Sturmtruppen: The Videogame
Encyclopedia
Sturmtruppen: The Videogame is a video game for the Amiga
computer platform, based on the Sturmtruppen comic books
by Franco Bonvicini
, published by the Italian
software publisher iDea
in 1992.
It is the only officially licensed videogame using Sturmtruppen's theme and characters.
The game wasn't very successful commercially, and received rather low scores by reviewers (44% by Amiga Joker, 3/5 stars from Amiga Power
http://eager.back2roots.org/DATA/S/STURM.html.
For the time (1992) and the platform of its release (Amiga), the graphics left most of the machine's potential underutilised, the sound effects were almost inexistent and the soundtrack consisted mostly of simple repetitive chip music
.
Nevertheless, the gameplay was somewhat various, as the player controlled a German
"Sturmtruppen" soldier who could use a variety of weapons, and also pick up some vehicles including motorcycles, airplanes and tanks, which turned the game into a variable run and gun event, almost like a precursor to the Metal Slug series
.
However the storyline of the game was inexistent and incoherent, as the hero, who was supposed to be a German "Sturmtruppen" attacked, killed and destroyed other German "Sturmtruppen" and vehicles which wandered around aimlessly.
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
computer platform, based on the Sturmtruppen comic books
Sturmtruppen
Sturmtruppen was a successful Italian series of anti-war comic books, written and drawn by Bonvi, the artistic pseudonym of Franco Bonvicini starting as four-frame comic strips back in 1968 and evolving into fully sized collector books up to the 1990s and first decade of the third millennium.The...
by Franco Bonvicini
Franco Bonvicini
Franco Bonvicini, also known as Bonvi, was an Italian comic book artist, creator of Sturmtruppen and Nick Carter strips.-Biography:...
, published by the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
software publisher iDea
Idea
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in 1992.
It is the only officially licensed videogame using Sturmtruppen's theme and characters.
The game wasn't very successful commercially, and received rather low scores by reviewers (44% by Amiga Joker, 3/5 stars from Amiga Power
Amiga Power
Amiga Power was a monthly magazine about Amiga computer games. It was published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and ran for 65 issues, from May 1991 to September 1996....
http://eager.back2roots.org/DATA/S/STURM.html.
For the time (1992) and the platform of its release (Amiga), the graphics left most of the machine's potential underutilised, the sound effects were almost inexistent and the soundtrack consisted mostly of simple repetitive chip music
Chiptune
A chiptune, also known as chip music, is synthesized electronic music often produced with the sound chips of vintage computers and video game consoles, as well as with other methods such as emulation. In the early 1980s, personal computers became cheaper and more accessible than they had previously...
.
Nevertheless, the gameplay was somewhat various, as the player controlled a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
"Sturmtruppen" soldier who could use a variety of weapons, and also pick up some vehicles including motorcycles, airplanes and tanks, which turned the game into a variable run and gun event, almost like a precursor to the Metal Slug series
Metal Slug series
Metal Slug is a series of run and gun video games first released on Neo-Geo arcade machines and game consoles created by SNK. It was also ported to other consoles, such as the Sega Saturn, the PlayStation, the Neo-Geo Pocket Color and more recently, the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, PlayStation...
.
However the storyline of the game was inexistent and incoherent, as the hero, who was supposed to be a German "Sturmtruppen" attacked, killed and destroyed other German "Sturmtruppen" and vehicles which wandered around aimlessly.
External links
- Sturmtruppen: The Videogame at back2roots.org
- http://amigareviews.classicgaming.gamespy.com/sturmtru.htmAmiga Joker's review (in GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
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