Blue Max 2001
| Blue Max 2001 | |
|---|---|
Atari 8-bit and C64 share a flippy disk. | |
| Developer(s) | Synapse Software |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Designer(s) | Bob Polin |
| Programmer(s) | Atari 8-bit Bob Polin |
| Composer(s) | Ihor Wolosenko |
| Platform(s) | Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 |
| Release | 1984 |
| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Blue Max 2001 is a diagonally scrolling shooter written by Bob Polin (also credited as Rob Polin) for Atari 8-bit computers and published by Synapse Software in 1984. A Commodore 64 version was released the same year. Blue Max 2001 is the sequel to 1983's Blue Max, also by Polin, with the player piloting a futuristic hovercraft instead of a World War I biplane. In Blue Max, the player flies diagonally up and to the right; in Blue Max 2001, movement is up and to the left. Critics found the game disappointing compared with the original, citing the indistinct graphics and confusing documentation.