Mission Escape!

Mission Escape!
Publisher(s)CE Software
Designer(s)Jim Jacobson[1]
Platform(s)Apple II
Release1980

Mission Escape! is an Apple II video game programmed by Jim Jacobson.[1] and published by CE Software in 1980. Mission Escape! is a science fiction game in which the player fights through a series of progressively deadlier rooms, while being attacked by troopers, drones, and robots armed with missiles.[2]

Gameplay

Reception

Steve Jackson reviewed Mission Escape! in The Space Gamer No. 44.[2] Jackson commented that "on the whole, it's a great way to kill an evening. Recommended for Apple owners who like reflex-testing games."[2]

Graham Masters Jr. reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Mission Escape is one of a handful of games to combine arcade features with what is in reality a strategy game."[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  2. ^ a b c Jackson, Steve (October 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (44). Steve Jackson Games: 35.
  3. ^ Masters Jr., Graham (November–December 1981). "Micro - Reviews". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 1. pp. 30–31.