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Arcticfox
Arcticfox
	Cover art by John Mattos
Developer(s)	Dynamix
Publisher(s)	NA: Electronic Arts; EU: Ariolasoft;
Producer(s)	Joe Ybarra
Programmer(s)	Damon Slye; Richard Hicks; Jeffrey Tunnell; Kevin Ryan;
Artist(s)	John Burton
Platform(s)	Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MS-DOS
Release	1986
Genre(s)	Vehicle simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player

Arcticfox is a science fiction tank simulation video game developed by Dynamix and published by Electronic Arts in 1986. It was published in Europe by Ariolasoft. A sequel to Dynamix's Stellar 7, it was released on Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MS-DOS, and Apple II. A third game was released in the series in 1991 titled Nova 9: The Return of Gir Draxon.

The game is set in a fictional 2005 where aliens have taken over Antarctica in an attempt to steal the Earth's oxygen. The player is sent to eradicate the intruders using a new super tank codenamed Arcticfox.

Arcticfox's design team at Dynamix went on to produce The Incredible Machine and Red Baron.^{[citation needed]}

Gameplay

The player must pilot the tank into enemy territory with the goal of knocking out the alien base. The player uses the tank's abilities to destroy the aliens' ships and equipment. The Arcticfox tank is equipped with a cannon, guided missiles, land mines, and is outfitted with radar, a GPS device, and fore and aft viewscreens. The player fights a variety of enemy units including planes, tanks, bunkers and communication towers.

The vantage point for the game is the cockpit of the Arcticfox tank. The player can see out of the main viewscreen as well as the tank's sundry features such as the radar screen. The view also shows the character's hand on the joystick which moves in accordance with the tank's movements. Enemy targets are visible on the view screens and on radar.

Reception

Computer Gaming World called Arcticfox "the first original new [EA game] that uses the distinctive features of the Amiga", calling the graphics and sound "Sensational!". It advised using a joystick instead of the mouse.^[1] In 1996, the magazine ranked the Amiga version of Arcticfox as the 138th best game of all time, calling it "the seminal 3D polygon-based shooter".^[2] Compute! also praised the Amiga version, and stated that the game would appeal to those who enjoyed both strategy and arcade action.^[3] Antic praised the gameplay for Atari ST version, and concluded that it was a game that the players will return to play time and time again.^[4] Info magazine gave the Commodore 64 version four-plus stars out of five, praising its "great 3-D graphics", "intuitive control interface", and control over missiles.^[5] The staff of Crash magazine were critical of the ZX Spectrum version of the game, giving it an overall score of 41%.^[6]

References

^ Wagner, Roy (May 1986). "Amiga Preferences". Computer Gaming World. No. 28. p. 42. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
^ "150 Best Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World. November 1996. pp. 64–80. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
^ Stumpf, Robert J. (October 1986). "ArcticFox For Amiga". Compute!. No. 77. p. 64. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
^ Manor, John (July 1988). "ST Games Gallery: Hunt For Red October, Arctic Fox, Oids, Police Quest, Space Quest II, Slaygon, Beyond Zork". Antic. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
^ Dunnington, Benn; Brown, Mark R.; Malcolm, Tom (January–February 1987). "64/128 Gallery". Info. pp. 14–21.
^ "Arcticfox". Crash. No. 55. Newsfield Publications. August 1988. pp. 20–21.

External links

Arcticfox at MobyGames
Arcticfox at Amiga Hall of Light
Arcticfox at Atari Mania
Arcticfox at Lemon 64
Arcticfox at SpectrumComputing.co.uk

[wagner198605-1] Wagner, Roy (May 1986). "Amiga Preferences". Computer Gaming World. No. 28. p. 42. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

[cgw199611best-2] "150 Best Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World. November 1996. pp. 64–80. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

[stumpf198610-3] Stumpf, Robert J. (October 1986). "ArcticFox For Amiga". Compute!. No. 77. p. 64. Retrieved 9 November 2013.

