Delta (video game)

Delta
Delta
	Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, two-player

Delta is a horizontally

scrolling shooter released for the Commodore 64 by Thalamus Ltd in 1987. It was programmed by Stavros Fasoulas and the music was written by Rob Hubbard. The game was published as Delta Patrol in the United States by Electronic Arts, for its Amazing Software line, in 1987 on the Commodore 64.^[1] It was also released for the ZX Spectrum

in 1990 as Delta Charge.

The menu-music is based on the theme of Koyaanisqatsi by Philip Glass and the in-game-music is based on Pink Floyd's "On the Run".

Plot

Delta is a game in which the player character is a member of the Delta Patrol, an elite squadron of police in the Delta Sector, and has command of a battle cruiser. The dangers of the Delta Sector include lost ships and alien bandits among other unknown destructive forces, and the character must terminate the alien enemy forces that use these hazards to hide. Destroying an entire wave of enemies earns credits that the player may use to purchase weapons and ship modifications.^[1]

Gameplay

The player controls a spaceship and gains

high score

table but no way to save it when the game is turned off.

Reception

Delta Patrol was reviewed in 1987 in Dragon #128 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.^[1] Computer Gaming World stated "the graphics are not especially exciting and the game reminds this reviewer of the old Atari 2600 game, Megamania".^[2] Zzap!64 saw reviewers Julian Rignall, Gary Penn and Steve Jarratt divided by the game; none disliking it, but some not thinking it was as good as its predecessor Sanxion. The game received a 74% overall rating in the April 1987 issue.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (December 1987). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (128): 92–96.
^ Wilson, David (March 1988). "The Best Starfighter: A Comparison of Space Arcade Games". Computer Gaming World. p. 10.

External links

Delta at Lemon 64
Delta Charge at World of Spectrum

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[Dragon128-1] Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (December 1987). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (128): 92–96.

[CGW-2] Wilson, David (March 1988). "The Best Starfighter: A Comparison of Space Arcade Games". Computer Gaming World. p. 10.

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