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Fusion (video game)
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Fusion is a computer game by Bullfrog
released in 1989.
It is a multi-directional scrolling shoot 'em up
game (with parallax scrolling
). The action is viewed from the top. The player controls either a ground-based crawler or a spacecraft. There are thirteen levels.
and Glenn Corpes, the former doing of most of the programming and design and the latter taking care of graphics and animation. The music was written by David Hanlon.
Bullfrog Productions
Bullfrog Productions was a UK computer game developer that was founded in 1987 by Les Edgar and Peter Molyneux. The company achieved recognition in 1989 for their third release, Populous....
released in 1989.
It is a multi-directional scrolling shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em up is a subgenre of shooter video games. In a shoot 'em up, the player controls a lone character, often in a spacecraft or aircraft, shooting large numbers of enemies while dodging their attacks. The genre in turn encompasses various types or subgenres and critics differ on exactly what...
game (with parallax scrolling
Parallax scrolling
Parallax scrolling is a special scrolling technique in computer graphics, popularized in the 1982 arcade game Moon Patrol. In this pseudo-3D technique, background images move by the camera slower than foreground images, creating an illusion of depth in a 2D video game and adding to the immersion...
). The action is viewed from the top. The player controls either a ground-based crawler or a spacecraft. There are thirteen levels.
Development
The game was created by Peter MolyneuxPeter Molyneux
Peter Douglas Molyneux OBE is an English computer game designer and game programmer. He created the God games Dungeon Keeper, Populous, and Black & White, among others, as well as business simulation games such as Theme Park and more recently, the RPG series Fable.Despite the success of his games,...
and Glenn Corpes, the former doing of most of the programming and design and the latter taking care of graphics and animation. The music was written by David Hanlon.