3D Starstrike
3D Starstrike is a clone of the original wireframe Star Wars game.
3D Starstrike is an arcade developed by Realtime Games Software Ltd., released 31 December 1984 on Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.
What 3D Starstrike is
3D Starstrike is an arcade game developed by Realtime Games Software Ltd. and released in 1984. It is available on Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Starfox is a video game published by Ariolasoft on their Reaktor label in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC. The player assumes the role of Hawkins, a space fighter pilot charged with protecting the Hyturian star system from invading alien forces. The game uses wireframe and shaded vector graphics to depict combat, in a similar fashion to games such as Elite and Starstrike 2, which was also created by Realtime Games. Ariolasoft had previously published the Electronic Arts titles Skyfox and Arcticfox and the name was chosen to build on the success of those titles. The US Commodore 64 release was titled The Rubicon Alliance.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
3D Starstrike holds a critic score of 100 out of 100. That places it above 99% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1984 averaged 73, so it scored 27 points above the year average.
What it launched against
3D Starstrike launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, Bomb Jack and Karateka. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, Bomb Jack, Karateka.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for 3D Starstrike yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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