Earthlight
Cover art
Developer(s)Nexus
Publisher(s)Firebird Software
Designer(s)Pete Cooke[1][2]
Platform(s)ZX Spectrum
Release
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Earthlight is a horizontally scrolling shooter published for the ZX Spectrum in 1988 by Firebird Software. Written by Pete Cooke, Earthlight features parallax scrolling and shadow effects, a novelty for the Spectrum.[2]

Plot

The player takes the role of an alien explorer from the star-system of Arcturus, called Slaatn, who has been drawn off-course by a beam of energy from Earth and has had to make a landing on the Moon. Slaatn must neutralise the box-like transmitters and thus eliminate the force field.

Reception

CRASH awarded the game 90%, with the reviewers impressed with every aspect of the game, particularly the 3D shaded graphics and the sound effects. The gameplay was compared to that of Uridium.[2] Your Sinclair awarded 8/10, describing it as a polished game but without the depth of Pete Cooke's previous releases.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Jonathan Davies (July 1988). "Earthlight review". Your Sinclair (31). Archived from the original on 2006-09-24.
  2. 1 2 3 "Earthlight review". CRASH (53).
  3. ↑ Earthlight at GameFAQs
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