Codename MAT
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Mission: Alien Termination involves all the knowledge of science, space combat and military tactics being implanted into the strong, agile and future-proof body of a 13-year-old boy. You play Mat, at the helm of the USS Centurion prototype fighter, and have the task for saving the world.
The game's basic space combat component is fast and smooth, with raging battles resembling Star Raiders. However, in addition to this you must plan your course carefully, both during and between fights. You also have the option of taking on command duties, directing all the other ships in the force.
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Average score: 71% (based on 11 ratings)
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Average score: 1.7 out of 5 (based on 3 ratings with 1 reviews)
The Good
A surprisingly deep mixture of strategy and arcade shooting action, Codename MAT is a kind of half way house between Star Raiders and Elite (without the trading obviously) where you need to carefully plan your next course of action and quickly take out the opposing forces.
The Bad
Graphics are serviceable but even at the time seemed a little on the flimsy side. The main detractor for this game though is the almost bewildering keyboard controls that sees you hop from map screen to rear and side views of your ship - a lot of which aren't really needed to be completely honest. The layout of the controls is such that you can sometimes accidentally find yourself warping into or out of trouble when you only wanted to slightly speed the ship up too.
The Bottom Line
Highly ambitious for the time and certainly surpassed by games with more depth and polish that came after it, Codename MAT is still an interesting curio of its time.
Amstrad CPC · by Ritchardo (2901) · 2023
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Although "Mission Alien Termination" is the official explanation of MAT in the title, some believe it is actually inspired by Crash! magazine journalist Matthew Uffindell, the first person outside Micromega to see the game.
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Game added by Martin Smith.
Amstrad CPC added by Kabushi.
Additional contributors: Patrick Bregger.
Game added September 12, 2004. Last modified March 2, 2024.