Highway Encounter

created and published by Vortex in 1985, running on Amstrad CPC

type: action/reflex, strategy
genre: Science Fiction
perspective: bird's-eye (axonometric)
player options: single player

languages: eng

4.6/5

Description

In this isometric 3D action-strategy game, the player uses a Vorton droid to push a bomb to the end of the highway into an alien base. There are 30 screens, most of them filled with hazards trying to block (like barrels) or destroy (mines and aliens) your bomb.

The perspective and guidance concept are not the game's only original features; there are 4 more bombs with you, representing your extra lives - pushing you forward on your mission. If these other Vortons are destroyed, one of your extra lives is lost without the player being able to use it.

(Moby Games) - # 2024-04-25 06:21:21 - source

Technical specs

display: raster

Tags (4)

video game

hardware

creatures

External reviews (8) - average: 92.9% - median: 93.5%

review source		issue	date	score
Amstrad Action	uk	2	1985-11	95/100	95%	view
Amstrad Computer User (13-53)	uk	13	1985-12	18/20	90%	view
Amstrad Magazine	fr	5	1985-12	5/5	100%	view
Amtix	uk	1	1985-11	92/100	92%	view
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) (011-084)	uk	49	1985-11	10/10	100%	view
Tilt 1-38	fr	28	1986-01	5/6	83%	view
Tilt 1-38	fr	38	1987-01	5/6	83%	view
Your Computer	uk	51	1985-11	5/5	100%	view