Tuesday, July 03, 2018

StarRay





The Atari ST cannot scroll

Logotron's StarRay is a Defender wannabe developed by a trio of incredible talent. It's something I boot up whenever I'm bored and need to kill a few mins after a dreadful day at work! Of course, this was programmed by none other than Steve Bak. A legend who always knew how to get the best from the Atari ST without resorting to lame excuses.

Aesthetically speaking, it's fantastic and complements the gameplay perfectly. Pete Lyon designed what you see, and it's glorious. From the moment you see the futuristic Monument Valley, you're in love with it. David Whittaker created all of the jaw-dropping funk (anyone with extra RAM has sampled music on the title screen - I prefer chiptunes).

StarRay is a blummin' awesome shooter and tons of fun. It boosts the original Defender format with its own brand of great gameplay style - plus beautiful sounds and multilayer parallax visuals. This is how all retro gaming should be! The perfect shooter if you are bored and fancy some frantic mayhem in your life - grab it now and play StarRay!

Take to the skies, then download either the floppy disk or use your hard drive.

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