Shockway Rider

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Shockway Rider
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Developer(s) Carter Follis Software Associates
Publisher(s) Faster Than Light
Platform(s) Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Release March 1987
Genre(s) Fighting, Shooting, Action

Shockway Rider is an action fighting and shooting game released for the Amstrad CPC, the Commodore 64, and the ZX Spectrum. It was developed by Carter Follis Software Associates and was released in 1987. [1]

The game takes place in the future where cities are surrounded by "shockways," moving pedestrian walkways. The player must make their way around the town on the shockway while avoiding pedestrians and obstacles. [2]

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References

  1. "Shockway Rider". MobyGames. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. "Shockway Rider". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 28 January 2017.