Gates of Zendocon

Gates of Zendocon
Cover art of Gates of Zendocon
Developer(s) Epyx
Publisher(s) Atari Corporation
Platform(s) Arcade, Lynx
Release
  • NA: October 1989
Genre(s) Scrolling shooter
Mode(s) Single-player

Gates of Zendocon is a scrolling shooter written by Peter Engelbrite for the Atari Lynx and published by Atari Corporation in 1989.

Gameplay

The game is a horizontal, automatically scrolling shooter where the player flies a space ship across 51 levels ("universes"). During gameplay there are a number of little alien allies that aid the player and protect the ship. If the player gets hit by an enemy or projectile, the ship will reflect the damage: it can lose the laser tip and the engine before the last hit. There is a hidden level inside the game where the player can earn high scores by destroying the faces of the game's creators.[1]

Reception

In a review for STart, Clayton Walnum called the game "the obligatory, horizontally-scrolling, outer-space shoot-em-up", and said it would only appeal to fans of the genre due to its limited depth and weak use of the Lynx hardware.[2] Robert A. Jung also reviewed the game which was published to IGN. He noted that "Underneath the average graphics and average sound is a well-rounded, pretty diverse action game" and called it "a good buy". Giving a final score of 7 out of 10.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Robert A. Jung (6 July 1999). "Don't judge the book by its cover -- Gates of Zendocon is surprisingly fun". IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Walnum, Clayton (December 1990). "The Lynx Collection". STart. No. 39. Antic Publishing. pp. 67, 70.
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