Human Cannonball
Description
In Human Cannonball your goal is to fire a man out of a cannon and have him land in a bucket of water. To do this you need to adjust your cannon so the position, angle, and firing speed are just right. You score a point for each successful landing, and the game ends after seven attempts. Several game variations are included which allow you to have the position, angle and speed all set by the player, or have one or more of these in a fixed position, or have one or more of these randomly set by the computer. If you wish to make the game more challenging, you can also set a moving wall in front of the bucket which will make your timing more critical.
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Average score: 44% (based on 4 ratings)
Players
Average score: 2.0 out of 5 (based on 16 ratings with 1 reviews)
The Good
Well, one cannot say Atari didn't try. They made it possible for you to decide about the angle of the cannon, the speed at which you'll be shot, the relative position of the cannon and its target, etc.
The Bad
I didn't bother to check if the maths and physics of the game fit with reality. I just had enough trying the different settings to watch my man spell a big O-U-C-H at most of his landings. What's the point, really? How many times can you try and fail and try and win? The game soon gets on the shelf, if not in a garage sale.
The Bottom Line
What do you expect? Action? Yawn! I'm so bored you can just shoot me.
Atari 2600 · by RobinHud (68) · 2005
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Cancelled predecessor
The game was originally developed for the arcades by
Rarity
Cannon Man, the Sear Tele-Games version of Human Cannonball, is the rarest of the Sears Tele-Games to find for collectors.
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Game added by Servo.
Plex Arcade added by firefang9212. Windows, Xbox 360 added by Alaka. Antstream added by lights out party.
Additional contributors: LepricahnsGold, Patrick Bregger.
Game added November 7, 2003. Last modified April 25, 2024.