Ostron

aka: Joust

Moby ID: 14934

Released

1983 on ZX Spectrum

Credits

2 people

Publishers

Softek Software

Moby Score: n/a
Players: (3)
Collected By: 2 players

Genre: Action
Perspective: Side view
Visual: Fixed / flip-screen
Gameplay: Arcade
Platform
Setting: Fantasy

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: Cassette Tape
Input Devices Supported: Joystick, Keyboard
Number of Players Supported: 1 Player

Description official description

Ostron is a clone of Joust.

Riding an Ostrich, you must do battle with buzzard-mounted knights. Rather than shooting at them or fighting hand-to-hand, the combat is resolved simply - you must be above the buzzard to defeat it, otherwise you lose one of your five lives. There are ledges in the landscape, to increase the strategic nature of finding a winning position. Each scene contains a set number of knights to be vanquished - lose a life and you must restart the screen. Four types of opposition are faced, increasing in speed and skill - Blue Bearers, Green Chasers, Red Knaves and Dark Knights.