Extropia’s Retro-Gaming: Vixen

in #retro5 years ago

EXTROPIA’S RETRO-GAMING: VIXEN

‘Vixen’ was published by Martech and released for the Spectrum and C64 in the late ‘80s.

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The gameplay had the player take control of the titular ‘Vixen’- a whip-wielding woman who has to sprint across a horizontally-scrolling landscape, leaping over ravines and lashing out at dangerous wildlife with her trusty whip.

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But what has all this to do with female foxes, you might be wondering? Every now and then you encountered a bronze ball suspended from a chain. Whipping it released a fox’s head (I believe it was meant to symbolise the fox spirit) and collecting these filled up a bar near the top of the screen. Once filled, the player entered a bonus level in which the woman transformed into a fox that romped around picking up gems and racking up bonus points.

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“Running and whipping” pretty much summed up the gameplay on offer here. Other than offering up tougher opponents, the gameplay never deviated from a horizontal dash, leaping over ravines and trying to strike enemies with your whip. It was not a bad game, but it was by no means a classic.

It did, however, have one standout feature in the form of a terrific theme tune. Oh, and the box art featured a blonde glamour model posing in a leopard skin bikini, which I suppose is another plus if you like that sort of thing.

Thanks to Martech for the images.

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