Assassin

published by Team17 in 1992, developed by Psionic Systems, running on Amiga OCS

type: platformer, action/reflex, beat 'em up
perspective: side view
player options: single player

languages: eng

4.2/5

Lemon Amiga

Official description

The evil Midan, tyrant of the highest order, lies hidden deep in his underground lair. Allied security forces demand his reign to cease, one man is needed, that man is you.

In ASSASSIN, you play the superfit, highly athletic hit-man who has been dropped deep behind enemy lines, with orders to find and destroy the sources of Midan's evil, before confronting the foul tyrant himself.

You'll face odds of an almost overwhelming degree, Midans loyal hordes, rouge machines, vicious dogs, traps, snares and surprises galore...

ASSASSIN is a true arcade game for the Amiga, produced by Team 17, the company behind the hugely popular ALIEN BREED and PROJECT-X!!

Features: -Fabulous 32-colour graphics throughout -Super fast, super smooth, full screen multi-directional scrolling -Four channel, atmospheric speech & sound effects -Over 200 frames of animation for ASSASSIN character -Incredibly versatile ASSASSIN, watch him run, jump, duck, climb and swing! -Massive graphics and fantastic special effects -Awesome array of extra weaponry -Explosive end of level action -Over 1,500 screens of incredible arcade action -Hidden bonuses, special features and much more....

# 2024-01-26 08:57:07 - official description

Technical specs

display: raster

Authors / Staff

coding

David J. Broadhurst (programmer)

External reviews (9) - average: 84.2% - median: 85%

review source		issue	date	score
Amiga Action	uk	39	1992-12	91/100	91%	view
Amiga Computing	uk	56	1993-01	85/100	85%
Amiga Force	uk	5	1993-05	79/100	79%
Amiga Format	uk	42	1993-01	85/100	85%
Amiga Power	uk	19	1992-11	89/100	89%
CU Amiga	uk	50	1994-03	80/100	80%
Génération 4 (001-082)	fr	50	1992-12	78/100	78%
Joystick	fr	33	1992-12	86/100	86%
Tilt 39-113	fr	108	1992-12	17/20	85%