Planetfall

Description

It all started with your great-great-grandfather who was a High Admiral and one of the founding officers of the Patrol. All generations since then have served in the Patrol. Now it's your turn and two years into you are still a lowly Ensign Seventh Class. Your direct report, Blather, is really making your life miserable. Are you really Stellar Patrol material?

Alternate Titles

• "Sole Survivor" -- Working title
• "Planetfall - a science fiction story" -- Tag-lined title

Part of the Following Groups

• Games made into books
• Planetfall series

Merchant Title       Planetfall     Planetfall     Please select your country: United States Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Chile China Colombia Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Malaysia Malta Mexico The Netherlands New Zealand Norway Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Uruguay Vietnam Other Worldwide Not an American user?

User Reviews

Witty, atmospheric and emotional	DOS	General Error (4230)
Not impressed.	DOS	Foopy (12)
The best IF game I every played, and the only one I solved by myself.	DOS	David Ledgard (63)
One of the best Infocom games, set in a comic sci-fi environment	DOS	Frecklefoot (191)
Milestone of Character Development	DOS	Tony Van (2692)

The Press Says

Computer Games	Commodore 64	Feb, 1984	A+	100
Computer Games	DOS	Feb, 1984	A+	100
Computer Games	PC Booter	Feb, 1984	A+	100
Computer Games	Apple II	Feb, 1984	A+	100
Computer Games	Atari 8-bit	Feb, 1984	A+	100
Amiga Action	Amiga	Jan, 1991	82 out of 100	82
All Game Guide	Macintosh	1998		80
SPAG	DOS	Sep 20, 2002	7.3 out of 10	73
Adventure Classic Gaming	DOS	Aug 21, 2001	3 out of 5	60

Forums

There are currently no topics for this game.

Trivia

The working title for Planetfall was Sole Survivor

The old "Folio" packaging of Planetfall consisted of a folder containing "Today's Stellar Patrol" - recruitment brochure, a Special Assignment Task Force I.D. card, three postcards (Ramos II, Nebulon, and Accardi-3), and a personal diary (4 pages, 1 empty).

The re-release of Planetfall used the standard box format which consisted of a grey box with coloured horizontal stripes. It contained "Today's Stellar Patrol" - recruitment brochure, a Special Assignment Task Force I.D. card, three postcards (Ramos II, Nebulon, and Accardi-3), and a personal diary (4 pages, 1 empty).

The Science Fiction Classics collection consisted of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Planetfall, and A Mind Forever Voyaging in a specially designed trilogy slipcase.