Fire and Ice (video game)

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Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice cover art (Atari ST).jpg
Atari ST cover
Developer(s) Graftgold
Publisher(s) Renegade Software
Designer(s) Andrew Braybrook
Phillip Williams
Composer(s) Jason Page
Platform(s) Amiga, Amiga CD32, Atari ST, MS-DOS, RISC OS, Master System
Release1992: Amiga, ST
1993: MS-DOS
1994: CD32
1995: RISC OS
1996: Master System
Genre(s) Platform
Mode(s) Single-player

Fire and Ice: The Daring Adventures of Cool Coyote is a platform game created by Graftgold for the Amiga and the Atari ST, released in 1992 by Renegade.

Contents

Master System and Game Gear versions were developed by Graftgold for Virgin Games. The CD32 version was enhanced to include detailed background scenery, 256 on-screen colors and several layers of parallax scrolling.

Gameplay

Amiga screenshot Fire&Ice.png
Amiga screenshot

The player takes control of "Cool Coyote". The goal of each level is to find the exit door and unlock it. To do so, a key is required, which consists of several pieces. Monsters will drop pieces of the key when killed, which requires the player to find and kill the monsters in the level. Attacking a monster works by shooting projectiles at it - this causes no damage though, but only will freeze it for a short time after having received enough hits. The player then has to touch the frozen monster while it is frozen to kill it.

Development

Braybrook stated that a Mega Drive conversion was completed but not released. [1] Likewise, a Game Gear version was also planned but not released. [2]

Reception

Critics regarded the game as an exceptionally well-done platformer. For example, it was "game of the month" in the August 1992 issue of Amiga Mania magazine with a rating of 92%, [4] received an "Amiga Action Super League Accolade" in the June 1992 issue of Amiga Action magazine with a rating of 91% [5] and was awarded a "CU Screen Star" in the May 1992 issue of CU Amiga magazine with a rating of 90%. [6]

Spanish magazine Super Juegos gave the Amiga CD32 version 90. [7]

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References

  1. Braybrook, Andrew (July 12, 2018). "The Beginning: Fire and Ice". Uridium Author. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  2. "Special: Auf Einen Blick". Sega Magazin  [ de ] (in German). No. 7. Computec. June 1994. p. 9. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  3. Mindscape International Catalogue (PDF). Mindscape. 1993. p. 6.
  4. Amiga Mania, August 1992, pages 26-28] from
  5. Amiga Action #33, June 1992, pages 68-69]
  6. CU Amiga, May 1992, pages 75-76
  7. Superjuegos 030 (in Spanish).