play what would be a remake of the classical game. There is some more free movement and greatly improved 3D graphics. Note that in this game mode, the player only encounters the classical enemies or insects, conceived by Dona Bailey, and not the new ones. In resume, in this game mode, the player plays a classical game of Centipede
Campaign
In this game mode, the player plays a succession of levels all linked by a storyline; also, here the player or the players (since it can also be played on multiplayer mode) may encounter both classical and new insects or enemies.
Single Player
There is only one shooter, which is controlled by the player; this shooter must fight all the enemies alone.
Multiplayer
Multiplayer games can be played either via internet (Online) with other players on other PCs or through a 2 player split screen.
Online
Requiring an internet connection, the player can host or join online games.
Two Player Split Screen
The 2 players must be playing in the same PC and use different controls to control their shooters. Apart from the standard shooter, which is used by player 1, there also is a red colored shooter, which is used by player 2. Each player controls his or her own shooter and is supposed to work in a cooperative mode with the other player and his or her shooter; in order to favor cooperative mode, the shooters can shoot each other but cannot harm each other, since if a shot from a player collides with the shooter of the other player, nothing happens except that the shot is destroyed, but not the shooter.
If a player has lost all of his or her additional shooters or lives, he or she is out of the game and both screens are focused on the other player until he or she gains a life, which is automatically donated or given to the player who is out to bring him or her back to the game. Of course, if both players lose all their shooters, then the game is over.
Rules and Concepts
Their is a series of concepts, which form part of the game, and rules, which hold together the concepts of the game.
Points
Through out the game, the player gains points, which, once the game is over, form a final score which is imput at the high scores list along with the player´s name.
The player gains points by shooting insects and mushrooms, and by, if playing the campaign, saving people and protecting buildings and structures. Whenever the player gains 20000 aditional points, he or she gains an aditional shooter or life.
Insects and Mushrooms
Insects are the main and only enemies (except for dangerouse mushrooms) of the player; if they enter in contact position with the shooter, the player loses a shooter or life; note that some insects can through proyectiles in order to destroy the shooter. Whenever the player shoots an insect, he gains a determined number of points, which may vary with every insect. Usually, the player aims for the centepide, which is the main enemy.
Insects and mushrooms are divided into classical insects and mushrooms and new insects and mushrooms.
Classical
Classical insects and mushrooms are insects and mushrooms that have originated in the original Centepide; they are found in the campaign mode and they are the sole component of the arcade mode.
The classical insects and mushrooms along with the points they are worth and some annotations on them are the following:
| Insect | Points | Annotations |
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| Centipede Head | 100 | The head leads the rest of the body of the centipede; making it the most valuable part of the centipede. When it is shot, it becomes a mushroom and the segment behind it becomes the new head.
Some players focus on shooting only heads to get the maximum number of points from the action of killing a centipede |
| Centipede Segment | 10 | Segments follow the head and are the least valuable parts of the centipede. |
| Flea | 250 | Fleas originate at the very front of the map and move towards the opposite side through a series of jumps; they plant mushrooms on the ground they touch. Unlike the rest of the classical insects or enemies, fleas take 2 shots to be destroyed. |
| Spider |
Close Range: 900 Medium Range: 600 Far Range: 300 |
Spiders zig-zag towards the shooter through a series of jumps, making them difficult to shoot; spiders are known for waiting their chance for striking the shooter when the player least expects it. |
| Scorpion | 1000 | Scorpions move from one side of the field to another, poisoning all the mushrooms within their path. |
| Mushroom | 1 | Mushrooms are the core of the game; fleas plant mushrooms, centepide heads and segments, when shot, become mushrooms, scorpions poison mushroms, spiders eat mushrooms and the shooter shoots mushrooms. |
| Poisoned Mushroom | 5 | These mushrooms originate when scorpions enter in contact position with normal mushrooms; unlike standard mushrooms, these are worth more points, since they are auctually dangerouse due to 2 main effects:
Most players shoot scorpions before they can poison mushrooms and, if mushrooms end up poisoned, shoot them before the centipede touches one of them; all of this to avoid the event of the centipede heading directly towards the shooter; even though some few players consider all af this a good thing since they get a chance to easilly shoot the entire centipede. |
New
New insects and mushrooms are insects and mushrooms originated in this version of Centepide; they are only found in campaign mode.
References
- Official game manual