Not to be mistaken for Assault (arcade game)
Assault: Retribution
North American cover art
Developer(s)Candle Light Studios
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • EU: September 1998
  • NA: November 18, 1998[1]
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Assault, known in North America as Assault: Retribution, is a 1998 action video game developed by Candle Light Studios for the PlayStation console.[1][2] It was published in North America by Midway Games and in Europe by Telstar.[3]

Gameplay

Assault: Retribution is a 3D combat shoot 'em up style game that heavily focuses on the combat. The game is set in an outer-space environment with hordes of aliens attacking the player.[4] Players can take control of either two characters Reno or Kelly, the two soldiers send down to protect the city of Arcadia from the aliens.[1]

Development

Assault was the sole game developed by Candle Light Studios, a development forged from a team of ex-Accolade designers who had worked on the futuristic combat sports title, Pitball.[3] Before release the game was proclaimed a Contra killer by PSM Online.[1]

Reception

The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[5] Craig Harris of IGN said, "It's obvious these guys watched a lot of science-fiction movies before sitting down and designing Assault. Literally, this game looks like Robocop killing Starship Troopers aliens".[13] Peter Bartholow of GameSpot said, "While the basics may sound playable enough, Assault's problems are almost too many to list in this review."[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Midway Ships Assault: Retribution". Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. November 18, 1998. Archived from the original on February 4, 1999. Retrieved July 3, 2019 – via Yahoo.com.
  2. ↑ GameSpot staff (November 18, 1998). "Midway Serves Retribution [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 15, 2000. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Murphy, Zack (February 18, 2019). "Assault: Retribution PSX Review". QueueTimes. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  4. ↑ Perry, Douglass C. (June 25, 1998). "Assault: Retribution (Preview)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Assault: Retribution for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  6. ↑ Ottoson, Joe. "Assault: Retribution - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ EGM staff (December 1998). "Assault: Retribution". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 113. Ziff Davis.
  8. ↑ "Assault [Retribution]". Game Informer. No. 68. FuncoLand. December 1998. Archived from the original on September 14, 1999. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  9. ↑ Major Mike (December 1998). "Assault: Retribution". GamePro. No. 123. IDG Entertainment. p. 196. Archived from the original on March 15, 2004. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ Hsu, Tim (December 1998). "Assault: Retribution Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  11. 1 2 Bartholow, Peter (November 18, 1998). "Assault: Retribution Review [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  12. ↑ Cheung, Kevin (December 1998). "Assault". Hyper. No. 62. Next Media Pty Ltd. p. 93. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  13. 1 2 Harris, Craig (November 19, 1998). "Assault: Retribution". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  14. ↑ Alway, Robin (October 1998). "Assault". Official UK PlayStation Magazine. No. 37. Future Publishing. pp. 134–35. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Assault: Retribution". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 2, no. 3. Ziff Davis. December 1998.
  16. ↑ "Assault: Retribution". Tampa Bay Times. March 15, 1999. Retrieved August 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ Collins, Tracy (February 7, 1999). "Small Soldiers wins big". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 77. Retrieved April 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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