Harrier Attack
1983 video game
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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.
PublisherDurell Software
ProgrammersOric-1
Ron Jeffs[1]
ZX Spectrum
Mike Richardson[1]
C64
John Parkinson[1]
Ron Jeffs[1]
ZX Spectrum
Mike Richardson[1]
C64
John Parkinson[1]
| Harrier Attack | |
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| Developer | Durell Software |
| Publisher | Durell Software |
| Programmers | Oric-1 Ron Jeffs[1] ZX Spectrum Mike Richardson[1] C64 John Parkinson[1] |
| Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Oric 1, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1983: Spectrum, Oric 1984: C64,[2] CPC |
| Genre | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode | Single-player |
Gameplay
The player controls a Sea Harrier fighter, flying to the right over a scrolling seascape and landscape viewed from the side. The goals is to take off from a carrier, attack ships and land targets, avoid the occasional missile and enemy fighter, then land back on the carrier again. Although the is a work of fiction, it was inspired by the 1982 Falklands War, in which the Sea Harrier played a major role.