Mask
MASK is a vertically-viewed 2D game in which the player controls the Thunderhawk vehicle. The premise of the game is that V.E.N.O.M. have propelled Boulder Hill into a time vortex, and the player must rescue…
Mask is an arcade developed by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd., released 31 December 1987 on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
What Mask is
Mask is an arcade game developed by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd. and released in 1987. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Battle Continues!!! Join with the forces of MASK, skillfully commanded by the brilliant strategist Matt Trakker and combat the evil of the villainous VENOM in their quest for domination of the world. No longer need you stand by and passively observe the evil deeds of Mayhem and his co-conspirators. Here is your chance to dig deep into your cunning and put your skills to the test against possibly the greatest master criminal the world has ever seen, fact or fiction. This classic conflict of good versus evil is portrayed with a realism and excitement that can only take its lead from the world's most famous collection of superheroes and supervillains. There are creations of adventure…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the MASK series
Mask is the second of 3 entries we hold in the MASK series. The next entry was Venom Strikes Back in 1988.
What it launched against
Mask 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.
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