Project-X

Project-X is a Video game of the type Shoot them up developed and published by Team17 in 1992 on Amiga. The play was adapted on Amiga CD32 and DOS in 1994. He is regarded as one of the plays of notable shooting of Amiga, particularly for the quality of his realization.

Gameplay

Project-X takes as a starting point Shoot' EM up with horizontal run of Japanese origins like R-Type or Gradius .

The player controls a Spaceship and it goal is to join an extraterrestrial base in order to destroy it. It has to face waves of enemy vessels launched to its meeting. Progressively of the progression, the player collects items which make it possible to improve the characteristics of the vessel (speed, shootings traditional, side tis special, shootings, missiles, plasma, magma, laser beam, invulnerability). The system of improvement is done “by stage”, as in Gradius .

The play includes/understands five levels: the space, the Zone Montagne uses, the ic Caverne Volcan, the underground Lac and the Base Alien. Each one is sanctioned by confrontation with a Boss. Training courses no-claims bonus, inspired by a phase of the 3rd world of Turrican II , are intercalated between certain levels: the vessel is found confined in a narrow and tortuous tunnel whereas its speed increases irremediably. The goal is to avoid coming into contact with the walls while recovering the items dissiminés in order to gain an additional life.

Realization

Graphics benefit from the wide palette of the Amiga and posts 64 Couleur S in Plein screen and without deceleration. The environments fine and are varied. The design of the enemies is imposing but their animations remain limited. The band is dissociated by the absence of music in the course of play. Allister Brimble chose an atmospheric environment with a sound tablecloth in bottom, contextual sound effects (related to the crossed environments) and multiple digitalized voices. The sound level of sophistication is relatively thorough: for example, in the level of the underground Lake, the sound effects and the digitalized voices are choked with each time the vessel is immersed.

To note

Fault with a raised difficulty, the majority of the players never managed to exceed the third level. In 1993, Team17 marketed a new version of the play, entitled Project-X Special Edition (or Revised Edition), which presents a reduced difficulty. It was sold at price budget.

On Amiga CD32, the play was only marketed through packs: either with F17 Challenge , or with Ultimate Body Blows . It is about the altered version Special Edition .

On DOS, the play benefits from the standard VGA.

TEAM 17 developed the continuation of the play, entitled X2 and left in 1996 on PlayStation.

Development team

Project manager: Martin Brown
Graphics and range design: Rico Holmes
Programming and range design: Andreas Tadic
additional Programming: Stefen Boberg
Musics and sound effects: Allister Brimble, Bjorn Lynne, Chris Brimble

See too

chronological List of the shot them up

External bonds

Official site of Team17
Dream 17, site of impassioned
entirety of the play in video on Youtube: 1 {{er}} level, 2 {{E}} level, 3 {{E}} level, 4 {{E}} and 5 {{E}} level and epilog.

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