Sky Shadow

Sky Shadow
Sky Shadow cover art (MacSoft CD-ROM release)
Developer(s) Patrick Buckland[1]
Publisher(s) Casady & Greene
Release 1990
Genre(s) Arcade

Sky Shadow is a 1990 Defender clone for the Mac OS, published by Casady & Greene.[2] It was programmed by Patrick Buckland, author of the classic Mac Game Crystal Quest.[1] In 1994 it was licensed from Casady & Greene by MacSoft and re-released for System 7 on CD-ROM.

It was critically acclaimed when originally released, featuring detailed graphics and fast-paced gameplay. It received the top score of five mice from MacUser magazine and was inducted into the MacWorld magazine "Game Hall of Fame".

Sky Shadow is also the companion of Mon-Star in the Silverhawks toy line and fiction.

References

  1. 1 2 Breen, Christopher (1999-01-01). "The Game Room: It's a Wrap". MacWorld. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  2. ↑ McCornack, Jamie; et al. (1995). Tricks of the Mac Game Programming Gurus. Hayden Books. p. 266. ISBN 978-1-56830-183-9.
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