The Killing Cloud is an arcade developed by Image Works, released 31 December 1991 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Killing Cloud is
The Killing Cloud is an arcade game developed by Image Works and released in 1991. It was published by MIRROR Soft. It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
San Francisco in the 21st Century. The City by the Bay's famous fog has become and infamous lethal shroud. A permanent toxic mist that's choked half the population, and now cloaks the sinister doings of a fanatical crime syndicate, The Black Angels. You, you're the grittiest hard nosed cop ever to wear an SFPD uniform. Your assignment: descend into the poisonous mist in your XB500 hoverbike, capture the villainous ringleaders, and solve the mystery of the Cloud that kills. Hurry, before San Francisco gasps its last breath.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Killing Cloud launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2 and Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.
Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
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