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Hostages (video game)

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Designer(s)
  
Philippe Agripnidis

Initial release date
  
1988

Mode
  
Single-player video game

Composer(s)
  
Alberto Jose González

Genre
  
Action game

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Platforms
  
Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga

Developers
  
Infogrames Entertainment SA, Bit Managers, New Frontier

Publishers
  
Infogrames Entertainment SA, Superior Software

Similar
  
Infogrames Entertainment SA games, Strategy video games

Hostages is an action video game developed by New Frontier and published by Infogrames. It was released for the Acorn Electron, Archimedes, Atari ST, Amiga, Apple IIGS, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, NES and ZX Spectrum platforms in 1988. The game was released as Hostage: Rescue Mission in the United States and Operation Jupiter in France; the NES port was titled Rescue: The Embassy Mission.

Contents

Gameplay

In Hostages, a terrorist group have overrun an embassy in Paris. The player takes control of a six-man GIGN team on a mission to free the hostages.

The game is split into two or three (depending on platform) distinct sections:

  • In the first part of the game, the player must bring three men into position so they can snipe the building. While doing so, the men must avoid the searchlights by diving for cover in doorways, windows and behind fences as well as rolling, crawling and running. If the player is caught in a searchlight, the sniper is shot at and risks being gunned down.
  • The second part involves entering the building with the other three men. In some versions of the game, this section is linked to the first part. The player's men abseil down the side of the building to choose which room to enter from, while the snipers who were positioned earlier can be used to shoot the terrorists through the windows.
  • The building must then be searched, shooting the terrorists and finding the hostages in the process. In some versions of the game, hostages must be taken to a safe room.

    • Reception

    Hostages was very well received by critics. The game received 5 out of 5 stars in Dragon. Computer Gaming World gave the PC version a positive review, noting poor joystick/keyboard response was a significant problem in an otherwise "great" game. Compute! called Hostages "one of the better Amiga combat games", noting that it did not involve aliens or swords.

    Sequel

    A sequel to Hostages, titled Alcatraz, was released by Infogrames for the Amiga, Atari ST and DOS platforms in 1992.

    References

    Hostages (video game) Wikipedia
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