MobyRank MobyScore
Amiga
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5.0
Atari ST
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3.8
Amstrad CPC
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...

Description

STORY

In 2005, aliens have taken over Antarctica. You are sent in to combat them with the new super tank, the Slye-Hicks MX-100, Codename: Arcticfox.

GAMEPLAY

Arcticfox is a futuristic-based 3D tank simulation game where your overall goal is to destroy as many enemy targets before they do the same to you.

Enemy targets come in all sorts of shapes and sizes: planes, tanks, bunkers and other important targets such as communication towers, etc. Thus, your state-of-the-art killing machine is equipped with a cannon, guided missiles and mines at your disposal in addition to radar and forward/aft view-screens to detect your enemy advances.

A noticeable difference between Articfox and other 3D simulators of its day is that Articfox is equipped with an advanced targeting system: You can target various sections of an enemy target, eg. the wing, hull, weapon systems, etc. (similarly found in futuristic flight simulation games).

Alternate Titles

  • "Arctic Fox" -- Alternate spelling

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User Reviews

3-D POV simulator, but more strategic than arcade, AI ahead of its time, and still challenging and surprising after all these years. Commodore 64 Jim Dohring (9)
A futuristic Tank Simulation introduced ahead-of-its-time-techniques DOS Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari Bronze Star Contributing Member (12539)

The Press Says

The Games Machine (UK) DOS Oct, 1987 58 out of 100 58

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
Playing on an Amiga emulator? 1 Sam Jeffreys Bronze Star Contributing Member (2214)
Sep 16, 2007

Trivia

The PC version of Arcticfox featured on-disk copy protection. Should the copy protection check fail, the title screen would load but any attempt to start the game or enter the enemy preview mode and the game will return right back to the title screen.


This entry was contributed by Quapil Bronze Star Contributing Member (4788), Martin Smith (63921), Terok Nor (9447) and Servo (50341)
 

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