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Cardiaxx

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Cardiaxx
Developer(s)Eclipse Design
Publisher(s)Electronic Zoo
Platform(s)Amiga
Release1991
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter

Cardiaxx is a science-fiction scrolling shooter video game for the Amiga. It was developed by Eclipse Design and published by Electronic Zoo in 1991, although it was originally published by Electronic Zoo.[citation needed] The game features a spaceship as it flies through various levels of varying graphic styles.[citation needed] Each level has a boss at the end, and each level is separated by a sub-level of avoiding asteroids while the next level loads from the floppy disk.[citation needed]

Gameplay

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Development

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Cardiaxx was developed by David Mariner and Jon Mitchell of Eclipse Design, with Josef Karthauser later joining them.[citation needed] The game's original publisher, Electronic Zoo, failed to release funds owed to Eclipse Design for its development shortly after its public release in 1991.[citation needed] As a result, the Atari ST version was never released, and legal action followed. However, Electronic Zoo closed down during the legal proceedings.[citation needed] The game was later released by Team17, but again no funds beyond the initial signing fee were ever released.[citation needed] Therefore, Mariner and Mitchell still retain all rights to Cardiaxx to this day.[citation needed]

Reception

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Cardiaxx received generally positive reception from video game critics.

References

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  1. ^ "Cardiaxx". Amiga Action. No. 29. February 1992. p. 72.
  2. ^ "Review". Computer and Video Games. No. 122. January 1992. p. 75.
  3. ^ JTurunen (August 1994). "Cardiaxx – Ammu halavalla!". Pelit (in Finnish). No. 15. Fokus Media Finland. p. 27.
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