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After Shock

After Shock is an immersive graphic text adventure where you use your keyboard to interact with visuals and descriptive text. A catastrophic earthquake devastates the city, defying expert predictions of…

31 December 1986

After Shock is an adventure, released 31 December 1986 on Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.

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What After Shock is

After Shock was released in 1986. It was published by Interceptor Software. It is available on Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

After Shock is an immersive graphic text adventure where you use your keyboard to interact with visuals and descriptive text. A catastrophic earthquake devastates the city, defying expert predictions of minimal damage. Now, the nuclear power plant on the outskirts faces a critical meltdown, and you, as the system's designer, must navigate the treacherous post-earthquake landscape from your office to repair the cooling system.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, drama and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

After Shock launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Rebelstar.

Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Rebelstar.

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When did After Shock come out?
After Shock was released on 31 December 1986 for Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.

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