Hover Strike: Unconquered Lands is a shooter video game developed and published by Atari Corporation exclusively for the Atari Jaguar CD in North America and Europe on October 23, 1995.[1][2] A remake of Hover Strike for the Atari Jaguar, it was created by most of the original team who worked on the original game and both titles share the same overall plot, where the Terrakian alien race seized control of a colonized foreign planet and players are tasked with piloting an armed hovercraft vehicle in an attempt of rescuing the captured colonists and destroy the invading forces from the planet's surface before the Federation armada arrives.
| Hover Strike: Unconquered Lands | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Atari Corporation |
| Publisher(s) | Atari Corporation |
| Producer(s) | Leonard Tramiel |
| Designer(s) | Cary Gee Craig Suko Denis L. Fung |
| Programmer(s) | Eric Smith Hans-Martin Kröber Robert Zdybel |
| Artist(s) | Ken Saunders Keoni Los Baños Jennie Birch |
| Composer(s) | Brad Wait Robert Wait |
| Platform(s) | Atari Jaguar CD |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, co-op |
As with the original game, Hover Strike: Unconquered Lands received mixed reception from critics after its initial release and many felt divided in regards to multiple aspects of the game such as the presentation, visuals, sound and gameplay.
Gameplay
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- For further information about the gameplay, see: Gameplay of Hover Strike
Hover Strike: Unconquered Lands is a futuristic semi-open three-dimensional shooter game like its original predecessor, where the players take control of a heavily armed hovercraft vehicle across multiple missions set on a foreign planet, each one varying in terms of main objectives and thematic in order to annihilate the forces of the Terrakian Pirates from the planetary surface before the Federation's armada arrives to the location.[3] The game's progression system, two-player mode and controls act like the original game, however a Memory Track cartridge has to be present for game saves.[3] The remake features new missions and enemies not found within the original title, along with improved graphics, an arranged CD-quality soundtrack, among other extras.[3]
Development and release
editHover Strike: Unconquered Lands made its first appearance on the showfloor of E3 1995 and was in development as early as August 1995 and was originally listed for a September/Q3 1995 release.[4][5][6][7] It would later be previewed in some video game magazines and the game was released on October 23, 1995 for the Jaguar CD add-on.[1][2][8] Most of the development team from the original Hover Strike on the Jaguar were also involved in the production of the remake.[9] Years after its release, the game's source code would be released by defunct Jaguar Sector II website under a CD compilation for PC titled Jaguar Source Code Collection on August 24, 2008.[10][11]
Reception
edit| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| AllGame |    [12] |
| Atari Gaming Headquarters | 8 / 10[13] |
| GamePro | 11 / 20[14] |
| The Electric Playground | 4.5 / 10[15] |
| Game Zero Magazine | 34.5 / 50[16] |
| MAN!AC | 54%[17] |
| Mega Fun | 49%[18] |
| ST Magazine | 77%[19] |
| Última Generación | 39 / 100[20] |
Like the original game, Hover Strike: Unconquered Lands received mixed reception from critics after its release.
References
edit- ^ a b ""Hoverstrike: Unconquered Lands" charges to forefront; fast-action CD-ROM released for Atari Jaguar 64". TheFreeLibrary.com. Business Wire. October 23, 1995. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ a b Castle, Justin (July 21, 2018). "Historical Atari Jaguar UK Magazine Advert/Reviews Collection". Issuu. p. 340. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- ^ a b c Hover Strike: Unconquered Lands game manual (Atari Jaguar CD, US)
- ^ Zengerle, Robert (July 1995). "News - E3 - Jaguar". Video Games (in German). No. 44. Future-Verlag. p. 30. Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ^ Vendel, Curt (August 26, 1995). "Payment Schedule for Jaguar games to Developers" (PDF). atarimuseum.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ "Release Liste". Video Games (in German). No. 46. Future-Verlag. August 1995. p. 43. Archived from the original on 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ Gore, Chris (August 1995). "The Gorescore - Industry News You Can - Upcoming Jaguar Software Titles". VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine. No. 79. L.F.P., Inc. p. 14.
- ^ "The Future". Ultimate Future Games. No. 11 Supplement. Future Publishing. October 1995. pp. 14–15.
- ^ Hover Strike game manual (Atari Jaguar, US)
- ^ Smith, Jason. "Jaguar Sector II Atari Jaguar Software Price and Rarity Guide". jaysmith2000.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ Smith, Jason. "Atari Jaguar Timeline". jaguarsector.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ Scoleri III, Joseph. "Hover Strike: Unconquered Lands - Overview". AllGame. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ C. Bessemer, Brian. "AGH Jaguar Review: HOVER STRIKE: UNCONQUERED LANDS (CD)". atarihq.com. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ^ Nihei, Wes (March 1996). "ProReview: HoverStrike: Unconquered Lands". GamePro. No. 80. IDG. p. 68.
- ^ Lucas, Victor (January 5, 1996). "Reviews - Hover Strike". The Electric Playground. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
- ^ Phoenix, E.; R.I.P. (March 1996). "The Final Word game review - Hover Strike: Unconquered Lands -- Atari". Game Zero Magazine. Game Zero. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ Ehrle, Oliver (May 1996). "Spiele-Tests - Jaguar - Hover Strike CD". MAN!AC. No. 31. Cybermedia. p. 76.
- ^ Schneider, Ulf (February 1996). "Special Jaguar CD - Jaguar CD - Hover Strike". Mega Fun. No. 41. CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. p. 97.
- ^ Abramson, Marc (January 1996). "Cahier Loisirs / Jaguar - C´est Noël !!!". ST Magazine (in French). No. 101. Pressimage. pp. 54–57.
- ^ S. Fernández, Javier (January 1996). "Versión Final - Jaguar CD - Hover Strike CD". Última Generación (in Spanish). No. 10. MV Editores. pp. 84–85.
