Ludography
Matrix Marauders cover

1990 · Racing

Matrix Marauders

Earth One- Prepare to descend. Your time has come...

Released
1990
Platforms
AmigaAtari STAtari ST/STE
Genres
Racing
Developers
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Publishers
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Perspective
First person
Themes
Science fiction
Country
United Kingdom

About

Matrix Marauders is a 1990 racing video game published by Psyclapse.

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The racing game is set in the future, where the player takes part in a racing challenge, in which they race cars in a speed test to see who can reach the finish-line first. The cars have power ups which can be deployed or fired during the game to aid competitors. There are holes on the tracks which must be jumped over. The screen has an interface that allows the player to lock on to opponents and offers warnings when competitors are encroaching, as well as a navigator that speaks to the player.

Development

The loading sequences of the game were designed by Jim Bowers, who also designed those of Psygnosis games Obliterator and Infestation. Bowers shaded and blended images from the game to give them a metallic look. The game was released after June 1990.

Reception

Kultpower gave the Atari ST version a 32%, and the Amiga version a 32% as well. Meanwhile, German magazine Datormagazin gave it a 7/10 while CU Amiga gave it 25%.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Amiga31 December 1990Worldwide
Atari ST/STE31 December 1991Worldwide

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