Spectre (video game)

Infobox VG| title = Spectre


developer = Velocity Development
publisher = Peninsula Gameworks
designer =
engine = Custom
released = 1991
genre = Vehicle simulation game
modes = Single player, Multiplayer
ratings = N/A
platforms = Macintosh; later versions also for Microsoft Windows and Super NES
media = 3.5 floppy
requirements =
input = Keyboard, mouse

"Spectre" was a computer game for the Apple Macintosh, released in 1991 by Velocity Development and Peninsula Gameworks. It was a 3D tank battle reminiscent of the arcade game Battlezone, and was one of the first multiplayer network games. Later games in the series were released for the PC and Nintendo Super NES, with "Spectre VR" being named to a number of lists of best video games Fact|date=October 2007.

Gameplay

The goal of the game was to drive the tank around the playfield, collecting ten flags by driving over them, while avoiding obstacles (including rotating windmills and the shots of computer-generated enemy tanks.

The game supported multiplayer operation over an AppleTalk network. Each player used a single Mac, but the other players were depicted as enemy tanks.

equels

A sequel, "Spectre Supreme", was released in late 1993.

The original "Spectre" is often confused with the 1994 "Spectre VR", an enhanced network-oriented version of the game. It and Spectre Supreme were also available for PC-compatible computers, but only "Spectre" was available for the Nintendo Super NES video game console.

The original "Spectre" was also released as "Spectre Classic" in the late 1990s.

External links

* [http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue157/108_REVIEWS2_SPECTRE.php 1993 advertising text describing Spectre]
* [http://www.worldvillage.com/wv/gamezone/html/reviews/spectre.htm Review of Spectre VR]
*moby game|id=/spectre|name="Spectre"