Slayer
Slayer is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Imperial Software for the Amiga, Atari ST, and Commodore 64. Hewson Consultants published the game in 1988. The game consists of three levels, each with a boss which must be defeated at the end.
Slayer
- Date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Hewson Consultants
- Genre
- horizontally scrolling shooter
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Slayer is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Imperial Software for the Amiga, Atari ST, and Commodore 64. Hewson Consultants published the game in 1988. The game consists of three levels, each with a boss which must be defeated at the end.
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Power-ups such as bonus weapons and shields scattered around the levels. In a 1990 review for Amiga Computing magazine, critic Stewart C. Russell scored the game 32%, concluding that Slayer is "the Pitts", with poor gameplay.
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• Title — Slayer • Developer — Imperial Software • Publisher — Hewson Consultants • Released — 1988 • Genre — Scrolling shooter • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64
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