MobyRank MobyScore
DOS
...
3.8
Commodore 64
...
3.8
Amstrad CPC
...
3.8

Description

A space simulation with elements from a number of other genres mixed in. Your mission is to destroy a robot army that has taken over a planet. Gameplay includes arcade sequences, where you fly your ship around and shoot the enemy robots; strategy elements, as you attempt to navigate and locate parts to repair the defense system; and even text-adventure elements, in the form of giving commands to your ship's computer.

Alternate Titles

  • "Tau-Ceti: The Lost Star Colony" -- Alternate spelling
  • "Tau Ceti: The Lost Star Colony" -- Thunder Mountain release title

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The Press Says

Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Jan, 1986 9 out of 10 90
64'er Commodore 64 Aug, 1986 13 out of 15 87
Happy Computer Commodore 64 1986 87 out of 100 87
The Games Machine (UK) DOS Dec, 1987 87 out of 100 87

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Awards

  • Happy Computer
    • 1986 - Runner-up as Action Game of the Year
    • Issue 04/1987 - #18 Best Game in 1986 (Readers' Vote)



This entry was contributed by Martin Smith (63223) and Ye Olde Infocomme Shoppe (1521)
 

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