Hover Force is a shooter developed by Realtime Associates, released 31 December 1986 on Intellivision.
What Hover Force is
Hover Force is a shooter game developed by Realtime Associates and released in 1986. It was published by INTV Corporation. It is available on Intellivision only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Terrorist forces have taken over the island city of New Seeburg. They are equipped with heavily armed combat helicopters, so the only way to fight'em is in the air. The player drives the top secret JAF-3000 helicopter, and must blow up enemies with the laser cannons and put out fires with the water cannons. There is a radar screen too, that shows all the damages made by the terrorists, the fires extinguished and the enemies shut down. The terrorists hits can damage the engine, the navigation system, the cannons and the radar. The player can return to home base (Force Island) for repairs and refuelling, but only two times per mission (the 3rd time after eliminating all the fiends). The game…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Hover Force 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.
Quick answers
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When did Hover Force come out?
Hover Force was released on 31 December 1986 for Intellivision.
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