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Shockwave Assault

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Genres
Shooter
Themes
ActionScience fiction
Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Developer
Electronic Arts
Publishers
Electronic Arts, Electronic Arts Victor
Release dates
Platform Date
PlayStation February 02, 1996
Sega Saturn April 12, 1996
Apple Pippin December 31, 1996
PC (Microsoft Windows) June 04, 1997

About

Shockwave Assault, also released as simply Shock Wave, is a science fiction flight combat shooting game for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PC and the Macintosh. The player takes on control of a futuristic plane to defeat many extraterrestrial ships and tripods. The plane's main weapons are lasers and rockets. The game includes two discs. The first disc takes place on earth where the player must liberate the planet from the alien invaders. The second disc takes place on Mars. The game received a 3DO-exclusive sequel, Shockwave 2: Beyond the Gate. Shock Wave was a pack-in game for the Goldstar 3DO.

Story

The year is 2019 and the alien invasion is here. In a surprise attack, the aliens decimate Earth's military forces. Mankind's only hope is the surviving orbital space carrier Omaha and its squadron of F-177 pilots. As the young inexperienced member of the squadron, it is the protagonist's job to drive the aliens from the planet.

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