Captive

Video game released in 1990

Video gamevideo gameQ1959814

Developer: Mindscape
Publisher: Mindscape
Released: 1990
Platforms: DOS
, Commodore Amiga
, Atari ST
Genre: role-playing video game
, science fiction video game
Game mode: single-player video game

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Captive is a science fiction role-playing video game published by Mindscape. In the style of Dungeon Master, it uses pseudo-3D realtime graphics from a first-person perspective. It was released for Amiga and Atari ST in 1990 and MS-DOS in 1992. The player characters are androids operated remotely by a prisoner trying to free himself. The player assumes the role of the prisoner, and the game involves visiting and destroying a series of bases on different planets.

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Designed by: Antony Crowther
Distribution format: floppy disk
Input device: computer keyboard
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Set in environment: prison
Different from: captive insurance
Review score: 96% review score by: Gen4 · platforms: Commodore Amiga
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96% review score by: Gen4 · platforms: Atari ST
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69% review score by: Gen4 · platforms: PC game
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