Game Classification

Essex Synapse Software Corporation, Brøderbund Software (U.S.A.), 1985  

Informations Analyses Serious Gaming
 

Classification

VIDEO GAME

Keywords

Adventure - Futuristic - Interactive fiction - Puzzle-solving - Real-time

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
 Age : 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:
AVOID : explanation of this brick MATCH : explanation of this brick DESTROY : explanation of this brick MANAGE : explanation of this brick MOVE : explanation of this brick SELECT : explanation of this brick SHOOT : explanation of this brick WRITE : explanation of this brick
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Essex In this real time all-text game, a sightseeing tour of the Starship Essex turns into hard work when a dying agent recruits you to find a scientist and his formula, the only tool that will empower the Federation to defeat the alien Vollchons.

The hardbound book that comes with the game includes the instructions and a novella-length introduction to the plot. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Apple II - Atari 800 - Atari ST - Commodore 64 - PC (Dos)

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