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Tempest X3 An Inter-Galactic Battle Zone

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Tempest 2000[a] is a 1994 tube shooter video game originally developed by Llamasoft and published by Atari Corporation for the Atari Jaguar.[3] Part of Atari Corp.'s 2000 series,[4] it is a remake of the 1981 arcade game Tempest.

Taking control of the claw-shaped Blaster spacecraft from the original game, the player must survive and travel across multiple levels until the end of an intergalactic war, battling against a variety of enemies that appear on the playfield. Designed by Jeff Minter, it is a remake of Dave Theurer's Tempest, which used Atari's QuadraScan vector color display technology. Initially an exclusive for the Jaguar, Tempest 2000 was ported following Jaguar's discontinuation to other platforms: MS-DOS, Macintosh, Sega Saturn, PlayStation (as Tempest X3) and Windows, each with several changes and additions from the original.

Tempest 2000 was critically acclaimed when it was released on the Jaguar, with critics praising the graphics, gameplay and soundtrack. It has often been called one of the greatest games released for the Jaguar and as of 1 April 1995, the Jaguar version has sold more than 30,000 copies during its lifetime, making it one of the best-selling games for the system. Critical reception to the various ports, though still mostly positive, was more mixed than reception for the original version, owing to the aging of the game and differing opinions of the enhancements the ports offered.

Tempest 2000  is a 1994 video game tube shooter originally developed by Llamasoft and published by Atari Corporation  for the  Atari Jaguar . [ 3 ] Part of Atari Corp.'s 2000 series, it is a  remake of the 1981  arcade game Tempest .

Taking control of the claw-shaped Blaster spacecraft from the original game, the player must survive and travel across multiple levels until the end of an intergalactic war, battling against a variety of enemies that appear on the playfield. Designed by Jeff Minter, it is a remake of Dave Theurer's Tempest, which used Atari's QuadraScan vector color display technology. Initially a Jaguar exclusive, Tempest 2000 was ported to other platforms after the console was discontinued: MS-DOS, Macintosh, Sega Saturn, PlayStation (as Tempest X3) and Windows, each with several changes and additions from the original.

Tempest 2000 was critically acclaimed upon its release on the Jaguar, with graphics, gameplay, and soundtrack particularly praised. Often considered one of the best games released on the Jaguar, it had sold over 30,000 copies by April 1, 1995, making it one of the console's best-selling games.  Critical reception to the various ports, while still largely positive, was more mixed than for the original version, due to the game's age and differing opinions on the enhancements these ports offered.

Used game, which means it may show some slight signs of wear. The photo is for illustration purposes only. Tested,

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