Convoy Raider is a shooter, released 31 December 1987 on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
What Convoy Raider is
Convoy Raider was released in 1987. It was published by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Your country is at war and as a Captain of a Battleship you must patrol an inner sea to find and destroy aircraft, missiles, ships and submarines. The main playing screen gives you various options and these include three radars, a map screen, status screen and three types of mini-game icons. The three radars are to track either aircraft, ships or submarines and these are represented by a white dot when they are within range. The map screen has two maps, one a map of the whole area and the other one showing a closer look at your location. On this screen you can control the speed of your ship and steer it with black dots showing the enemy forces. The status screen shows a profile of your ship…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Convoy Raider launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.
Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.
Quick answers
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When did Convoy Raider come out?
Convoy Raider was released on 31 December 1987 for Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
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