Great Escape (Atari 2600)

Great Escape is a multidirectional shooter published for the Atari 2600 in 1983.[1] It was produced by Bomb, a line of video games from developer Onbase Co. based out of Asia.[2] It received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, with reviewers making comparisons with Defender[3] and Asteroids.[2]

Great Escape
Developer(s)Onbase Co.
Publisher(s)Bomb
Platform(s)Atari 2600
Release
Genre(s)Multidirectional shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

The player controls a spaceship that can move in the four cardinal directions and destroy enemy ships and asteroids. A radar screen shows where adversaries may be located, and a "super-alien" will destroy the player if it appears on the same screen as the player's ship. The game is single-player only.[4][5]

Reception

TV Gamer magazine criticised the graphics, compared it negatively to other games from Bomb such as Assault,[6] and described it as "without a doubt, one to avoid".[7] Videogaming Illustrated compared it to Asteroids.[2] German magazine TeleMatch gave it 3/6 overall, with 2/6 for gameplay but 4/6 for sound (6 being "worst").[4]

References
  1. Hawken, Kieren (2018). The A-Z of Atari 2600 Games: Volume 1. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 978-1785386428. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. "It's Bomb!". Videogaming Illustrated: 38. September 1983. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. Weiss, Brett (2011). Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984: A Complete Reference Guide. McFarland. p. 66. ISBN 978-0786487554. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. "Great Escape Review". TeleMatch: 30–31. August–September 1983. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. Weiss, Brett (2011). Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984: A Complete Reference Guide. McFarland. p. 66. ISBN 978-0786487554. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  6. "Great Escape: New!" (PDF). TV Gamer: 20. Autumn 1983. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  7. "Great Escape: New!" (PDF). TV Gamer: 28. Autumn 1983. Retrieved 10 August 2019.


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