
Hostage: Rescue Mission
Operation Jupiter.
Hostages Hostage: Rescue Mission Operation Jupiter | |
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Developer(s) | Infogrames |
Publisher(s) | Infogrames, Mindscape, Digital Integration, Superior Software, Superior Interactive, Byte Back, Piko Interactive |
Year released | 1988 |
System(s) | Commodore Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64/128, DOS, Mac OS, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron |
Genre(s) | Action |
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Modes | Single player |
Rescue: The Embassy Mission | |
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Developer(s) | Kotobuki System |
Publisher(s) | Kemco, Seika |
Year released | 1989 |
System(s) | NES |
Hostage: Rescue Mission | |
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Developer(s) | Obscure Designs |
Publisher(s) | Superior Software |
Year released | 1990 |
System(s) | Acorn Archimedes |
Hostage: Rescue Mission | |
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Developer(s) | New Frontier |
Publisher(s) | Infogrames |
Year released | 1990 |
System(s) | Amstrad CPC, MSX, Sinclair ZX Spectrum |
Hostages is a tactical shooter game developed and published by Infogrames Entertainment. It was released for the Acorn Electron, Archimedes, Atari ST, Amiga, Apple IIGS, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, NES, and ZX Spectrum platforms in 1988. The game was released as Hostage: Rescue Mission in the United States and Operation Jupiter in France; the NES port is titled Rescue: The Embassy Mission.
Story[edit | edit source]
A terrorist group have overrun an embassy in Paris. The player takes control of a six-man GIGN team on a mission to free the hostages. The plot is presented in the form of a telegram: "An EMBASSY has been overrun by a group of terrorists STOP. Their demands are unacceptable STOP. It's up to you to free the EMBASSY and disarm the terrorists STOP". The NES version waters this down slightly, describing the attackers as "political fanatics".
Gameplay[edit | edit source]
The game has three basic stages: you first move snipers into position, then take out terrorists and position men to rappel into the building, and finally breach the Embassy to rescue hostages. This game is seen as a forerunner of more recent games such as Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, which feature plots and gameplay of a similar nature.
Table of Contents
- Infogrames
- Mindscape
- Digital Integration
- Superior Software
- Superior Interactive
- Byte Back
- Piko Interactive
- Commodore Amiga
- Apple IIGS
- Atari ST
- Commodore 64/128
- DOS
- Mac OS
- BBC Micro
- Acorn Electron
- Kemco
- Seika
- 1989
- NES
- 1990
- Acorn Archimedes
- Amstrad CPC
- MSX
- Sinclair ZX Spectrum
- Games
- Guides at completion stage 4
- 1988
- Infogrames Entertainment
- Kotobuki System
- Obscure Designs
- New Frontier
- Action
- Single player