| Beaky and the Egg Snatchers | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Fantasy Software |
| Publisher(s) | Fantasy Software |
| Producer(s) | Paul Dyer [1] |
| Designer(s) | Bob Hamilton |
| Programmer(s) | ZX Spectrum Bob Hamilton Commodore 64 John White [2] |
| Platform(s) | Commodore 64 ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1984 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Beaky and the Egg Snatchers is a Joust clone developed for the ZX Spectrum by Bob Hamilton and published by Fantasy Software. A Commodore 64 version was published the same year.
The player takes on the role of the last of the Andromdean Condors who must prevent their species from becoming extinct by rescuing them from the egg snatchers. The game plays similarly to Jetpack and Joust. [3]
Beaky and the Egg Snatchers was positively received, including two out of three approvals from Your Spectrum reviewers. [4] It was review-score rated 31/40 by Computer & Video Games [5] and 34/50 by Personal Computer Games . [6]
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