Mission Escape!
Mission Escape! Is an Apple II video game programmed by Jim Jacobson, and published by CE Software in 1980.
Mission Escape!
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- 1980
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Mission Escape! Is an Apple II video game programmed by Jim Jacobson, and published by CE Software in 1980.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Mission Escape! • Publisher — CE Software • Designer — Jim Jacobson • Platforms — Apple II • Released — 1980
Gameplay
Gameplay
Mission Escape! is a science fiction game in which the player fights through a series of progressively deadlier rooms, while being attacked by troopers, drones, and robots armed with missiles. The player moves through the station using up to three commands each turn, armed with lasers and missiles.
Reception
Steve Jackson reviewed Mission Escape! in The Space Gamer No. 44. Jackson commented that "on the whole, it's a great way to kill an evening. Recommended for Apple owners who like reflex-testing games." Graham Masters Jr. reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Mission Escape is one of a handful of games to combine arcade features with what is in reality a strategy game."
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- 1.Hague, James. The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers.
- 2.Jackson, Steve. Capsule Reviews. The Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games. 44. 35. October 1981.
- 3.Masters Jr., Graham. Micro - Reviews. Computer Gaming World. 1. 30–31. November–December 1981.
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