| Earthlight | |
|---|---|
 Cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Nexus |
| Publisher(s) | Firebird Software |
| Designer(s) | Pete Cooke [1] [2] |
| Platform(s) | ZX Spectrum |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Earthlight is a horizontally scrolling shooter published for the ZX Spectrum in 1988 by Firebird Software. Written by Pete Cooke, Earthlight features parallax scrolling and shadow effects, a novelty for the Spectrum. [2]
The player takes the role of an alien explorer from the star-system of Arcturus, called Slaatn, who has been drawn off-course by a beam of energy from Earth and has had to make a landing on the Moon. Slaatn must neutralise the box-like transmitters and thus eliminate the force field.
CRASH awarded the game 90%, with the reviewers impressed with every aspect of the game, particularly the 3D shaded graphics and the sound effects. The gameplay was compared to that of Uridium . [2] Your Sinclair awarded 8/10, describing it as a polished game but without the depth of Pete Cooke's previous releases. [1]
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