Frenetic
created and published by Core Design in 1991, running on Amiga OCS
type: shooter
perspective: bird's-eye auto-scroll
player options: single player, shared-screen
languages: eng
perspective: bird's-eye auto-scroll
player options: single player, shared-screen
languages: eng
3.4/5
Description
The Earth has been under siege by evil aliens from the planet MOZONE for centuries. The planet can not be saved - it's time to find a new home for humanity. A heavily armed ship is sent ahead to scout for such a place - naturally, lots of MOZONE ships stand in the way.
Frenetic is a traditional vertically scrolling shoot'em'up. The action moves through eight levels, set both in space and on the ground (with such environments as a jungle planet and a water world). While most levels have a technological theme, some feature organic enemies and backgrounds, reminiscent of games like R-Type or Xenon 2. Going with tradition, each level has a huge end boss.
The player's ship can collect a variety of power-ups: lasers and missiles, shooting to the front, the back or the sides. Speed-ups and shields are also available. Power-ups are revealed by destroying certain enemies or special bonus capsules, and several are given to the player for free at the start of a level. The weapons can be upgraded by collecting the same power-up several times.
The game features a two-player mode, with two ships moving against the aliens at the same time.
Ritchardo # 2024-02-06 23:08:56
Frenetic is a traditional vertically scrolling shoot'em'up. The action moves through eight levels, set both in space and on the ground (with such environments as a jungle planet and a water world). While most levels have a technological theme, some feature organic enemies and backgrounds, reminiscent of games like R-Type or Xenon 2. Going with tradition, each level has a huge end boss.
The player's ship can collect a variety of power-ups: lasers and missiles, shooting to the front, the back or the sides. Speed-ups and shields are also available. Power-ups are revealed by destroying certain enemies or special bonus capsules, and several are given to the player for free at the start of a level. The weapons can be upgraded by collecting the same power-up several times.
The game features a two-player mode, with two ships moving against the aliens at the same time.
Ritchardo # 2024-02-06 23:08:56
Technical specs
display: raster
Tag
hardware
External reviews (8) - average: 68.9% - median: 69%
review source | issue | date | score | |||
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ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | uk | 47 | 1991-08 | 710/1000 | 71% | view |
Amiga Action | uk | 23 | 1991-08 | 77/100 | 77% | view |
Amiga Format | uk | 26 | 1991-09 | 67/100 | 67% | |
Amiga Power | uk | 4 | 1991-08 | 59/100 | 59% | |
CU Amiga | uk | 17 | 1991-07 | 56/100 | 56% | |
Génération 4 (001-082) | fr | 35 | 1991-07 | 74/100 | 74% | |
Joystick | fr | 18 | 1991-07 | 82/100 | 82% | |
Tilt 39-113 | fr | 93 | 1991-09 | 13/20 | 65% |
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