Initial release date 1985 Mode Single-player video game | Developer Domark Software Publishers Domark Software, Bug-Byte | |
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Platforms Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC Genres Action-adventure game, Survival horror Similar Domark Software games, Platform games | ||
Friday the 13th: The Computer Game is a game based on the movies of the same name and released in 1985 by Domark for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. The game was released on floppy diskette and cassette tape. The player's goal is to find and kill Jason, while making sure his friends or he himself do not get killed instead.
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Gameplay
The player can roam around freely in the scenery, walk in and outside of buildings. Jason, as well as other characters, do the same. It is the player's task to make sure his friends do not get killed by Jason, who often appears disguised as one of them, unless he is hit once and becomes visible as a man dressed in black. Various weapons (e.g., chainsaw, pitchfork) are scattered around the area and can be picked up. There are five levels in the game, each time you play as another character.
Reception
The game's main selling aspect back then were the obvious horror elements. When a character is killed by Jason, sometimes a graphic image of a head with a machete stuck in it or some skulls will be shown. Other than that, many players consider the game to be very mediocre in gameplay. Some criticized that it was changed into a Friday the 13th franchise later in development, thus the dressed-in-all-black Jason character, which has nothing in common with the one from the movies.