[antic198807-4] Manor, John (July 1988). "ST Games Gallery: Hunt For Red October, Arctic Fox, Oids, Police Quest, Space Quest II, Slaygon, Beyond Zork". Antic. Retrieved 2020-05-09.

[info198701-5] Dunnington, Benn; Brown, Mark R.; Malcolm, Tom (January–February 1987). "64/128 Gallery". Info. pp. 14–21.

[6] "Arcticfox". Crash. No. 55. Newsfield Publications. August 1988. pp. 20–21.

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+| title      = Arcticfox
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+| image      = arcticfox box.jpg
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+| alt        =
+| caption    = Cover art by John Mattos
-|developer=[[Dynamix]]
+| developer  = [[Dynamix]]
-|publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]<br>[[Ariolasoft]]
+| publisher  = {{vgrelease|NA|[[Electronic Arts]]|EU|[[Ariolasoft]]}}
+| producer   = [[Joe Ybarra]]
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+| programmer = {{Plainlist|
-|platforms=[[Amiga]], [[Atari ST]], [[Apple II]], [[Commodore 64]], [[ZX Spectrum]], [[MS-DOS]],
+* [[Damon Slye]]
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+* Richard Hicks
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+* [[Jeff Tunnell|Jeffrey Tunnell]]
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+* Kevin Ryan}}
-|producer=[[Joe Ybarra]]
+| artist     = John Burton
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 }}
-'''''Arcticfox''''' is a [[science fiction]] [[tank simulation]] video game developed by [[Dynamix]] and published by [[Electronic Arts]] in 1986. It was published in Europe by [[Ariolasoft]]. A sequel to Dynamix's ''[[Stellar 7]]'', ''Arcticfox'' was developed for the [[Amiga]] as one of the platform's first titles but was quickly [[Porting|ported]] to other platforms including the [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[ZX Spectrum]], [[MS-DOS]] and [[Apple II series|Apple II]]. A third game was released in the series in 1991 titled ''[[Nova 9: The Return of Gir Draxon]]''.
+'''''Arcticfox''''' is a [[science fiction]] [[tank simulation]] video game developed by [[Dynamix]] and published by [[Electronic Arts]] in 1986. It was published in Europe by [[Ariolasoft]]. A sequel to Dynamix's ''[[Stellar 7]]'', it was released on [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[ZX Spectrum]], [[MS-DOS]], and [[Apple II]]. A third game was released in the series in 1991 titled ''[[Nova 9: The Return of Gir Draxon]]''.
-The game is set in a fictional 2005 where [[Extraterrestrial life|aliens]] have taken over [[Antarctica]] in an attempt to steal the Earth's [[oxygen]]. The player is sent to eradicate the intruders using a new super tank codenamed ''Arcticfox''.
+The game is set in a fictional 2005 where aliens have taken over [[Antarctica]] in an attempt to steal the Earth's [[oxygen]]. The player is sent to eradicate the intruders using a new super tank codenamed ''Arcticfox''.
-''Arcticfox'''s design team at Dynamix went on to produce ''[[The Incredible Machine (video game)|The Incredible Machine]]'' and ''[[Red Baron (1990 video game)|Red Baron]]''.{{fact|date=June 2017}}
+''Arcticfox''{{'}}s design team at Dynamix went on to produce ''[[The Incredible Machine (video game)|The Incredible Machine]]'' and ''[[Red Baron (1990 video game)|Red Baron]]''.{{fact|date=June 2017}}
 ==Gameplay==
+[[File:Arcticfox_Atari_ST_screenshot.png|thumb|left|Gameplay screenshot (Atari ST)]]
-The player must pilot the tank into enemy territory with the goal of knocking out the alien base. The player uses the tank's abilities to destroy the aliens' ships and equipment. The Arcticfox tank is equipped with a [[cannon]], [[guided missile]]s and [[land mine]]s, and is outfitted with [[radar]], a [[Global Positioning System|GPS]] device, and fore and aft viewscreens. The player fights a variety of enemy units including planes, tanks, bunkers and [[Radio masts and towers|communication towers]].
