Apocalypse
In its simplest essence, Apocalypse a helicopter-based shoot 'em up inspired by Choplifter!. You must enter the jungle fortress of an evil dictator and take out his forces single-handedly. Also rescue as many…
Apocalypse is a shooter, released 31 December 1983 on BBC Microcomputer System and ZX Spectrum.
What Apocalypse is
Apocalypse was released in 1983. It was published by Red Shift. It is available on BBC Microcomputer System and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In its simplest essence, Apocalypse a helicopter-based shoot 'em up inspired by Choplifter!. You must enter the jungle fortress of an evil dictator and take out his forces single-handedly. Also rescue as many POWs as possible. The levels scroll horizontally, and feature 32-colour multi-level parallax graphics. Enemies include tanks, helicopters, watch-tower patrols and howitzers.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Apocalypse launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, The Witness and Zoo Keeper.
Released around the same time: Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, The Witness, Zoo Keeper.
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