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'''''Butcher Hill''''' is an [[action game]] developed and published by [[Gremlin Graphics]] in [[1989 in video gaming|1989]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=World of Spectrum - Butcher Hill |url=https://worldofspectrum.org/archive/software/games/butcher-hill-gremlin-graphics-software-ltd |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=World of Spectrum}}</ref> In this game, the player controls a team of five soldiers who have to survive in the Vietnamese jungle<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.gremlinarchive.com/index.php/2016/08/25/butcher-hill/ |title = Butcher Hill – the Gremlin Graphics Archive}}</ref> and kill as many enemies as possible. In the first part, the player |
'''''Butcher Hill''''' is an [[action game]] developed and published by [[Gremlin Graphics]] in [[1989 in video gaming|1989]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=World of Spectrum - Butcher Hill |url=https://worldofspectrum.org/archive/software/games/butcher-hill-gremlin-graphics-software-ltd |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=World of Spectrum}}</ref> In this game, the player controls a team of five soldiers who have to survive in the Vietnamese jungle<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.gremlinarchive.com/index.php/2016/08/25/butcher-hill/ |title = Butcher Hill – the Gremlin Graphics Archive}}</ref> and kill as many enemies as possible. In the first part, the player is in a boat on a river with rocks, mines and enemy fighters trying to sink it. If there is at least one remaining soldier at the end of the first part, the player enters the second part, a simulated 3D view of the jungle, shooting enemy soldiers and evading mines. |
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*[http://www.easyretro.com/node/129/Butcher-Hill.html Play Butcher Hill online] |
*[http://www.easyretro.com/node/129/Butcher-Hill.html Play Butcher Hill online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131060711/http://www.easyretro.com/node/129/Butcher-Hill.html |date=2008-01-31 }} |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071028194751/http://www.thelegacy.de/Museum/game.php3?titel_id=7530&game_id=7635 https://web.archive.org/web/20071028194751/http://www.thelegacy.de/Museum/game.php3?titel_id=7530&game_id=7635] |
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| Developer(s) | Gremlin Graphics |
| Publisher(s) | Gremlin Graphics |
| Designer(s) | Steph, Blizard, Andy |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | April 1989 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Butcher Hill is an action game developed and published by Gremlin Graphics in 1989.[1] In this game, the player controls a team of five soldiers who have to survive in the Vietnamese jungle[2] and kill as many enemies as possible. In the first part, the player is in a boat on a river with rocks, mines and enemy fighters trying to sink it. If there is at least one remaining soldier at the end of the first part, the player enters the second part, a simulated 3D view of the jungle, shooting enemy soldiers and evading mines.
Reception
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The Spanish magazine Microhobby gave the game the following scores:[3] Originality: 40%, Graphics: 70%, Motion: 60%, Sound: 70%, Difficulty: 80%, Addiction: 60%.
References
[edit]- ^ "World of Spectrum - Butcher Hill". World of Spectrum. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "Butcher Hill – the Gremlin Graphics Archive".
- ^ (Spanish) Butcher Hill - ZX Spectrum de Gremlin Graphics (1989) - article on Soloretro
External links
[edit]- Play Butcher Hill online Archived 2008-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071028194751/http://www.thelegacy.de/Museum/game.php3?titel_id=7530&game_id=7635
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