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1986 · Action-adventure · Shooter

Glider Rider

The player must destroy the reactors on the island by dropping grenades on them. The reactors are defended by laser gun towers which can be temporarily disabled by disrupting their control towers.

Released
1986
Platforms
Amstrad CPCCommodore 64Commodore C64/128/MAXZX Spectrum
Genres
Action-adventureShooter
Developers
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Publishers
Quicksilva
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Third personBird view / Isometric
Themes
ActionScience fiction
Country
United Kingdom

About

Glider Rider is an isometric action-adventure game published by Argus Press Software on its Quicksilva label in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC. The music was composed by David Whittaker.

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The player must destroy the reactors on the island by dropping grenades on them. The reactors are defended by laser gun towers which can be temporarily disabled by disrupting their control towers.

The player's character rides a machine which is a combination motorcycle and hang glider. By driving down a mountainside and suddenly reversing direction, the player can take to the air. He can fly in any direction, or lose height, but cannot climb higher. There are many mountains on the island to help him achieve flight. To destroy a reactor he must fly over it dropping grenades.

Story

The terrorist Abraxas Corporation must be destroyed. An agent has been sent to their artificial island to bomb the ten reactors that power their base. To complete the mission he has been given a supply of grenades and a motorcycle capable of transformation into a hang glider.

Reception

Sinclair User were highly positive of the game, especially the music on the 128K version, awarding it a "Sinclair User Classic".

In a 1986 review, Your Sinclair were less enthusiastic, summarising their review with 5/10 saying "Glider Rider is a bit like the island it's set on. Looks good from a distance, lacks real depth."

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Commodore C64/128/MAX31 December 1986Europe
ZX Spectrum31 December 1986Europe
Amstrad CPC31 December 1986Europe

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