Imhotep (video game)
{{Short description|1985 video game}}
{{Infobox VG
|title = Imhotep
|image = Image:Imhotep cover.png
|caption =
|developer = Ultimate Play the Game
|publisher = Ultimate Play the Game
|designer = Manuel Caballero
|released = {{vgrelease|UK|15 October 1985}}
|genre = Scrolling shooter
|modes = Single-player
|platforms = Commodore 64
}}
Imhotep is a horizontally scrolling shooter for the Commodore 64 published in the United Kingdom by Ultimate Play the Game on 15 October 1985. The game is set in Ancient Egypt and revolves around Imhotep the Wise and his mission to stop the famine plaguing the kingdom by obtaining sacred books. Imhotep was developed by Spaniard Manuel Caballero over a period of ten months during his gap year.{{cite web|title=Interviews - Manuel Caballero, Imhotep Programmer|url=http://www.robsoftcloud.net/Ultimate/interviews/inview03.shtml|publisher=Robotsoftcloud|accessdate=16 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924091640/http://www.robsoftcloud.net/Ultimate/interviews/inview03.shtml|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}
Gameplay
Imhotep is a scrolling shooter similar to Defender. In the game the title character flies on a mystic bird which uses power bolts to shoot down enemies. The player must also avoid the stones flung by catapults.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_052_1986-02_EMAP_Publishing_GB/Computer__Video_Games_Issue_052_1986-02_EMAP_Publishing_GB#page/n29/mode/2up|title = Computer & Video Games - Issue 052 (1986-02)(EMAP Publishing)(GB)|date = February 1986}}
Reception
The game received overwhelmingly negative reviews upon release, with many critics citing it as the worst game published by Ultimate. John Reed from Zzap!64 was convinced that it would damage Ultimate's reputation as one of Britain's leading software development houses.{{cite journal|last1=Reed|first1=John|title=Imhotep review|journal=Zzap!64|date=January 1986|issue=9|page=15|url=http://www.zzap64.co.uk/cgi-bin/displaypage.pl?issue=009&page=015&thumbstart=0&magazine=zzap&check=1|accessdate=16 July 2017}}
It was well received by Your Commodore's reviewer, who said that it was "an infuriatingly addictive game."{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/16-your-commodore-magazine/Your_Commodore_Issue_16_1986_Jan#page/n50/mode/1up|title = Your Commodore Magazine Issue 16|date = January 1986}}
References
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External links
- [http://gb64.com/game.php?id=3719&d=18&h=0 Imhotep] at Gamebase 64
- {{lemon64 game|name=Imhotep}}
- [http://www.zzap64.co.uk/cgi-bin/displaypage.pl?issue=9&page=15 Imhotep review] in Zzap!64
{{Ultimate Play the Game}}
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Category:Commodore 64-only games
Category:Horizontally scrolling shooters
Category:Single-player video games