Hostages

Terrorists have taken an embassy hostage and you have to bring in a 3 men strike team to rescue the civilians inside.

31 December 1988

Shooter Simulator Sport Strategy Tactical Action Science fiction

Hostages is a shooter developed by New Frontier, released 31 December 1988 on Acorn Archimedes, Acorn Electron, Amiga and Amstrad CPC.

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What Hostages is

Hostages is a shooter game developed by New Frontier and released in 1988. It was published by Infogrames. It is available on Acorn Archimedes, Acorn Electron, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and Mac.

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 3.5 hrs.

What it launched against

Hostages launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

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Rescue: The Embassy Mission

31 December 1989

Hostages

31 December 1990

Quick answers

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When did Hostages come out?

Hostages was released on 31 December 1988 for Acorn Archimedes, Acorn Electron, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and Mac.

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