9 /10 1 Votes
Genre(s) Shoot 'em up Designer Steve Cartwright | 89% Y8 Initial release date 1983 Publisher Activision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mode(s) 1-2 players alternating Platforms Atari 2600, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 Developers Activision, Steve Cartwright Similar Steve Cartwright games, Shooter games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seaquest is an Atari 2600 video game designed by Steve Cartwright and published by Activision in 1983.
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Gameplay
Seaquest is an underwater shooter in which the player controls a submarine. Enemies include sharks and enemy submarines. The player must ward off the enemies while trying to rescue divers swimming through the water. The sub can hold up to eight divers at a time. Each time the player resurfaces, all rescued divers are emptied out in exchange for points. To add to the challenge, the submarine has a limited amount of oxygen. The player must surface often in order to replenish the oxygen, but if the player resurfaces without any rescued divers, they will lose a life. If the player resurfaces with the maximum amount of divers, they will gain bonus points for the subs remaining oxygen. Each time the player surfaces, the games difficulty increases. As the game gets more difficult, the enemies increase in number and speed. Eventually an enemy sub will begin patrolling the surface, leaving the player without a safe haven.
Game modes include a single player mode, or an alternating two player mode.
Legacy
On August 18, 2010 the game was made available on Microsoft's Game Room service.