Venom Strikes Back
Matt sets out for the moon where he must overcome the defences of V.E.N.O.M.'s base, rescue his son and steal a rocket back to earth. In his quest he is helped by special masks that give him special powers…
Venom Strikes Back is an arcade developed by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd., released 1 December 1988 on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.
What Venom Strikes Back is
Venom Strikes Back is an arcade game developed by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd. and released in 1988. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Matt Trakker receives a message oh the MASK computer - "We have kidnapped Scott Trakker and are holding him to ransom on the moon. Unless you surrender your entire forces to Venom, you will never see him again. Signed Miles Mayhem." Matt is faced with a terrible dilemma. To agree to VENOM'S demands would give them total control over the Peaceful Nations Alliance, but to ignore their demands would surely mean Scott's life. Can you, as Matt Trakker, rescue Scott and return him safely to Earth?
How it plays
It is played from a side view 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
Venom Strikes Back is the third of 3 entries we hold in the MASK series. It arrived 11 months after Mask. It is the most recent released entry in the series.
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