Harrier Attack

Harrier Attack
Developer(s)	Durell Software
Publisher(s)	Durell Software
Programmer(s)	Oric-1 Ron Jeffs [1] ZX Spectrum Mike Richardson [1] C64 John Parkinson [1]
Platform(s)	Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Oric 1, ZX Spectrum
Release	1983: Spectrum, Oric 1984: C64, [2] CPC
Genre(s)	Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player

Harrier Attack (stylized as Harrier Attack!) is a horizontally scrolling shooter released for the Oric-1 and ZX Spectrum in 1983 by Durell Software. Ports for the Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 were published in 1984.

Gameplay

The player controls a Sea Harrier fighter, flying to the right over a scrolling seascape and landscape viewed from the side. The goals is to take off from a carrier, attack ships and land targets, avoid the occasional missile and enemy fighter, then land back on the carrier again. Although the is a work of fiction, it was inspired by the 1982 Falklands War, in which the Sea Harrier played a major role.

References

1. Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
2. Harrier Attack at Lemon 64

External links

• Harrier Attack at SpectrumComputing.co.uk