Martianoids is a ZX Spectrum video game developed by Ultimate Play the Game and published in 1987. Although it uses isometric projection, as in the second generation isometric releases of Ultimate like Nightshade and Gunfright, Martianoids used a scrolling display instead of the flip screen of previous titles like Knight Lore and Alien 8. As the contemporary Ultimate title became bubbler Martianoids not written by the partnership of Tim Stamper and Chris Stamper. Instead, it was programmed by a team at US Gold, so it was an ultimate game in name only. It was Ultimate's penultimate title for 8-bit home computers. In 1988 the company became Rare and entered into a longstanding partnership with Nintendo to develop console games. Storyline Players are given a cryptic introduction describing an attack by aliens known as "The Martianids". The Martianids enter the player's ship and attack the ship's brain with "photon weapons". The player must act to prevent further damage. The player has lasers for defense that destroy the interior walls, computer components, etc. and the aliens.
Originally posted on 2021-01-08 12:35:00.