Hydra (video game)

Hydra
North American arcade flyer
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Atari Games
Domark, Tengen
(Amiga/Atari ST/C64/CPC/ZX Spectrum)
Atari Corporation (Lynx)
Producer(s)Milt Loper
Programmer(s)Dennis Harper
Andrew Burgess
Artist(s)Chuck Eyler
Deborgh Short
Nick Stern
Composer(s)Brad Fuller
Don Diekneite
Platform(s)
Release
Genre(s)Vehicular combat
Mode(s)Single-player
CabinetUpright
Arcade systemAtari G1[1]
CPU68000 (@ 14 MHz),
MOS 6502 (@ 1 MHz)[1]
SoundSound chips:[1]
YM2151, OKI6295
DisplayRaster, 336 x 240 pixels (Horizontal)

Hydra is an arcade video game.

Gameplay
Arcade version screenshot.

In Hydra thieves are trying to steal the treasures from a museum, these artefacts contain secrets to a weapon and it is your job to stop them. The player is issued an experimental speedboat to navigate the rivers in order to retrieve the treasures from checkpoints.[2] There are nine levels of rivers and oceans, while playing the game the player can collect money bags for extra cash and crystals for extra fuel.[3] The obstacles are gun embankments, enemy crafts and other nuisances which will slow you down and you can loose your cargo which will float down stream that you will have to go and collect.[4][3] At the end of each level the player then drops off the cargo and can then buy upgrades from a shop to improve the Hydra speedboat.[5]

Development and release

Reception

Robert Jung reviewed the Atari Lynx version of the game which has been published on IGN, he went on to say the game borrowed "heavily from Roadblasters" but he found it fun giving a score of 8 out of 10.[3] Game Zero Magazine reviewed the game giving a score of 82 out of 100.[6]

References
  1. "Hydra". arcade-history.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  2. "Hydra Instruction Manual". Atari: 1. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Robert A. Jung (6 July 1999). "Another excellent arcade adaptation from Atari. Read the full review below". IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  4. "Hydra Instruction Manual". Atari: 3. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "Hydra Instruction Manual". Atari: 4. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "Hydra review". No. Volume 1 issue 3. Game Zero Magazine. September 1992. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
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