Hover Force
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Hover Force is a
Gameplay
In Hover Force, the player is a pilot of a combat helicopter. Terrorists are attacking the fictional city of New Seeburg,[3] and the player must eliminate the terrorists and also minimize the amount of damage the terrorists are causing. The helicopter is armed with laser cannons and water cannons, both with a limited amount of ammunition. The water cannons are used to put out fires started by the terrorists' activities.
Players seek out enemy helicopters with a radar screen, then fly using a
The player's missions start and end at an island base near the city. This base will also repair, refuel and re-arm the helicopter during the missions, but only twice; a third attempt to land prior to completion of the mission counts as a crash.[3] Upon completion of the game, the player is given a rank between 1 and 100 based on their efficiency at both eliminating enemy helicopters and keeping damage to a minimum, with a score of 100 considered "perfect."[3]
Development
In the early 1980s, researchers at the University of Georgia developed a technology for viewing three-dimensional images using glasses fitted with special prisms, and attempted to solicit interest from various video game companies.[1] Mattel Electronics began pursuing the technology, with Hover Force, then marketed as Hover Force 3-D, making its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 1984.[1] Mattel Electronics had developed a method for producing the glasses at low cost, and had even decided to develop two additional 3-D titles, but the company was shut down before the plans could come to fruition.[1] INTV Corporation, which acquired Intellivision's assets from Mattel, re-tooled the game and dropped any mention of 3-D for its release in 1986.[1]
The technology was later used by Crayola for their 3D Chalk toy and these glasses can be used to experience the 3D effects in this Intellivision game.[4]
Legacy
Hover Force was re-released as part of the
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Hover Force". IntellivisionLives.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ "Hover force Release Information for Intellivision". GameFAQs.com. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ a b c d "Hover Force Instructions". IntellivisionLives.com. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ "Hover Force in 3D for the Intellivision using $5 glasses! (video)". armchairarcade.com. Retrieved 2013-08-23.