Battle Squadron: The Destruction of The Barrax Empire

published by Innerprise in 1989, developed by Electronic Zoo, running on Amiga OCS
type: shooter
genre: Science Fiction, Scrolling shooter
perspective: bird's-eye
player options: single player, shared-screen
languages: eng
4.3/5
Lemon Amiga

Personal review

Excellent shooter with colorful graphics, fluid scrolling and great music.
You could play with the joystick or with the mouse. To launch the 'smart bomb', having just one fire button with the joystick, you had to spin it. Crazy but nice idea.

# 2006

Official description

The destruction of the Barrax Empire... A Whirling Barrax ship darts out from the recesses of a dark spiral cave and attacks from the left. You bank hard to escape, but a "chameleon" attacker suddenly appears on the right. The battle is just beginning and this will become your easiest challenge! The toughest opposition awaits!

The year is 2400 AD. You have led the squadron to the home planet of the Barrax Empire, prepared to avenge their devastating attack on Earth. Armed with weapons specifically designed for this alien environment, you hope your combat skills are up to the task!

From the designers of Hybris! * Single player or two player simultaneous arcade action * Smooth vertical and horizontal scrolling across more than 30 continuous minutes of varied background graphics. * Dozens of unique spinning, darting and scrambling air opponents. * More than 25 different ground emplacements that send "smart" bombs and missiles your way * Over 25 completely new weapons that flash, burn and explode and help make your mission a success!

Unbelievable Arcade Action! * Joystick sizzling, mouse melting excitement- you'll need lightning reflexes and amazing tactical skills! * Spectacular digitized sound effects-you'll hear every collision and explosion! * Spellbinding special effects- flashing lights, glowing aliens and sparkling backgrounds * Glittering 3D graphics with true depth-of-field!

# 2024-01-30 07:16:43 - official description

Technical specs

display: raster

Authors / Staff

coding

Martin Pedersen (program)

graphics

Torben Larsen (graphics)

audio

Jon Klaren (music)
Yvo Zoer (music)

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External reviews (24) - average: 84.3% - median: 85%

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ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)uk281990-01867/100086%
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Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) (9+)de381990-0110/1283%
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Amiga Actionuk451993-0681/10081%
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Amiga Computinguk221990-03100/100100%
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Amiga Forceuk61993-0668/10068%
Amiga Formatuk71990-0282/10082%
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Amiga Formatuk471993-0686/10086%
Amiga Jokerde11989-1189/10089%
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Amiga Poweruk261993-0670/10070%
Amiga User International (AUI) (03-25)uk251990-018/1080%
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C&VG (Computer & Video Games) (085-173)uk991990-0278/10078%
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CU Amigauk401993-0682/10082%
Commodore User (62-77)uk761990-0179/10079%
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Génération 4 (001-082)fr181990-0191/10091%
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INFOnam311990-074.5/590%
Joystickfr11990-0185/10085%
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Power Playde231990-0282/10082%
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ST Magazine Francefr371990-0217/2085%
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The Games Machine Italyit151989-1287/10087%
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The Games Machineuk251989-1287/10087%
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The One for 16-Bit Gamesuk161990-0180/10080%
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Tilt 39-113fr741990-0119.5/2097%
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VideoGames & Computer Entertainmentus181990-079/1090%
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Zzap!uk581990-0285/10085%
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