Death Wake

Death Wake is a video game in the action genre developed by Binary Design, Ltd. and published by Quicksilva Ltd. originally released in 1985. It is currently playable on Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC.

The war for the Fatherland is about to be lost by the Allies as the Enemy holds the North, East and West, outnumbering everything the Allies have. To make matters even worse, the Enemy is about to complete research into atomic capabilities and, when finished, will finally end the war for the Allies. Many attempts have been made to destroy the research facility, but all have failed, as it is located at the end of a heavily guarded inlet under a mountain. You, the captain of the Undaunted, are the nation's last hope as you attempt to sail from your base, cross the sea and navigate the inlet before attempting to destroy the research facility.

The game begins with a map of La Patria showing the position of the bases, planes and ships of both sides. You must select the icons of your planes and select the targets to try to destroy them with more damage by facilitating the passage of your ship. Once you have attacked, the computer attacks your icons and any damage inflicted causes that icon to be out for one or two turns. Once all attacks have been made from both sides, then various types of arcade sequences begin as you make your way to your target. If you complete an arcade sequence, you return to the map to attack the computer once more.

Arcade sequences are viewed from above or from a first-person perspective. In the top-down view you control your ship and two escort ships, and must shoot down planes while avoiding bombs, torpedoes or mines. You can steer your ship to avoid the various weapons and, if you hold down the fire button, you control a sight to shoot the planes, but you cannot control the ship. In the first-person sequences you have to try to shoot several ships by firing shells from your cannons. You have to lower or raise the cannons to find the range of your shells while the enemy ships shoot back at you. Your ship has a damage meter and each time you are hit it increases and if it reaches 100% it is game over.

Once you have reached the research center, you face the center from a first person perspective and have to destroy by firing projectiles through the doors as they close. If they close, you have lost and the war is over.

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