Leavin' Teramis

HISTORY

Leavin' Teramis is a 1990 run and gun video game developed and published by Thalion Software for the Atari ST. A port for the Amiga was released a few months later.

Gameplay

The player is Nigel MacGibbons and has awoken with a hangover in a spaceship full of alien monsters. Nigel has to blast his way through eight levels in a time limit. The game is a run and gun shooter depicted from a top down perspective.

Reception

Aktueller Software Markt said the game is a technical masterpiece but the gameplay has too little variety. Amiga Joker recommended the game to action game fans but said casual gamers should try it before buying. The Games Machine compared the game unfavourable to Sega's Alien Syndrome and in conclusion said: "Leave this on the shelves; give it a miss." ACE summarized: "Leavin' Teramis doesn't attempt to be original in any way. What it does do very well is provide shoot 'em up addicts with a very humorous, colourful, and fast way to while away a good few hours." ST Action compared the game to Alien Syndrome, Commando, and Gauntlet and said: "Teramis is a polished hybrid that possesses attractive graphics and more importantly, that "just-one-more-go" feel."

STORY

Nigel MacGibbons is a free-minded pilot who likes to party. One morning he awakes with a hangover and finds out that he is in a spaceship called Teramis which is full of bloodthirsty aliens. He must find his way to get out in order to save himself.