SkyChase
1988 video game
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SkyChase is a combat flight simulator designed by Ralph Russell and published in 1988. It is the first game developed by Maxis.
| SkyChase | |
|---|---|
 North American cover art | |
| Developer | Maxis |
| Publishers | |
| Producer | Jeff Braun[1] |
| Designer | Ralph Russell[1] |
| Programmer | Ralph Russell[1] |
| Artist | Don Bayless[1] |
| Platforms | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS |
| Release | 1988: Amiga, ST 1990: MS-DOS |
| Genre | Combat flight simulator |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
SkyChase is an arcadey combat flight simulator often compared to Top Gun by Ocean Software.[2][3][4]
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Aktueller Software Markt | 26/50[4] |
| Amiga Computing | 65%[5] |
| Computer and Video Games | 3/10[2] |
| Commodore User | 5/10[3] |
| Zzap!64 | 78%[6] |
Julian Rignall of Computer and Video Games compared the game negatively to other flight simulators of the time: "Although Sky Chase has an impressive front end, the game itself is very simplistic, and plays similarly to Ocean's failed Top Gun Licence; it pales in comparison with Cascade's Ace II. There's little difference between the planes, and the gameplay is very repetitive."[2]
Gary Whitta of Commodore User summarized: "[...] I would only advise you to consider buying Skychase if you have a chum to play it with. The computer mode is boring, too easy, and ultimately a drag to play."[3]
Zzap!64 concluded that the game is "An exhilarating flying game - at its best with two players at the controls."[6]