Highnoon

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Highnoon

Game No.	47
Developer	Andrew Spencer, Steve Wiggins
Company	Ocean
Publisher	Ocean
Musician	David Dunn
HVSC-File	/MUSICIANS/D/Dunn_David/High_Noon.sid
Release	1984
Plattform	{{{Plattform}}}
Genre	Shoot'em Up
Gamemode	1P only
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1 Voting
2 Description
3 Design
4 Hints
5 Solution
6 Cheats
7 Critics
8 Miscellaneous
9 Highscore
10 Weblinks

[edit] Voting

Voting of the C64-Wiki users (10=the best vote):
6.10 points at 10 votes (rank 330). You need to be logged in to cast a vote.
C64Games	5	28. March 2008 - 4873 downs
Lemon64	7,6	28. March 2008 - 55 votes

[edit] Description

The player takes over the role of the sheriff of a small town, which is visited regularly by bandits who make robberies. They rob the bank and kidnap dancers from "Saucy Sue's Saloon". You can shoot horizontally, vertically oder diagonally, the bandits answer back the same way. Lifeless bodies of shot bandits or of the player are disposed of by the undertaker "Rig + Mortis" by grabbing them at their feet and drawing them into his building. After every level there is a duel with a single bandit, where you either need good reactions or quick pressing of the button. The fifth level doesn't play in the town any more, but outside in front of a cave.

Every level offers new challenges.

Level 2: riding bandits appear
Level 3: bandits work with dynamite or bombs
Level 4: bandits appear also behind doors and windows

[edit] Design

The game is limited to one screen and offers nice animated sprites, as well as not so good designed horses.

During the game the melody of the film "High Noon" with Gary Cooper from 1952 is played.

[edit] Hints

[edit] Solution

After level 5 the game starts again with level 1.

[edit] Cheats

POKE 18033,255 gives you unlimited lives.

[edit] Critics

Rockford: "This directly sets me back to my childhood days and the times with the breadbox. What's not to love? The nice designed sprites, the swinging doors, the undertaker, the background music, yes I even like the slow speed."

Robotron2084: Despite the cute square graphics and really charming sound it was a bit TO slow for me. There are some twee gimmicks, but the tardy speed gets everything down. Watching Bonanza is more exciting. 5 out of 10 points."

Klaws: The outstanding aspect of this game is the undertaker who "disposes" of the bodies. This beats the pants off the (even today still common) simple disappearance of the "tranquilised" enemies. Otherwise it is a rather simply structured but very nice designed shooting game. Despite the slow speed of the pawns and the shots, you need to react fast in order not to get killed in the cross fire. I always liked to play this game now and then. 8 out of 10 points."