Deadly Tide
Deadly Tide is a pre-rendered shooter in which the player gets to control a deadly new undersea vehicle. The basic plot behind the game is that the aliens have arrived on Earth, and they are not friendly. They…
Deadly Tide is a point-and-click developed by Rainbow Studios, released 31 October 1996 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Deadly Tide is
Deadly Tide is a point-and-click game developed by Rainbow Studios and released in 1996. It was published by Microsoft. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the year 2445, a race of hostile aquatic aliens arrives on Earth. One of their ships sits at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, raising sea levels continuously for 5 years until almost 88% of the surface is submerged. In order to effectively fight the aliens, the fictional Earth Ocean Alliance develops the "Hydras", one-man submarine fighter craft. The player takes on the role of the last remaining fighter pilot. The objective is to travel through the alien-infested seas and fend off the targets long enough to complete the missions.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction, thriller and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Deadly Tide launched on 31 October 1996, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.
Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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