1989 Activision / Abstract Concepts
Platforms: ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 (see linked page)
Our next entry is for a title from the creators of Mindfighter by Activision, developed by Abstract Concepts and mentioned within the manual. We assume therefore that Activision were set to release the game around 1989 time.
Little is known so far, apart from that those behind the title were Fergus McNeill, Anna Popkess and John Popkess. However, within the Mindfighter manual, the following details were given:
“By 1998, New York has become a violent police state. Ravaged by constant gang warfare and organised crime, the police have fallen back, leaving no-go areas in the control of the drug barons. Disease is rife and areas of the city are frequently sealed off to control an epidemic.
And yet, throughout all of this, life goes on as normally as possible for the people of Manhattan.
John Schulz is a computer operator for the Rosling Corporation. He lives with his girlfriend, Val, in a basement apartment in the Chinatown area.
One night after a row, Val leaves the apartment and vanishes. John’s worries turn to a nightmare when he learns that the police suspect him of foul play. Knowing the Justice Department’s ´Shoot First, Ask Questions Later´ policy, John goes into hiding.
His fugitive search for Val uncovers deeper crime and corruption than he ever imagined…”
Was the game ever started, why was it cancelled and could anything still exist of it today?
With thanks to Tobias Hultman and JazzGhostrider for the heads up and details.
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