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Tempest 2000 . . . by : Jeff Minter |
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picture from Jaguar Home page
Tempest 2000 is probably my absolute favorite game. It's the reason I got
a Jaguar, and when I sold mine (realizing that not many good games were coming
out) I looked at the cartridge and wondered if I should hold onto it. When one of
my friends saw the game for the first time, he said that it didn't look like a game,
it looked like what a person in a movie would be play.
The original Tempest in the arcades was a really neat game of frantically shooting enemies
on the web and getting to the next level. Strangly, a home port was never released. So when
2000 came out, it seemed new and fresh. Featuring pumping techno music (some of the best music
ever to be released on a cart) and psychedelic visuals it almost feels like a different experience.
In addition to the frantic play, the goal was to be able to see "through" the eye candy to be
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picture from Jaguar Home page |
The bonus levels in T2K deserve special mention. Featuring minimalist music, the levels have a
very different tempo and require slow decisive play. Contrasted to the fast reactive play of
the main game, this varies the experience for the player and adds challenge. A masterpiece..
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bdlangbe@mailbox.syr.edu |
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