+The [[Player character|player]] must pilot the tank into enemy territory with the goal of knocking out the alien base. The player uses the tank's abilities to destroy the aliens' ships and equipment. The Arcticfox tank is equipped with a [[cannon]], [[guided missile]]s, [[land mine]]s, and is outfitted with [[radar]], a [[Global Positioning System|GPS]] device, and fore and aft viewscreens. The player fights a variety of enemy units including planes, tanks, bunkers and [[Radio masts and towers|communication towers]].
 The vantage point for the game is the [[cockpit]] of the Arcticfox tank. The player can see out of the main viewscreen as well as the tank's sundry features such as the radar screen. The view also shows the character's hand on the [[joystick]] which moves in accordance with the tank's movements. Enemy targets are visible on the view screens and on radar.
 ==Reception==
-''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' called ''Arcticfox'' "the first original ''new'' [EA game] that uses the distinctive features of the Amiga", calling the graphics and sound "Sensational!". It advised using a joystick instead of the mouse.<ref name="wagner198605">{{cite magazine| title=Amiga Preferences | magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] | issue=28 | date=May 1986 | last=Wagner | first=Roy | pages=42 | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1986&pub=2&id=28 | accessdate=16 April 2016}}</ref> In 1996, the magazine ranked the Amiga version of ''Arcticfox'' as the 138th best game of all time, calling it "the seminal 3D polygon-based shooter."<ref name="cgw199611best">{{cite news | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1996&pub=2&id=148 | title=150 Best Games of All Time | work=Computer Gaming World | date=November 1996 | accessdate=25 March 2016 | pages=64-80}}</ref> ''[[Compute!]]'' also praised the Amiga version, and stated that the game would appeal to those who enjoyed both strategy and arcade action.<ref name="stumpf198610">{{cite magazine | url=https://archive.org/stream/1986-10-compute-magazine/Compute_Issue_077_1986_Oct#page/n65/mode/2up | title=ArcticFox For Amiga | work=[[Compute!]] | issue=77 |  date=October 1986 | accessdate=9 November 2013 | last=Stumpf | first=Robert J. | pages=64}}</ref> ''[[Info (magazine)|Info]]'' magazine gave the Commodore 64 version four-plus stars out of five, praising its "great 3-D graphics", "intuitive control interface", and control over missiles.<ref name="info198701">{{Cite magazine |last=Dunnington |first=Benn |last2=Brown |first2=Mark R. |last3=Malcolm |first3=Tom |date=January-February 1987 |title=64/128 Gallery |url=https://archive.org/stream/info-magazine-13/Info_Issue_13_1987_Jan-Feb#page/n13/mode/2up |magazine=Info |pages=14-21}}</ref> The staff of [[Crash (magazine)|''Crash'']] magazine were critical of the [[ZX Spectrum]] version of the game, giving it an overall score of 41%.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=August 1988|title=Arcticfox|magazine=[[Crash (magazine)|Crash]]|publisher=[[Newsfield Publications]]|issue=55|pages=20–21}}</ref>
+''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' called ''Arcticfox'' "the first original ''new'' [EA game] that uses the distinctive features of the Amiga", calling the graphics and sound "Sensational!". It advised using a joystick instead of the mouse.<ref name="wagner198605">{{cite magazine |title=Amiga Preferences |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |issue=28 |date=May 1986 |last=Wagner |first=Roy |page=42 |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1986&pub=2&id=28 |access-date=16 April 2016}}</ref> In 1996, the magazine ranked the Amiga version of ''Arcticfox'' as the 138th best game of all time, calling it "the seminal 3D polygon-based shooter".