Gods
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| Logo from the game box | |
| Studio | Bitmap Brothers |
| Publisher | Renegade software |
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March 1991 |
| platform | Acorn Archimedes , Amiga , Atari ST , PC ( DOS ), Mega Drive , SNES |
| genre | Jump 'n' run |
| Game mode | Single player |
Gods is an action-heavy platformers Run computer game. The game was developed by the Bitmap Brothers . It was published by Renegade Software in March 1991 .
Course of the game
The player tries to achieve immortality in the role of Hercules . He has to fight a variety of opponents with different weapons. In addition, he has to solve smaller puzzles, e.g. B. by flipping switches, solve. To make matters worse, the character can only transport a limited number of items. So the player usually has to solve a puzzle before he can continue his way through the level. This gives him bonus points. You can use them to buy weapon upgrades, new weapons and healing potions in a shop between levels. At the end of each of the four levels there is an oversized boss , the so-called Guardian .
meaning
The game received very high ratings of 90% and more from the trade press. The German magazine Power Play , however, only gave a rating of 74%.
Shortly after its appearance, Gods was already considered a classic of the platformer genre. The detailed graphics and the opponents with a rudimentary AI set it apart from the crowd of other action games. Among other things, there were opponents of thieves in the game who collected objects from places inaccessible to the player. In addition, the game design with countless puzzles and secret passages was praised by the press.
After the success of the Amiga version, the game was also adapted for the PC , Atari ST , Mega Drive , Acorn Archimedes and the Super NES .
Soundtrack
Gods was one of the first computer games for which music was composed by an established musician, British John Foxx , who was previously with Ultravox and who ran the nation 12 techno project while the game was being made . He contributed the title track Into the Wonderful to the Amiga version, which is now a classic and the source of numerous remixes. Among other things, the game music compilation Immortal 3 contains a remix. The piece also appeared on Nation 12's Electrofear album .
Although John Foxx collaborated with the project Bomb the Bass , contrary to some statements, its head Tim Simenon was not involved in the piece. Only John Foxx, Simon Rogers and Shem "Slacker" McCauley are given as authors. Nevertheless, Bomb the Bass was responsible for the theme music for Xenon 2 , also a game by the Bitmap Brothers.
However, the Amiga version is limited to the title music; while playing there are only sound effects. This differs from the version for the Super Nintendo, for which David Whittaker wrote a continuous soundtrack with background music for each level.
Development team
- Graphic: Mark Coleman
- Music: Nation XII - John Foxx (Amiga) and David Whittaker (SNES)
- Programmers: Mike Montgomery & Steve Tall
- Design: Eric Matthews & Steve Tall
- Cover design: Simon Bisley
Web links
- Gods at MobyGames (English)
- Info page on the Bitmap Brothers homepage
- Gods Country fansite with information about the game
- Gods -Deluxe- full Java-based remake, v0.8b (July 2011)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Winfried Forster: A heart for gods: Gods . Power play . May 10, 1991. Accessed July 2, 2011: " 74%, Good "
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Various-Immortal-3/release/832735
