Sky Runner

This article is about the video game. For the Skyrunning athlete, see Skyrunner.

Sky Runner
Developer(s)	Cascade
Platform(s)	Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum
Release	1986
Genre(s)	Shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player

Sky Runner is a 1986 game for MS-DOS, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum made by Cascade. The MS-DOS version uses CGA graphics.

The game is played from the 3rd person perspective with a 3D view similar to Space Harrier. Gameplay involved controlling an aircraft called a skimmer to shoot down enemy towers. After destroying enough, the skimmer would drop down a skybike, which the player would use to destroy other enemy skybikers, while avoiding obstacles like trees. After destroying enough enemies, a boss character called a harvester would appear, which the player would have to defeat. Upon defeating the harvester the game awards the player with money, and loops back to the player controlling the skimmer.

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• Jeux & Stratégie #49