<ref name="cgw199611best">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1996&pub=2&id=148 |title=150 Best Games of All Time |magazine=Computer Gaming World |date=November 1996 |access-date=25 March 2016 |pages=64–80}}</ref> ''[[Compute!]]'' also praised the Amiga version, and stated that the game would appeal to those who enjoyed both strategy and arcade action.<ref name="stumpf198610">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/stream/1986-10-compute-magazine/Compute_Issue_077_1986_Oct#page/n65/mode/2up |title=ArcticFox For Amiga |magazine=[[Compute!]] |issue=77 | date=October 1986 |access-date=9 November 2013 |last=Stumpf |first=Robert J. |page=64}}</ref> ''[[Antic (magazine)|Antic]]'' praised the gameplay for Atari ST version, and concluded that it was a game that the players will return to play time and time again.<ref name="antic198807">{{Cite magazine |last=Manor |first=John |date=July 1988 |title=ST Games Gallery: Hunt For Red October, Arctic Fox, Oids, Police Quest, Space Quest II, Slaygon, Beyond Zork |url=https://www.atarimagazines.com/v7n3/stgamesgallery.html |magazine=Antic |access-date=2020-05-09}}</ref> ''[[Info (magazine)|Info]]'' magazine gave the Commodore 64 version four-plus stars out of five, praising its "great 3-D graphics", "intuitive control interface", and control over missiles.<ref name="info198701">{{Cite magazine |last1=Dunnington |first1=Benn |last2=Brown |first2=Mark R. |last3=Malcolm |first3=Tom |date=January–February 1987 |title=64/128 Gallery |url=https://archive.org/stream/info-magazine-13/Info_Issue_13_1987_Jan-Feb#page/n13/mode/2up |magazine=Info |pages=14–21}}</ref> The staff of [[Crash (magazine)|''Crash'']] magazine were critical of the [[ZX Spectrum]] version of the game, giving it an overall score of 41%.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=August 1988|title=Arcticfox|magazine=[[Crash (magazine)|Crash]]|publisher=[[Newsfield Publications]]|issue=55|pages=20–21}}</ref>
 ==See also==
-''[[Skyfox (1984 video game)|Skyfox]]'' (1984), EA's first game with the "fox" suffix. The sequel, ''[[Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict|Skyfox II]]'', was developed by Dynamix.
+* ''[[Skyfox (1984 video game)|Skyfox]]'' (1984), EA's first game with the "fox" suffix. The sequel, ''[[Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict|Skyfox II]]'', was developed by Dynamix.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://hol.abime.net/3302 ''Arcticfox''] at the Amiga Hall of Light
+* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcticfox ''Arcticfox''] at [[MobyGames]]
+* {{abime|id=3302}}
-*[http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-arctic-fox_11085.html ''Arcticfox''] at Atari Mania
-*{{lemon64 game|name=Arcticfox|id=139}}
+* {{atarimania|id=11085}}
-*{{WoS game|id=0000245}}
+* {{lemon64 game|name=Arcticfox|id=139}}
+* {{WoS game|id=0000245}}
+{{Stellar 7}}
+{{Dynamix}}
 [[Category:1986 video games]]
 [[Category:Amiga games]]
 [[Category:Apple II games]]
+[[Category:Ariolasoft games]]
 [[Category:Atari ST games]]
 [[Category:Commodore 64 games]]
 [[Category:DOS games]]
+[[Category:Electronic Arts games]]
+[[Category:Science fiction video games]]
 [[Category:Tank simulation video games]]
 [[Category:Video games set in 2005]]
 [[Category:Video games set in Antarctica]]
 [[Category:ZX Spectrum games]]
-[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]
+[[Category:Dynamix games]]
+[[Category:Single-player video games]]

Stellar 7
Penguin Software Electronic Arts Dynamix U.S. Gold Sierra On-Line
Games	Stellar 7 (1983) Arcticfox (1986) Nova 9: The Return of Gir Draxon (1991) Stellar 7 (1990) Stellar 7: Draxon's Revenge (1993)
People	Damon Slye Jeffrey Tunnell Joe Ybarra Michael Dorn
Related	Battlezone (1980) Skyfox (1984) Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict (1987) Golden age of arcade video games

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Reception

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