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Retail box cover (Australian CD-ROM version)

Planet Strike is the sequel to Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold. It was developed by JAM Productions, and was released by Apogee Software on October 28, 1994. Apogee released the game's source code under the terms of the GNU GPL v2.0 in 2013.

Release[]

Planet Strike was distributed by FormGen in North America and by Manaccom in Australia, and was Apogee's first game released in retail. Although no shareware version exists, the game could also be ordered directly from Apogee. FormGen later distributed retail versions of many of Apogee's earlier games (including the original Blake Stone) which were previously only available by mail-order.

Two different versions of Planet Strike exist: 1.00 and 1.01.

New features[]

  • 20 all-new levels
  • New wall/environment graphics
  • Cloaked actors
  • New alien guards
  • Real-time Automap with multi-zoom - 2x MAG shows actors, 4x shows pushwalls.
    • However, this automap is a downgrade from Aliens of Gold in that the player can lose orientation more easily.
  • 5 new bosses
  • A new ultimate weapon, the Anti-Plasma Cannon, which can even destroy doors
  • The elevator is replaced by a special teleportation device
  • Fission detonator, a special weapon to destroy security cubes to unlock teleport
  • 3 morphing actors (first appear as statues, or other objects)
  • New hazards such as locks and spikes
  • Improved actor intelligence
  • Destroyable ammo - ammo packs can accidentally be blown up, which can be used offensively
  • All-new music
  • Bobbing gun effect
  • Darker, more realistic levels with changing light conditions
  • New, more realistic weapon graphics

Story[]

After Dr. Goldfire's escape at the end of the previous game, British Intelligence initiates a large-scale search to capture Goldfire. For many years, no trace of the crazed scientist could be found. However, in 2149, Dr. Goldfire is discovered in an abandoned training facility near the former STAR Institute. He is once again building an army of powerful mutant creatures, in another attempt to enslave humanity. Blake Stone is sent to stop Dr. Goldfire and eliminate him and his creations once and for all.

Areas[]

Main article: Area

Weapons[]

Main article: Weapons

Enemies[]

Main article: Enemies

Source ports[]

  • BStone allows playing the game with modern Windows without DOSBox, and at high resolution.

Trivia[]

  • The game's working title was "Blake Stone: Firestorm"

External links[]

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