Morpheus
Morpheus is a 1987 shoot 'em up developed by Graftgold for the Commodore 64 and published by Rainbird. The game's designer, Andrew Braybrook, wrote a series of articles on the game's creation for the magazine Zzap!64 over eight months.
Morpheus
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- 1988
- Genre
- shoot 'em up
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Morpheus is a 1987 shoot 'em up developed by Graftgold for the Commodore 64 and published by Rainbird. The game's designer, Andrew Braybrook, wrote a series of articles on the game's creation for the magazine Zzap!64 over eight months.
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• Title — Morpheus • Developer — Graftgold • Publisher — Rainbird • Designer — Andrew Braybrook • Released — 1987 • Genre — Shoot 'em up • Modes — Single-player or two players • Platforms — Commodore 64
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Gameplay
Morpheus features 50 subuniverses called Aithers, each of which consists of a central Nucleus surrounded by obstacles called Orbitals. The aim of the game is for players to break through the obstacles to destroy the Nucleus, and by the end of level 50, Morpheus as a whole. Players will also encounter enemies such as Morphii and aliens which can be killed for points. Morpheus allows players to use points earned to purchase weapons, and customize various features of their ships, such as auxiliary weapons and expansion ports to allow various gameplay possibilities.
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Zzap!64 magazine positively reviewed the game and awarded it a Sizzler rating with an overall score of 90%. They described it as "without a doubt one of the most finely constructed games ever written for the 64". The graphics were praised, but reviewers noted that the gameplay style significantly departed from Braybrook's previous games. Reviewers recommended that readers try the game before purchasing. Although technically accomplished, it might not appeal to everyone. Commodore User were also enthusiastic about the game, saying it "reeks of quality". Their only criticism was the lack of a game save and load facility. They gave it a 9 out of 10 rating. Andy Smith of Advanced Computer Entertainment said the game "can become very enthralling" but was "tough to get into". They felt it was "a good, entertaining game" but noted "the repetitive nature of the task could see your interest dying sooner than it might have". They gave the game an overall rating of 772 out of 1000. Computer and Video Games' reviewer was less enthusiastic about the game, commending its originality, but calling its gameplay "extremely laborious". The reviewer believed the music and sound effects were the best thing about the game, saying it was "visually very good". They advised potential purchasers to try the game first. It was rated 7/10.
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- 1.A volte viene datato 1987; fu sviluppato nel 1987 e alcune riviste lo recensirono già alla fine dell'anno, ma l'uscita effettiva tardò qualche mese per problemi legali; il manuale (p. 3) e la cassetta, prodotti dall'editore, sono datati 1988.
- 2.Cita Lemon64 .
- 3.Cita Manuale p. 14 .
- 4.RivistaVG/Cita zzap 17 .
- 5.RivistaVG/Cita ccc 48 .
- 6.Cita Manuale p. 15 .
- 7.Cita Special Program 42 .
- 8.Cita Manuale p. 9 .
- 9.Cita Manuale p. 11 .
- 10.Cita Manuale pp. 30-41 .
- 11.Cita Manuale p. 43 .
- 12.Cita Manuale p. 13 .
- 13.RivistaVG/Cita rg 197 34-35 .
- 14.RivistaVG/Cita rg 197 35 .
- 15.Cita zzap64.co.uk .
- 16.RivistaVG/Cita rg 197 36 .
- 17.RivistaVG rg 176 69 12 2017 From the archives: Graftgold Creative Software
- 18.RivistaVG/Cita rg 197 37 .
- 19.Cita Manuale p. 7 .
- 20.RivistaVG cu 53 82 2 1988
- 21.Cita Manuale p. 3 .
- 22.Elenchi di recensioni su , .
- 23.Cita web en https://www.uvlist.net/game-19604 Morpheus
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