Tempest 2000

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Description

Tempest 2000 is a remake/upgrade of the popular Atari vector graphics-based shooter.

Blast your way through over 100+ levels, shooting the creatures that come out from the other side of the web to drag you in. Collect power-ups (jump, AI robots and more) to trippy graphics and colorful explosions as a thumping techno-house soundtrack blasts in the background.

Collect enough bonuses, and be subjected to two different types of bonus rounds as you navigate through rings, or try to ride a spiral tube.

Also included in the gameplay is an intense two-player mode to team up with or go head to head against another player, or even play a version of the original arcade game. There are four modes of gameplay in all: Traditional Tempest, Tempest Duel, Tempest Plus and Tempest 2000.

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Alternate Titles

• "テンペスト2000" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Enhanced remakes
• Tempest series
• Tempest variants

User Reviews

Television Is The Representative Of The Mind's Eye.	Jaguar	Guy Chapman (1997)
YaK's sadistic, ingenious design is just the thing Tempest needed!	DOS	Satoshi Kunsai (2074)
The most addicting game since Tetris!	Windows	Makitk (33)
Overall, a good update of a classic arcade game.	DOS	Lee Seitz (720)
A half-hearted attempt to bring back a classic.	Windows	Chris Martin (1204)

Critic Reviews

Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Jaguar	Dec 26, 2003	10 out of 10	100
Electric Playground	SEGA Saturn	Jul 31, 1997	9.5 out of 10	95
Entertainment Weekly	Jaguar	May 20, 1994	A-	91
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Jaguar	Dec 26, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Sega-16.com	SEGA Saturn	Dec 31, 2017	9 out of 10	90
Mega Fun	Jaguar	Sep, 1994	88 out of 100	88
Mac Ledge	Macintosh	May 21, 1998	4 out of 5	80
PC Action (Germany)	DOS	Feb, 1996	75 out of 100	75
PC Games (Germany)	DOS	Feb, 1996	60 out of 100	60
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	SEGA Saturn	Aug 14, 2001		10

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

The Jaguar version of Tempest 2000 appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Soundtrack

At the time of its release, the music to Tempest 2000 was so popular, that gamers could purchase the CD soundtrack directly from Atari.

Tempest X3

Tempest 2000 developer Jeff Minter reviewed the PlayStation port (he didn't do it) on his website. (see the Jan. 12, 1997 posting)

Awards

• Electronic Gaming Monthly
  • April 1994 (Issue 57) - Game of the Month
• GameFan Magazine
  • 1994 (Vol 3, Iss. 1) - named the Best Jaguar Arcade Game of the Year (Megawards)
• Game Informer Magazine
  • August 2001 (Issue 100) - voted #56 in the Top 100 Games of All Time poll
• VideoGames Magazine
  • March 1995 - Best Music for a Cartridge Game (Jaguar version)
  • March 1995 - Best Shooter (Jaguar version)

Information also contributed by Big John WV, Guy Chapman, and PCGamer77

Related Web Sites

• Video review of Atari Jaguar games (WARNING: Language) (The Angry Video Game Nerd, James Rolfe, reviews Atari Jaguar games, including Tempest 2000 on Jaguar.)
• Wikipedia: Tempest 2000 (Information about Tempest 2000 at Wikipedia)