''Seabase Delta'' is a

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game by

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released in

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for the

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, and

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home computers. It is the sequel to '' Subsunk''.

Plot

In '' Subsunk'', the journalist Ed Lines, stranded aboard the wrecked submarine ''Sea Lion'', successfully sent a distress signal to headquarters and now awaits rescue. But the message has been intercepted by enemy agents, who arrange for ''Sea Lion'' to be towed into Seabase Delta, where she will not be found. Ed Lines emerges from the submarine to find the Seabase mysteriously deserted; he must discover its secrets and escape.

Gameplay

Like its predecessor, ''Seabase Delta'' is a Quilled adventure with simple graphics. The player must explore the enemy Seabase and escape.

Reception

Sinclair User The ''Sinclair User'' was a magazine dedicated to the Sinclair Research range of home computers, most specifically the ZX Spectrum (while also occasionally covering arcade games). Initially published by ECC Publications, and later EMAP, it was pub ...

'': "The text itself is at a fairly basic level but the structure of the base, the travel system and the many messages and objects provide an atmosphere in their own right. The jokey approach also helps to keep your spirits up and you will find yourself quickly caught up in the game." ''ZX Computing'': "The game has some fairly attractive fullscreen graphics... reasonably descriptive, though not

Booker Prize The Booker Prize, formerly the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a prestigious literary award conferred each year for the best single work of sustained fiction written in the English language, wh ...

winning, text... EXAMINE is particularly responsive, and often gives somewhat blatant clues ... Generally, though, good fun to play..."

References

External links

* * {{WoS game, id=0006936, name=Seabase Delta 1980s interactive fiction 1986 video games Amstrad CPC games Commodore 64 games Single-player video games Telecomsoft games ZX Spectrum games