SkyChase is a combat flight simulator designed by Ralph Russell in 1988. It is the first game developed by Maxis.
| SkyChase | |
|---|---|
 North American cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Maxis |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Jeff Braun[1] |
| Designer(s) | Ralph Russell[1] |
| Programmer(s) | Ralph Russell[1] |
| Artist(s) | Don Bayless[1] |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS |
| Release | 1988 1990 (DOS) |
| Genre(s) | Combat flight simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay edit
SkyChase is an arcadey combat flight simulator often compared to Top Gun by Ocean Software.[2][3][4]
Reception edit
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Aktueller Software Markt | 26/50[4] |
| Amiga Computing | 65%[5] |
| Computer and Video Games | 3/10[2] |
| Commodore User | 5/10[3] |
| Zzap!64 | 78%[6] |
Julian Rignall of Computer and Video Games compared the game negatively to other flight simulators of the time: "Although Sky Chase has an impressive front end, the game itself is very simplistic, and plays similarly to Ocean's failed Top Gun Licence; it pales in comparison with Cascade's Ace II. There's little difference between the planes, and the gameplay is very repetitive."[2]
Gary Whitta of Commodore User summarized: "[...] I would only advise you to consider buying Skychase if you have a chum to play it with. The computer mode is boring, too easy, and ultimately a drag to play."[3]
Zzap!64 concluded that the game is "An exhilarating flying game - at its best with two players at the controls."[6]
Reviews edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Credits". SkyChase Flight Manual: 2.
- ^ a b c Rignall, Julian (September 1988). "Reviews - SKY CHASE". Computer and Video Games. EMAP. p. 72.
- ^ a b c Whitta, Gary (September 1988). "SKYCHASE". Commodore User. EMAP. pp. 50–51.
- ^ a b "Ballern mit Bach". Aktueller Software Markt (in German). No. 12/88. Tronic-Verlag. December 1988. p. 44.
Grafik: 5, Sound: 9, Spielablauf: 4, Motivation: 4, Preis/Leistung: 4
- ^ Luckham, Mark (November 1988). "REVIEWS - SKY CHASE". Amiga Computing. Vol. 1, no. 4. Database Publications. p. 41.
- ^ a b "16-bit - Skychase". Zzap!64. No. 43. Newsfield Publications Ltd. November 1988. p. 88.
- ^ https://archive.org/details/jeux-et-strategie-54/page/76/mode/2up
External links edit
- SkyChase at MobyGames
- SkyChase at the Hall of Light
- SkyChase at Atari Mania
- DOS version of SkyChase can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive