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Protector (Atari Jaguar Game)
''Protector'' is a scrolling shooter, horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Bethesda Softworks and published by Songbird Productions for the Atari Jaguar on November 27, 1999. It is based on Søren Grønbech's 1989 Amiga game ''Datastorm'', which in turn it was inspired by both ''Defender (1981 video game), Defender'' and ''Dropzone''. When the inhabitants of the Minor planet, planetoid Haven-7 are under attack by a swarm of alien ships, the player is assigned to defend the minor planet and its people from the invasion by taking control of the Starblade spacecraft. Originally completed in 1995, ''Protector'' was released months after the Jaguar was declared as an open platform by Hasbro Interactive on the same year it was published. It was the first title released for the system by Songbird Productions. ''Protector'' received positive reception since its release, with critics praising the game's graphics, sound, controls and gameplay, with some considering it superior to Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks LLC is an American video game publisher based in Rockville, Maryland. The company was founded by Christopher Weaver in 1986 as a division of Media Technology Limited, and in 1999 became a subsidiary of ZeniMax Media. In its first fifteen years, it was a video game developer and self-published its titles. In 2001, Bethesda spun off its own in-house development team into Bethesda Game Studios, and Bethesda Softworks retained only its publishing function. In 2021, Microsoft purchased ZeniMax, maintaining that the company will continue to operate as a separate business. History 1986–1994: Early years Prior to founding Bethesda Softworks, Christopher Weaver was a technology forecaster and a communications engineer in the television and cable industries. After finishing grad school, he was hired by the American Broadcasting Company, where he wrote several memos about "the importance of alternative distribution systems and how satellites and broadband netw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
