Developed by
Channel Four Television Corporation
Released
1986
Platform
ZX Spectrum
Published by
Channel Four Television Corporation, Martech Games Ltd.

Vehicular
Space Flight
Genre
Action, Simulation
Setting
Europe, Sci-Fi / Futuristic
Gameplay
Puzzle elements, Vehicle Simulator
Perspective
1st-person, Bird's-eye view, Side view, Top-down
Visual
2D scrolling, Fixed / Flip-screen
Interface
Direct Control, Menu Structures, Text Parser

Description

The Planets is an exploration-based sci-fi game combining the genres of simulation and puzzle-solving. It's made up of two separate parts which complement each other during gameplay.

The first is the main game and takes place aboard a mother ship which can travel between the planets of the Solar System; monitoring the flight of a surface spaceship on a planet's atmosphere; and commanding an exploring robot on some locations of a planet where a puzzle has to be deciphered. The second is a puzzle-solving game with different levels of difficulty.

From Mobygames.com. Original Entry