World Games (computer game)

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World Games
Developer(s) Epyx
Platform(s) Commodore 64, MSX, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Apple IIGS, SEGA Master System, PC, Virtual Console
Release date(s) 1987
Genre(s) Sports game
Mode(s) Single player
Media Floppy disk, audio cassette
Input methods Keyboard, joystick

World Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx for the Commodore 64. Versions for the Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, SEGA Master System and other contemporary systems were also released. The NES version was released by Milton Bradley, and ported by Rare Ltd..

The game was a continuation in the Epyx sports line that previously released extremely successful titles such as Summer Games and Winter Games.

Contents

Events

The events available vary slightly depending on the platform, and may include:

The game allowed you to compete in all of the events sequentially, choose a few events, choose just one event, or practice an event.

Reception

A review in Computer Gaming World praised the game's use of advanced graphics and sound, including humorous effects. Also noted was the variety in the included games, preventing the game from getting too repetitive.[1]

References

  1. ^ Trunzo, James (Apr1988), "Spanning the Globe... Epyx' "World Games" Explored", Computer Gaming World: 20 

External links

This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.


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