The Deep is an arcade developed by Wood Place Inc., released 1 December 1987 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade and Atari ST/STE.
What The Deep is
The Deep is an arcade game developed by Wood Place Inc. and released in 1987. It was published by U.S. Gold. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In The Deep the player takes the role of a ship which has to defend itself against a variety of underwater enemies, e.g. u-boats or jellyfish with weapons. All the enemies launch missiles or mines at the boat which can be dodged by moving left or right. Water bombs can be dropped to get rid of the enemies - but there are only eight available which slowly refill over time. Sometimes a helicopter drops crates which include useful extras like smart bombs, steering rockets or additional speed. The ship can also turn into a submarine to collect things under the water. Every screen has a different objective, e.g. collecting an orb, bombing an underwater station or destroying a powerful ship.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
The Deep launched on 1 December 1987, within three weeks of Final Fantasy, Tecmo Bowl and Shinobi.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy, Tecmo Bowl, Shinobi.
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When did The Deep come out?
The Deep was released on 1 December 1987 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
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