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Overlander

Shooter Racing Arcade Action Science fiction
December 31, 1988
Released 13636 days ago
Commodore C64/128/MAX ZX Spectrum Atari ST/STE Amiga Amstrad CPC

About

A roadblasters style driving game. You drive in a post-apocalyptic wasteland in your armour-plated car. You earn money by transporting goods from place to place, but watch out for other overlanders trying to stop you.

Storyline

The year is 2025. The once green and beautiful planet now resembles Death Valley, USA. The soil is dry and scorched; there is little vegetation to be seen anywhere. The Earth has been in this state ever since the ozone layer was destroyed in the latter part of the twentieth century. They say the aerosol was to blame; a primitive form of dispensing container using highly dangerous propellant gas.

Scientists saw the holes developing in the ozone layer and sent warnings but they were never taken seriously, until it was too late. The holes were there and they were growing. The damage was minimal at first but eventually grew into an unstoppable apocalypse. Radiation from the sun caused terrible damage to the environment and forced people to retreat underground, safe from harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation. Vast subterranean cities evolved, but in isolation.

Today, the only link between these underground cities is the old network of surface freeways, now ruled by anarchic gangs of outcasts, known wholly as surface dwellers. The only people daring to make trips these days are the Overlanders...

The Overlanders are a breed apart. They keep themselves to themselves. Their only passion in life is their customised cars; pre-apocalypse vehicles dragged underground and rebuilt; rebuilt for speed and survival. They make journeys for cash, running cargo across the surface dwellers gauntlet. Life is improving the car. Cargo's are carried for cash, cash means a better, faster, more powerful car...

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Release Dates by Platform

Atari ST/STE Worldwide
Dec 31, 1988
Amstrad CPC Worldwide
Dec 31, 1988
ZX Spectrum Worldwide
Dec 31, 1988
Commodore C64/128/MAX Worldwide
Dec 31, 1988
Amiga Worldwide
Dec 31, 1989

Game Info

Developer
Elite Systems
Publisher
Elite Systems
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Genres
Shooter Racing Arcade
Themes
Action Science fiction

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