Substation (video game)

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Substation
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Developer(s) Unique Development Sweden
Designer(s) Peter Zetterberg
Oskar Burma
Olaf Johansson
Programmer(s) Oskar Burman
Tord Jansson
Hans Härröd
Mikael Emtinger
Olaf Johansson
Kalle Lundqvist
Artist(s) Marcus Nordberg
Rikard Hultman
Composer(s) Peter Andersson
Christian Åkerhielm
Erik Tilleby
Platform(s) Atari STe, Atari Falcon
Release1995
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Mode(s) Single-player

Substation is a first-person shooter released for the Atari STe in 1995 by Unique Development Sweden. [1] [2] [3] [4] The game is set in an underwater base that has been overrun by aliens. [5] The game was previewed in the British ST Format, later receiving a 75%, was given a 7/10 from the French magazine STart Micro, [6] received 80% from the German magazine ST-Computer, [7] and was reviewed in the French ST Magazine. [8]

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