Matrix Marauders

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Matrix Marauders
Developer(s) Psygnosis
Publisher(s) Psyclapse
Platform(s) Amiga, Atari ST
Release 1990
Genre(s) Racing

Matrix Marauders is a 1990 racing video game. According to Psyclapse, it is a "superfast 3D abstract computer racing game." [1]

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Development

The loading sequences of the game were designed by Jim Bowers, who also designed those of Psygnosis games Obliterator and Infestation . [2] Bowers shaded and blended images from the game to give them a metallic look. [2] The game was released after June 1990. [2]

Psygnosis former video game development house

Psygnosis Limited was a video game developer and publisher headquartered at Wavertree Technology Park in Liverpool, England. Founded in 1984 by Jonathan Ellis, Ian Hetherington and David Lawson. The company was known for a number of well-received games on the Atari ST and Commodore Amiga, among other platforms, and is best known for their Lemmings series.

<i>Obliterator</i> 1988 video game

Obliterator is a side-scrolling arcade adventure computer game published by Psygnosis in 1988. It was released for Amiga, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and MS-DOS. The game was programmed by David H. Lawson and its graphics were made by Garvan Corbett and Jim Ray Bowers. The soundtrack was composed by David Whittaker and the cover art is by the artist Roger Dean.

Infestation is a first-person action-adventure computer game released in 1990. The game was published by Psygnosis and released for the Amiga, Atari ST, and IBM PC formats. Based on a science fiction scenario inspired in part by the films Alien and Aliens, the player is given the task of ridding a planetoid of insectoid alien life forms.

Gameplay

The racing game is set in the future, where the player takes part in a racing challenge, in which they race cars in a speed test to see who can reach the finish-line first. The cars have power ups which can be deployed or fired during the game to aid competitors. There are holes on the tracks which must be jumped over. The screen has an interface that allows the player to lock on to opponents and offers warnings when competitors are encroaching, as well as a navigator that speaks to the player. [3]

Reception

Kultpower gave the Atari ST version a 32%, [4] and the Amiga version a 32% as well. [5] Meanwhile, German magazine Datormagazin gave it a 7/10 [6] while CU Amiga gave it 25%. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ CVG Magazine Issue 108. November 1990.
  2. 1 2 3 Antic Publishing (1990). STart Magazine Issue 34.
  3. ↑ Antic Publishing (1990). STart Magazine Issue 37.
  4. ↑ "Kultpower Archiv: Komplettscan Powerplay 2/1991". www.kultpower.de. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  5. ↑ "Kultpower Archiv: Komplettscan Powerplay 10/1990". www.kultpower.de. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  6. ↑ "Matrix Marauders review from Datormagazin Vol 1990 No 15 (Oct 1990) - Amiga Magazine Rack". amr.abime.net. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  7. ↑ "Matrix Marauders preview from CU Amiga (Mar 1990) - Amiga Magazine Rack". amr.abime.net. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
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