Brilliant Bytes Software has just brought an official port of Spectre to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Spectre was a 1991 video game that was originally released for the Macintosh and was one of the first to support networked multiplayer.
The goal of the game was to drive the tank around the playfield, collecting ten flags by driving over them, while avoiding obstacles (including rotating windmills) and the shots of computer-generated enemy tanks.
True to the original, the iPhone version of Spectre contains support for both single player as well as multiplayer – local and online.
Single player modes include Spectre Classic and Spectre VR, while Multiplayer modes offer Arena, Capture the Flag, Flag Rally and Base Raid. Features listed by the developer includes:
- Up to 4 players over Bluetooth
- Up to 16 players via Internet or WiFi
- Totally customizable online game options and weapons configurations
- Weapons, shield and flight energy power-ups
- Host human versus Cyberbot online team battles
- Incredibly challenging, all-new “Base Raid” multiplayer game
- Defensive tactics include hyperspace teleporting and jump-strafing
Fans of the original should take note. We’ll be taking a much closer look shortly.
