Return to Atlantis (video game) explained

Return to Atlantis
Platforms:	Amiga
Released:	1988
Genre:	Action-adventure

Return to Atlantis is a 1988 video game published by Electronic Arts for the Amiga.

Gameplay

Return to Atlantis is a game in which the player character goes on missions to help protect the ocean. The player plays the role of Indiana Cousteau, proclaimed as a hero of the oceans.^[1]

Development

Return to Atlantis was announced for the Commodore Amiga in late 1985.^[2] It was one of the first titles announced for the platform.^[3] The game was marked by a long development time and delays.^[4] The art was produced by Mike Wallace.^[5] It arrived two years after being announced.

Reception

Douglas Seacat reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "All in all, Return to Atlantis is a game which offers mixed signals."^[6]

Reviews

• The Games Machine - May, 1988^[7]
• ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Mar, 1988
• Jeux & Stratégie #53^[8]

External links

• Review in Info
• Review in Amiga World
• Review in Amazing Computing
• Review in Power Play
• Review in Commodore User
• Review in The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review
• Review in Your Amiga

Notes and References

1. Book: Maher, Jimmy. The Future Was Here: The Commodore Amiga. 2018-01-26. MIT Press. 978-0-262-53569-4. en.
2. Book: Compute! Magazine Issue 065. October 1985.
3. Book: Compute! Magazine Issue 083. April 1987.
4. Book: The Journal of Computer Game Design. 1990. Journal of Computer Game Design. en.
5. Book: Compute! Magazine Issue 079. December 1986.
6. Seacat . Douglas . Taking a Dive: EA's "Return to Atlantis" . Computer Gaming World . June 1988 . 1 . 48 . 26–27.
7. Web site: The Games Machine Issue 006.
8. Web site: Jeux & stratégie 53 . October 1988 .