Arcticfox
Arcticfox is a science fiction tank simulation video game developed by Dynamix and published by Electronic Arts in 1986. It was published in Europe by Ariolasoft. A sequel to Dynamix's Stellar 7, it was released on Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MSX, MS-DOS, and Apple II. A third game was released in the series in 1991 titled Nova 9: The Return of Gir Draxon.
Arcticfox
- Date
- 1986.
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts.
- Genre
- first-person shooter and science fiction video game.
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Arcticfox is a science fiction tank simulation video game developed by Dynamix and published by Electronic Arts in 1986. It was published in Europe by Ariolasoft. A sequel to Dynamix's Stellar 7, it was released on Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MSX, MS-DOS, and Apple II. A third game was released in the series in 1991 titled Nova 9: The Return of Gir Draxon.
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Gameplay
Gameplay
The game is set in a fictional 2005 where aliens have taken over Antarctica in an attempt to steal the Earth's oxygen. The player is sent to eradicate the intruders using a new super tank codenamed Arcticfox. Design team at Dynamix went on to produce The Incredible Machine and Red Baron.
The player must pilot the tank into enemy territory with the goal of knocking out the alien base. The player uses the tank's abilities to destroy the aliens' ships and equipment. The Arcticfox tank is equipped with a cannon, guided missiles, land mines, and is outfitted with radar, a GPS device, and fore and aft viewscreens. The player fights a variety of enemy units including planes, tanks, bunkers and communication towers. The vantage point for the game is the cockpit of the Arcticfox tank. The player can see out of the main viewscreen as well as the tank's sundry features such as the radar screen. The view also shows the character's hand on the joystick which moves in accordance with the tank's movements. Enemy targets are visible on the view screens and on radar.
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1986
Arcticfox published.
1986
Arcticfox is recorded as published in 1986.
Reception
Computer Gaming World called Arcticfox "the first original new [EA game] that uses the distinctive features of the Amiga", calling the graphics and sound "Sensational!". It advised using a joystick instead of the mouse. In 1996, the magazine ranked the Amiga version of Arcticfox as the 138th best game of all time, calling it "the seminal 3D polygon-based shooter". Compute! also praised the Amiga version, and stated that the game would appeal to those who enjoyed both strategy and arcade action. Antic reviewer loved the immersive gameplay of the Atari ST version, and concluded that it was a game that the players will return to play time and time again. Info magazine gave the Commodore 64 version four-plus stars out of five, mentioning its "great 3-D graphics", "intuitive control interface", and control over missiles. The staff of Crash magazine were critical of the ZX Spectrum version of the game, giving it an overall score of 41%.
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- 1.Wagner, Roy. Amiga Preferences. Computer Gaming World. 28. 42. May 1986.
- 2.150 Best Games of All Time. Computer Gaming World. 64–80. November 1996.
- 3.Stumpf, Robert J. ArcticFox For Amiga. Compute!. 77. 64. October 1986.
- 4.Manor, John. ST Games Gallery: Hunt For Red October, Arctic Fox, Oids, Police Quest, Space Quest II, Slaygon, Beyond Zork. Antic. July 1988.
- 5.Dunnington, Benn. 64/128 Gallery. Info. 14–21. January–February 1987.
- 6.Newsfield Publications. Arcticfox. Crash. 55. 20–21. August 1988.
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