Howard the Duck: Adventure on Volcano Island
Howard the Duck: Adventure on Volcano Island is a game that is a tie-in to the film Howard the Duck from the same year.
Howard the Duck: Adventure on Volcano Island is an adventure developed by Activision, released 31 December 1986 on Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX and MSX.
What Howard the Duck: Adventure on Volcano Island is
Howard the Duck: Adventure on Volcano Island is an adventure game developed by Activision and released in 1986. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The two closest companions, Phil and Beverly, find themselves imprisoned by a sinister ruler. This malevolent overlord has confined them within a live volcano, necessitating your intervention. Assuming the role of Howard the Duck, a skilled practitioner of Quack Fu, one must traverse intricate terrains, overcoming various barriers through leaps and combat manoeuvres. It's essential to steer clear of water, as Howard lacks swimming abilities and the ability to fly without the aid of the customary parachute.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Marvel series
Howard the Duck: Adventure on Volcano Island is the seventh of 404 entries we hold in the Marvel series. It arrived 12 months after Questprobe featuring Human Torch and the Thing. The next entry was Captain America in: The Doom Tube of Dr. Megalomann in 1987.
What it launched against
Howard the Duck: Adventure on Volcano Island launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Leaderboard.
Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Leaderboard.
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