Arcticfox
Arcticfox is a science fiction tank simulation video game developed by Dynamix and published by Electronic Arts in 1986. It was published in Europe by Ariolasoft. A sequel to Dynamix's Stellar 7, Arcticfox was developed for the Amiga as one of the platform's first titles but was quickly ported to other platforms including the Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MS-DOS and Apple II. A third game was released in the series in 1991 titled Nova 9: The Return of Gir Draxon.
| Arcticfox | |
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Cover art by John Mattos. | |
| Developer(s) | Dynamix |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Joe Ybarra |
| Programmer(s) |
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| Artist(s) | John Burton |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MS-DOS |
| Release | 1986 |
| Genre(s) | Vehicle simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The game is set in a fictional 2005 where aliens have taken over Antarctica in an attempt to steal the Earth's oxygen. The player is sent to eradicate the intruders using a new super tank codenamed Arcticfox.
Arcticfox's design team at Dynamix went on to produce The Incredible Machine and Red Baron.