Final Assault
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| Final Assault | |
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| Developer(s) | Infogrames |
| Publisher(s) | Infogrames |
| Designer(s) | Alain Vialon Emile Nguyen Van Huong Harold Ovsec |
| Artist(s) | Didier Chanfray |
| Composer(s) | Charles Callet |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum |
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| Genre(s) | Simulation, sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Final Assault, known as Chamonix Challenge in Europe, originally Bivouac in French, is a mountaineering simulation distributed by Infogrames and Epyx in 1987 for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Thomson and ZX Spectrum.[1] The original release of the game was copy protected.[2]
Gameplay
[edit]Gameplay in Final Assault takes place in the Alps. The player selects which trail to take, then packs climbing gear in a rucksack and chooses the departure time and season. On the trail, the player will need to overcome crevasses, ice cliffs, and rock faces – as well as complications such as hunger, exhaustion, thirst, and the cold – through caution, dexterity, and packing and making effective use of supplies. The game allows players to save their progress by packing a Save Game Disk in their rucksack.[1]
Reception
[edit]The MS-DOS version of the game was given 4 out of 5 stars by Dragon, who called it "innovating", "exciting", and "intriguing".[2] The PC version of the game was given a 68% by The Games Machine, who criticized it for being tedious, but felt that "there is a great deal of satisfaction to be gained from conquering a peak".[3] Likewise, the Atari ST and Amstrad CPC versions were given a 75% and 72% by the same magazine, respectively.[4] Happy Magazine gave the Commodore 64 version a Happy Rating of 65, praising the amount of strategy present in the gameplay, but criticizing the limited use of music and sound effects.[5] A more modern review from Jeuxvideo.com of the Amiga and Atari ST versions gave the game a 17/20, calling it extremely difficult and "particularly addictive".[6]
Reviews
[edit]- Atari ST User - March 1988
- Your Sinclair - February 1989
- The One - October 1988
- Computer and Video Games - December 1988
- ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) - December 1988
- ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) - February 1988
- Jeux & Stratégie #48 (as "Bivouac")[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Final Assault Instruction Manual. Epyx. 1987.
- ^ a b Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (February 1989). "The Role of Computers" (PDF). Dragon. No. 142. pp. 42–51.
- ^ "A fit of peak". The Games Machine. No. 5. April 1988. p. 68.
- ^ "Ford Every Stream". The Games Machine. No. 3. February 1988. p. 29.
- ^ "Chamonix Challenge". Happy Computer (in German). No. 53. March 1988. p. 83.
- ^ "Test: Bivouac". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Jeux & stratégie 48". December 1987.
External links
[edit]- Final Assault at MobyGames
- Final Assault can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
- Review in Compute!
- Review in Antic
- Review in Info
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