Hover Attack

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Excellent game.

History: Hover Attack 3671 is a remake of a game that first showed up on the Sharp X1 in the form of a set of BASIC code in Japan's I/O Magazine in 1984 for the Sharp X1, and when it hit big time with youths that were dreaming of being a hero like Amuro Ray from Mobile Suit Gundam, the game spread onto the PC-88 and FM-7, and even had a fan port to PC by a Japanese fan in 2019. Mindware picked this game up to remake it with permission from Mr. GEPPI! (typo I forgot to correct), who is the author of the original Sharp X1 version. This game is part of a series of remakes from the early days of Japanese computing, under the 3671 moniker. Graphics - The visuals have not changed much when ingame, but the new graphics they have are suitably retro as well, with a stylized dot-matrix font for text. Animations are also touched up, like missile trails and such. Overall, the original graphics still hold up. Sound - The soundtrack is in OGG format, but it's clear that retro hardware, software and/or plugins were used to create a suitably retro soundtrack which turns out to be an absolute BANGER. From high-intensity tracks to ones that remind you that in-universe, this Attacker job is seriou…

This is a very unusual run-and-gun game. The levels are large and partially non-linear, but you always face left and can only fire at three angles. Finding the best path to approach the deeply entrenched enemies feels like a puzzle. Despite the fast action, this game is very strategic.

I have read numerous stories about the Hover Attack series on blogs and even watched on youtube about this game, and I was surprised this was revived here on Steam! For history buffs who need a lesson: Hover Attack is a challenging vintage retro shooter from the 1980s with emphasis on base destruction: You have a mech and a lander that can reload your arsenal. Objective is simple: Do as much damage as you can and destroy the main enemy core, but be careful: If your mech or lander gets destroyed in the process: GAMEOVER. This revived take carries a LOT of the vintage maps along with some new challenges on the way. Even I had a field day dying numerous times on some of the challenges XD. If you're in the need of something historically vintage and challenging, I highly recommend this game.

It could have been a great tribute to a forgotten classic. But ended up being just a so-so, unfinished and unpolished conversion. A real shame.