If It Moves, Shoot It!
If It Moves, Shoot It! Is a shoot 'em up video game developed by Irish studio Emerald Software and published by Martech for the Amiga in 1988. A version for MS-DOS was released in North America by Broderbund in 1989.
If It Moves, Shoot It!
- Date
- 1989
- Genre
- shoot 'em up
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If It Moves, Shoot It! Is a shoot 'em up video game developed by Irish studio Emerald Software and published by Martech for the Amiga in 1988. A version for MS-DOS was released in North America by Broderbund in 1989.
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• Title — If It Moves, Shoot It! • Developer — Emerald Software • Publisher — Martech (Amiga) Broderbund (MS-DOS) • Released — 1988: Amiga 1989: MS-DOS • Genre — Shoot 'em up • Platforms — Amiga, MS-DOS
Gameplay
Gameplay
If It Moves, Shoot It! is a shoot 'em up where the player attacks all targets that appear on-screen, battling the Korts to rescue the settlers in the Valley of the Ancients. The game can be played using a joystick or keyboard.
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1989
If It Moves, Shoot It! published.
1989
If It Moves, Shoot It! is recorded as published in 1989.
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Reception
The game was reviewed in 1991 in Dragon #166 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 3 out of 5 stars.
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