Slaygon
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| Publisher | MicroDeal |
| Programmers | James Oxley[1] Timothy Purves (Amiga)[2] |
| Artist | John Conley[1] |
| Platforms | Atari ST, Atari ST |
| Release | 1988 |
| Genres | First-person shooter, maze |
| Mode | Single-player |
Slaygon is a first-person shooter written for the Atari ST by James Oakley and John Conley and published by MicroDeal in 1988. It was ported to the Amiga. In Slaygon, the player is a military robot moving through a maze and shooting other robots.
Gameplay
[edit | edit source]The player controls a military robot. The mission is to infiltrate and destroy a laboratory that is manufacturing a deadly virus. The laboratory is basically a maze and is filled with robot guards.[3] The mission must be completed before the robot's power supply runs out.[4] The game is depicted from a first-person view.[1]
Development
[edit | edit source]The game was written in GFA BASIC.[1]
Reception
[edit | edit source]| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Aktueller Software Markt | 29/40 (ST)[5] |
| The Games Machine (UK) | 54% (ST)[1] |
| Tilt | 12/20 (ST)[6] |
| Atari ST User | 7/10[7] |
| CU Amiga | 5/10[8] |
| Datormagazin | 3.8/5 (Amiga)[9] |
| Génération 4 | 31%[10] |
| .info | 3+/5 (Amiga)[4] |
| Power Play | 4.5/10 (ST)[11] |
| Your Amiga | 66/100[3] |
Slaygon received generally average critical reception. The Games Machine said: "The locations to visit and tasks to perform are very similar throughout Slaygon, so tedium sets in quickly."[1] Your Amiga summarized: "[...] Slaygon looks good and plays well initially but there is no real lasting challenge offered."[3] CU Amiga said the game is "Difficult to get into, unimpressive to play, and exceptionally easy to get bored with."[8] Atari ST User thought the game "should appeal to a wide range of players who are more impressed with depth of gameplay than with flashy graphics or sophisticated animation."[7] .info said: "Slaygon has enough suspense, strategy, and challenge to keep you coming back. If you like hi-tech combat, you'll like Slaygon."[4] Zzap!64 reviewing Day of the Viper (1989), which is made by the same developers, noted it as "an incredibly similar game" to Slaygon. Further commenting that "Charging £19.95 for a game that's two years old (and doesn't seem to have been updated) is a bit suspect."[12]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Slaygon at Amiga Hall of Light
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