Embryo
Embryo is a 3D first-person shoot 'em up video game released in 1994 for the Amiga. It was developed by Croatian developer Beyond Arts and published by Black Legend. The player assumes the role of a pilot who mans an advanced fighter in order to drive the aliens invading the Earth away.
Embryo
- Date
- 1994
- Genre
- shoot 'em up
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Embryo is a 3D first-person shoot 'em up video game released in 1994 for the Amiga. It was developed by Croatian developer Beyond Arts and published by Black Legend. The player assumes the role of a pilot who mans an advanced fighter in order to drive the aliens invading the Earth away.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Embryo. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q55610807
In this article
The object
The object
The game bears semblance to flight simulation games, but is described as pure mayhem without any emphasis on realism.
Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Embryo • Developer — Beyond Arts • Publisher — Black Legend • Composer — Marko Sekulić, Zvonko Tešić • Platforms — Amiga • Genre — Combat flight simulation • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer
Gameplay
Gameplay
The aircraft can be steered with either the mouse, joystick or keyboard, whereas the player also uses buttons on the keyboard or mouse to manage weapons and flight controls. Weapons include cannons, guided and unguided missiles, energy balls and machine guns placed either frontally or sideways. The HUD displays a map, radar, speed and status reports. The game is also notable for allowing two-player co-op.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
Croatia
Country
Embryo is associated with Croatia.
Country
Reception
The game received generally positive reviews upon release. The sound effects and music were lauded. Reviewers particularly praised its very smooth and fast gameplay, at the expense of the relatively simpler graphics. However, the high difficulty, specifically the toughness of the enemies, has been criticized.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.CU Amiga WIP, September 1994 Tony Dillon
- 2.CU Amiga, May 1994, First Impressions
- 3.The One Amiga, #69, June 1994, Work in Progress, Matt Broughton
- 4.CU Amiga, November 1994, Game Review, Tony Dillon, Overall 88%
- 5.Amiga Power, #43, November 1994, Game Reviews, Cam Winstanley, 62% ECS, 70% AGA
- 6.Amiga Format, #66, December 1994, Game Review, Steve McGill, 69%
- 7.The One Amiga, #75, December 1994, Review, Matt Broughton, Overall 81%
- 8.Amiga Action 64 (Dec 1994) pp. 32-33 Paul McNally; Paul Roundell
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 20 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Collectables
20,755 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- ElyonWork
- Elysian ShadowsWork
- EmberWork
- Ember SwordWork
- Emerald DragonWork
- Emergency 5Work
- Emergency Call AmbulanceWork
- Emergency Fire ResponseWork
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a copy of Embryo?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.