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Lander may refer to: Media and entertainment * ''Lander'' (computer game), computer game published by Psygnosis in 1999 * ''Lander'' (game demo), the 3D game demo provided with the Acorn Archimedes computer * Lander (Transformers), a fictional character in the ''Transformers'' series * ''Lunar Lander'' (arcade game), an arcade game * ''Lunar Lander'' (video game series), one of several video games Places ;United States * Lander College for Men, a Jewish college in New York * Lander County, Nevada, United States * Lander Crossing, California, United States * Lander, Maryland, United States * Lander, Pennsylvania, United States * Lander University, a public university in South Carolina * Lander, Wyoming, United States ;Venezuela * Lander Municipality Science * Benthic lander, oceanographic measuring platform which sits on the seabed or benthic zone * Lander (crater), lunar crater * Lander (spacecraft), type of spacecraft, designed for descending the surface of an astr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lander (computer Game)
''Lander'' is an action shooter game developed in-house at the Manchester office of Psygnosis. It was released for Microsoft Windows in Spring 1999 and published under the Psygnosis label shortly before the Manchester office was closed and the Psygnosis label was fully absorbed into Sony. Lander was inspired by the classic game Thrust (and to a lesser extent Lunar Lander), and featured similar gameplay of controlling a ship with realistic thrust and inertia, but with a new 3D game environment. Critically, the game was badly received by most critics, but had occasional highly positive reviews by those who had found the control system to be rewarding rather than frustrating. Gameplay The player takes on the role of a mercenary lander pilot, looking to make his fortune while travelling on the interplanetary cruise ship ''Drake's Exception'' while it makes a historical voyage of visiting each planet of the solar system in turn due to the rare event of all the planets aligning. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |