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Laser Squad is a classic computer game, originally released for the ZX Spectrum and later for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST and Commodore 64 computers, and yet another couple of years later for PC computers. It was designed by Julian Gollop and his team at Mythos Games (Now Codo Technologies), published by Target, expanding on the ideas applied in their previous Rebelstar series of games. Image File history File links ZX_Laser_Squad. ...
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Julian Gollop is a recognized game designer of strategy games. ...
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Codo Technologies is a video game developer that was founded by Julian Gollop and others, including brother Nick Gollop, continuing the line of sophisticated strategy war games started at their previous company Mythos Games. ...
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The ZX Spectrum is a home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd. ...
The original Amiga 1000 (1985) with Commodore 1080 monitor The Amiga is a family of home/personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation as an advanced home entertainment and productivity machine. ...
The Amstrad CPC was a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad during the 1980s and early 1990s. ...
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Julian Gollop is a recognized game designer of strategy games. ...
Codo Technologies is a video game developer that was founded by Julian Gollop and others, including brother Nick Gollop, continuing the line of sophisticated strategy war games started at their previous company Mythos Games. ...
Rebelstar is a 1986 turn-based strategy computer game by Julian Gollop, originally released on the ZX Spectrum. ...
Laser Squad is a turn based strategy war game where the player completes objectives such as rescue or retrieval operations, or simply eliminating all of the enemy, by manoeuvering the squad's team members around a map one at a time, taking actions such as move, turn, shoot, pick up and so on that would use up the unit's Action Points. By taking advantage of cover, squad level military tactics, and careful use of weaponry, the cunning player could complete their objectives before the other player/computer AI. More heavily laden units would tire more easily, and need resting or face running out of Action Points more quickly in subsequent turns. Morale also played a factor, a unit witnessing the deaths of all his teammates in short shrift, could panic and run out of the player's control.
The game originally came with 5 scenarios to play. For the 8-bit versions of the game, 2 additional scenarios were available via mail order on an additional tape cassette or diskette.
Mythos later released a similar game called Lords of Chaos including many similarities to this game but now in a fantasy-setting of wizards, dragons and spell casting. This game was a follow-up to Mythos' earlier ZX Spectrum game Chaos. Lords of Chaos (video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...
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Many of the Laser Squad mechanics were re-used in the later X-COM series of games, by the same authors (but published by Microprose). In this case however the missions formed part of a larger campaign and storyline, unlike the Laser Squad scenarios which were largely self contained, at least in the sense that the results of one mission did not affect any other. X-COM is a series of computer games, started by MicroProse in 1994. ...
Rebelstar and Laser Squad are among the earliest examples of turn based unit level computer wargames, later examples being Jagged Alliance, Sabre Team, X-COM (the first three X-COM games) (on the Amiga and PC) and more recently Pathway to Glory on the N-Gage. Its influence and influences are also apparent in miniature based war games such as Space Hulk. Rebelstar is a 1986 turn-based strategy computer game by Julian Gollop, originally released on the ZX Spectrum. ...
Jagged Alliance is a series of turn-based strategy computer games. ...
Pathway to Glory is a tactical turn-based game for the Nokia N-Gage, by Nokia and RedLynx, released in late 2004. ...
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Each of these games shares some or all of attributes such as an Action Point and morale systems, Line of Sight/Fog of War, Overwatch (AKA Snap fire) and the ability to choose the equipment of your squad from a choice of ballistic, energy, grenade and HTH combat weapons.
More recently, the Laser Squad franchise has been revived by Codo Technologies with both the play by email game Laser Squad Nemesis, although this departs from the turn based Action Point system and does not have customisable weaponry, and with the Game Boy Advance title Rebelstar: Tactical Command. There is also a Java MIDP remake of the original game, designed for mobile phones, although it is not clear if this an officially licensed title, and an unofficial Java J2SE version called L.Squad by Tim Stridmann. Codo Technologies is a video game developer that was founded by Julian Gollop and others, including brother Nick Gollop, continuing the line of sophisticated strategy war games started at their previous company Mythos Games. ...
Laser Squad Nemesis is a turn-based computer game designed by Codo Technologies. ...
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Finally, some of the name choices for characters and organisations in the games of Mythos/Codo are a subtle thread connecting all the Laser Squad and Rebelstar games. Examples include the recurring character Corporal Jonlan and the arms manufacturer Marsec (Mars Security), which also appears in the later X-com games, Appocalypse and Interceptor. Rebelstar is a 1986 turn-based strategy computer game by Julian Gollop, originally released on the ZX Spectrum. ...
External links
- Laser Squad at MobyGames
- Laser Squad Nemesis homepage
- Fan site for C64 version, including legitimate disk image for download
- Laser Squad fansite (downloads, fanfiction, additional scenarios, soundtracks)
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