POLAR BEAR IN SPACE!
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| Developer(s) | Unrolled Loop Studios LLC |
| Publisher(s) | Psytronik Software |
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| Designer(s) | Silvan Reinhold |
| Programmer(s) | Silvan Reinhold |
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| Composer(s) | Jon Wells |
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| Platform(s) | Commodore 64 |
| Release | December 20, 2021 |
| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter, platform game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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POLAR BEAR IN SPACE! is a single-player mixed shoot 'em up and platform game released in December 2021 for the Commodore 64. It was developed by Unrolled Loop Studios LLC and published by Psytronik Software.[1]
The game consists of a side-scrolling above-ground level and nine flip-screen underground caverns with multiple rooms each.
Plot
Polar Bear is stranded in space. Having found a nearby alien space station, he must collect the 99 crystals scattered across its underground caverns. Once collected, he can then use these crystals to charge and operate the station transporter in order to escape.
Gameplay
The goal of the game is to help Polar Bear navigate the space station and its caverns, and to ensure his safe return home.
Polar Bear arrives defenseless and with the ability to run and jump. He can collect extras, such as a jetpack, shield, and smart bombs, which deplete with use, and weapons upgrades, which downgrade after a demise. These extras allow him to fly across the space station above ground and fend off the various alien enemies attempting to prevent his escape.
Along the way, Polar Bear can also pick up his companion, Snowball. When collected, Snowball deflects enemies by rotating around Polar Bear. With combined forces, Polar Bear and Snowball can also fire a high-energy beam that destroys all enemies in its path immediately.
Each underground cavern is guarded by a terminal, which must be deactivated to unlock the cavern entrance. Polar Bear can do this by unscrambling the visual pattern displayed by the terminal within a given time limit. The time limit decreases with each subsequent terminal, increasing the difficulty.
Once Polar Bear has collected all crystals, he can use them to charge and activate the transporter to return home.
Above ground, the game is a side-scrolling shoot-em-up, whereas the underground caverns are played as a flip-screen platform game.
Controls
POLAR BEAR IN SPACE! supports joystick and keyboard controls, which can be toggled at any time using the F7 key.
In joystick mode, the player can jump and fire shots with the first (or only) joystick button. When using a POTX/POTY multi-button controller, shield and smart bombs can be activated using the additional button(s). Otherwise, the keyboard can be used for this purpose.
In keyboard mode, the keys W, A, S, D and 8, 9, 0 (for left-handed players) and I, J, K, L and 1, 2, 3 (for right-handed players) indicate up, down, left, right, fire 1, fire 2, and fire 3, respectively.
Reception
The game received positive reviews upon its release. ZZAP! 64 rated it at 87% in its January 2022 issue, describing it as a "welcome update, sweeter than a Glacier Mint, but still as tough as a polar bear," in reference to its earlier review of the pre-release version, which stood out for its high difficulty level.[2] K&A Plus gave the game a rating of 9 out of 10 for gameplay in its April 2022 issue, calling it a "great game, which will be appreciated by many players."[3]
References
- ↑ "POLAR BEAR IN SPACE! (C64)". Psytronik Software.
- ↑ "ZZAP! 64". No. 6. January 2022. p. 44.
- ↑ "K&A Plus". No. 20. April 2022. p. 19.
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