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Final Assault, known as Chamonix Challenge in Europe, originally Bivouac in French, is a mountaineering simulation developed by Infogrames in 1987 and distributed by Infogrames in Europe and Epyx in the American continent, for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Thomson MO6, Thomson TO8 and ZX Spectrum.[1] The original release of the game was copy protected.[2]
| Final Assault | |
|---|---|
 Cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Infogrames |
| Publisher(s) | Infogrames |
| Designer(s) | Alain Vialon Emile Nguyen Van Huong Harold Ovsec |
| Artist(s) | Didier Chanfray |
| Composer(s) | Charles Callet |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Thomson MO6, Thomson TO8, ZX Spectrum |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Simulation, sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
editGameplay in Final Assault takes place in the Alps. The player selects which trail to take, then packs climbing gear in a rucksack and chooses the departure time and season. On the trail, the player will need to overcome crevasses, ice cliffs, and rock faces – as well as complications such as hunger, exhaustion, thirst, and the cold – through caution, dexterity, and packing and making effective use of supplies. The game allows players to save their progress by packing a Save Game Disk in their rucksack.[1]
Reception
editThe MS-DOS version of the game was given 4 out of 5 stars by Dragon, who called it "innovating", "exciting", and "intriguing".[2] The PC version of the game was given a 68% by The Games Machine, who criticized it for being tedious, but felt that "there is a great deal of satisfaction to be gained from conquering a peak".[3] Likewise, the Atari ST and Amstrad CPC versions were given a 75% and 72% by the same magazine, respectively.[4] Happy Magazine gave the Commodore 64 version a Happy Rating of 65, praising the amount of strategy present in the gameplay, but criticizing the limited use of music and sound effects.[5] A more modern review from Jeuxvideo.com of the Amiga and Atari ST versions gave the game a 17/20, calling it extremely difficult and "particularly addictive".[6]
Reviews
edit- Atari ST User - March 1988
- Your Sinclair - February 1989
- The One - October 1988
- Computer and Video Games - December 1988
- ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) - December 1988
- ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) - February 1988
- Jeux & Stratégie #48 (as "Bivouac")[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Final Assault Instruction Manual. Epyx. 1987.
- ^ a b Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (February 1989). "The Role of Computers" (PDF). Dragon. No. 142. pp. 42–51.
- ^ "A fit of peak". The Games Machine. No. 5. April 1988. p. 68.
- ^ "Ford Every Stream". The Games Machine. No. 3. February 1988. p. 29.
- ^ "Chamonix Challenge". Happy Computer (in German). No. 53. March 1988. p. 83.
- ^ "Test: Bivouac". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Jeux & stratégie 48". December 1987.
External links
edit- Final Assault at MobyGames
- Final Assault can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
- Review in Compute!
- Review in Antic
- Review in Info
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