Ludography
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1990 · The Assembly Line · Arcade · Puzzle

E-Motion

Nintendo console exclusive

A puzzle game for early computer platforms and later ported to the Game Boy.

Released
1990
Platforms
AmigaAmstrad CPCAtari STAtari ST/STECommodore 64Commodore C64/128/MAXGame BoyMS-DOSZX Spectrum
Genres
ArcadePuzzleStrategy
Developers
The Assembly Line
Publishers
AccoladeU.S. Gold
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action
Country
United Kingdom

About

E-Motion (also known as Sphericule or The Game of Harmony) is a 1990 puzzle video game developed by The Assembly Line. It was available for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum, and Game Boy. The Spectrum and Game Boy versions were developed by The Code Monkeys.

Media

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The player controls a round spacecraft, and must work to clear all globes from the screen within a time limit. The playing field wraps around at the edges, so a globe or the ship traveling off the left edge (for example) will re-appear on the right. Globes come in three different colors, and those of the same color will disappear when they collide, whereas differing-colored globes will produce small pods, of the third color. Pods can be collected for more energy, but if they are not picked up quickly, they will turn into globes.

There are 50 levels of increasing difficulty. On some levels, elastic bands connect certain globes, or even attach the player's ship to one or more globes. Destroying a globe will remove any elastic band attached to it. In other areas, barriers block the movement of the player and the globes.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Commodore C64/128/MAX31 December 1990Worldwide
Amiga31 December 1990Worldwide
Atari ST/STEUnreleased
Amstrad CPCUnreleased
MS-DOSUnreleased

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