Harrier Attack

Harrier Attack (stylized as Harrier Attack!) is a horizontally scrolling shooter released for the Oric 1 and ZX Spectrum in 1983 by Durell Software. Ports for the Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 were published in 1984.

Harrier Attack
Developer(s)Durell Software
Publisher(s)Durell Software
Programmer(s)Oric 1
Ron Jeffs[1]
ZX Spectrum
Mike Richardson[1]
Platform(s)Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Oric 1, ZX Spectrum
Release1983: Spectrum, Oric
1984: C64,[2] CPC
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

The player controls a Sea Harrier fighter, looking sideways onto a right-to-left scrolling seascape and landscape. The aim of the game is to take off from a carrier, attack ships and land targets, avoid the odd missile and enemy fighter, then land back on the carrier again. Although the game was a work of fiction, it was inspired by the 1982 Falklands War, in which the Sea Harrier had played a major role.

Reception

The game sold over 250,000 copies in total.

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