Swarm (1998 video game)
Swarm | |
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Developer(s) | Reflexive Entertainment |
Publisher(s) | Reflexive Entertainment |
Platform(s) | Windows |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Third-person shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Swarm is a 1998
In 2008, Reflexive released an updated version of the game as Swarm Gold.
Plot
Swarm is set in the Praulac
Gameplay
Each sector or level consists of a finite wrap-around space area, in which Clagnor enemies, asteroids, weapon power-ups, and EZT nodules (a fictional substance [Endron Zymithium Trisistaline] described as a fuel source) are placed randomly. The player enters and exits each level via a jumpgate that disappears after the level is started and reappears once it is completed.
There are three types of levels in Swarm: "get all the EZT", "kill them all", and bonus levels. The majority of these are "get all the EZT" levels, in which the player's primary
Reception
Publication | Score |
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Computer Games Strategy Plus | [2] |
Next Generation | [3] |
The game received mixed reviews. Next Generation said, "For gamers after some good old-fashioned, arcade-style action, Swarm delivers. Just don't go in expecting bleeding-edge graphics or an enthralling story because they're nowhere to be found here."[3]
See also
- Escape Velocity, a role-playing game set in space from Ambrosia Software
- Starscape, a 2D space combat game from Moonpod
References
- ^ "March 6 - Swarm is finally done". Reflexive Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 6, 1998. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ Hunter, Scott (June 10, 1998). "Swarm". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on July 4, 2003. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ a b "Swarm". Next Generation. No. 44. Imagine Media. August 1998. p. 102. Retrieved September 9, 2023.