AtariAge Home Atari 5200Atari 5200 
     
 "Have you played Atari today?"    
April 25, 2002  





Title:
System:
Region:

View All Titles in Development

Title: Cypher
System: Atari 5200
Author: Matt Reichert (aka "Tempest")
Website: Cypher Home Page
Release Date: 2002 PhillyClassic
Description: Cypher is based on an action/puzzle sequence from the Atari 400/800 game Computer War, where you try and match the pattern displayed at the top of the screen before the computer figures out the code. Each time you successfully match the pattern you score a "computer hit", score five computer hits and you'll face a one on one showdown with the MCP itself. If the MCP solves the code, he will launch the missiles and destroy the Earth (generally not a good thing). The pattern you must match (displayed at the top of the screen) will change every couple of seconds (based on difficulty), and the actual gameboard itself will change from time to time to keep the player on his toes. Power ups will float across the screen from time to time, but the player will not be able to see which power-up it is. There will be good power-ups and bad, the player must decide whether or not it's worth taking the risk. Power-ups can be collected by pressing the second controller button.
 
Screenshots

Cypher Screenshot
 
Cypher Screenshot
 
Cypher Screenshot
 
Cypher Screenshot
 
 
View All Titles in Development
     
Top | 2600 | 5200 | 7800 | Lynx | Jaguar | Back
Atari News | Message Boards | Features | Trading Post | Links | Store
Home | About | Contact | Submit News | Contribute | Mailing List
Use this handy logo to link to our site!
©1998-2002 AtariAge.