Laser Hawk | |
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Developer(s) | Andrew Bradfield [1] |
Publisher(s) | Red Rat Software |
Artist(s) | Harvey A. Kong Tin |
Platform(s) | Atari 8-bit |
Release | 1986 |
Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
Laser Hawk is a horizontally scrolling shooter published for Atari 8-bit computers by UK-based Red Rat Software. It was created in Dunedin, New Zealand by programmer Andrew Bradfield [1] and artist Harvey A. Kong Tin.
A sequel, HawkQuest, also from Bradfield and Kong Tin, was released in 1989. Andrew Bradfield died in 2001 at age 35. [2]
Work on Laser Hawk started in 1985 and took about a year to complete. [2] Laser Hawk was originally called Hot Copter by Bradfield. Red Rat Software came up with the name Laser Hawk. [2]
A review of Laser Hawk in the January 1987 issue of Atari User concluded, "While the game concept is perhaps getting a little long in the tooth, Red Rat has tweaked it nicely, treating it in a thoughtful and refreshing way. What it may lack in originality it makes up for in finesse." The overall score was 8 out of 10. [3]
Laser Hawk was later included in the 4 Star Compilation, Volume 1 published by Red Rat, along with Escape from Doomworld, Domain of the Undead, and Panic Express. [4]
The same team created the sequel, HawkQuest, released in 1989. [5] Harvey Kong Tin was responsible for the overall design. [6] Development started in 1986 with the finished game using four floppy disk sides at 90K apiece. [2]
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