Assault: Retribution

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Assault: Retribution
Assault Retribution PS cover.jpg
North American cover art
Developer(s) Candle Light Studios
Publisher(s)
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release
  • EU: September 1998
  • NA: November 18, 1998 [1]
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Assault, known in North America as Assault: Retribution, is a 1998 action video game developed by Candle Light Studios for the PlayStation console. [1] [2] It was published in North America by Midway Games and in Europe by Telstar. [3]

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Gameplay

Assault: Retribution is a 3D combat shoot 'em up style game that heavily focuses on the combat. The game is set in an outer-space environment with hordes of aliens attacking the player. [4] Players can take control of either two characters Reno or Kelly, the two soldiers sent down to protect the city of Arcadia from the aliens. [1]

Development

Assault was the sole game developed by Candle Light Studios, a development forged from a team of ex-Accolade designers who had worked on the futuristic combat sports title, Pitball . [3] Before release the game was proclaimed a Contra killer by PSM Online. [1] A port for Nintendo 64 was planned, but never released. [5]

Candle Light Studios was based in Manchester, England. [6] It consisted of a team of 8 people. [7]

Reception

The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. [8] Craig Harris of IGN said, "It's obvious these guys watched a lot of science-fiction movies before sitting down and designing Assault. Literally, this game looks like Robocop killing Starship Troopers aliens". [16] Peter Bartholow of GameSpot said, "While the basics may sound playable enough, Assault's problems are almost too many to list in this review." [14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Midway Ships Assault: Retribution". Business Wire . Berkshire Hathaway. November 18, 1998. Archived from the original on February 4, 1999. Retrieved July 3, 2019 via Yahoo.com.
  2. GameSpot staff (November 18, 1998). "Midway Serves Retribution [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 15, 2000. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Murphy, Zack (February 18, 2019). "Assault: Retribution PSX Review". QueueTimes. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  4. Perry, Douglass C. (June 25, 1998). "Assault: Retribution (Preview)". IGN . Ziff Davis . Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  5. "The N64 Gets Assaulted". N64 Gamer. No. 10. Next Publishing. December 1998. p. 10.
  6. "Job Opportunities". Candle Light Studios. Archived from the original on November 30, 1999. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  7. "The Team". Candle Light Studios. Archived from the original on November 30, 1999. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Assault: Retribution for PlayStation". GameRankings . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  9. Ottoson, Joe. "Assault: Retribution - Review". AllGame . All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  10. EGM staff (December 1998). "Assault: Retribution". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 113. Ziff Davis.
  11. "Assault [Retribution]". Game Informer . No. 68. FuncoLand. December 1998. Archived from the original on September 14, 1999. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  12. Major Mike (December 1998). "Assault: Retribution". GamePro . No. 123. IDG Entertainment. p. 196. Archived from the original on March 15, 2004. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  13. Hsu, Tim (December 1998). "Assault: Retribution Review". GameRevolution . CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  14. 1 2 Bartholow, Peter (November 18, 1998). "Assault: Retribution Review [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  15. Cheung, Kevin (December 1998). "Assault". Hyper . No. 62. Next Media Pty Ltd. p. 93. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  16. 1 2 Harris, Craig (November 19, 1998). "Assault: Retribution". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  17. Alway, Robin (October 1998). "Assault". Official UK PlayStation Magazine . No. 37. Future Publishing. pp. 134–35. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  18. "Assault: Retribution". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine . Vol. 2, no. 3. Ziff Davis. December 1998.
  19. "Assault: Retribution". Tampa Bay Times . March 15, 1999. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  20. Collins, Tracy (February 7, 1999). "Small Soldiers wins big". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 77. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.