Gameplay
The goal of ''Crack'ed'' is to protect the eggs in five nests during an attack by egg-stealing creatures. The controls are similar to that of light-gun games, except the ST mouse is used to position the crosshairs and the left mouse button shoots. On the 7800, the joystick is used instead of the mouse. If a creature carries off an egg, the creature can be shot so it drops its prize. The falling egg can be caught with the crosshairs and placed back in a nest. If at the end of the raid at least one egg remains in a nest, then the level ends. There are five differently themed levels.Development
In a 2003 interview, Robert Craig stated he was against the release of console ports, as ''Crack'ed'' was designed as a "mouse game."Reception
In the August 1988 issue of ''ST Action'' magazine, the Atari ST version of ''Crack'ed'' received a 58% rating.Retrospective
Atari 7800 Forever scored a 2 out of 5, criticizing the stiff controls but praising the original idea for the game. After playing the unreleased Atari 2600 prototype, a writer for AtariProtos commented, "While it may have been a mediocre title for the 7800, ''Crack'ed'' actually made a decent 2600 game."References
{{reflist, refs= {{cite web , title=The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers , url=https://dadgum.com/giantlist/ , last1=Hague , first1=James {{cite web, title=Crack'ed, url=https://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=1053, website=AtariAge, access-date=2016-12-29, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229101104/https://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=1053, archive-date=2016-12-29, url-status=dead {{cite journal, title=Cracked, journal=ST Action, date=August 1988, url=http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-crack-ed_8999.html {{cite web, title=Crack'ed, url=http://www.atariprotos.com/2600/software/cracked/cracked.htm, website=AtariProtos {{cite web, last1=Martens , first1=Maarten , title=Interview with Robert Craig , url=http://emulazione.multiplayer.it/stgraveyard/Interviews/Robert%20Craig/RobCraig.htm , date=April 5, 2003 , website=ST Graveyard , url-status=bot: unknown , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040513095940/http://emulazione.multiplayer.it/stgraveyard/Interviews/Robert%20Craig/RobCraig.htm , archivedate=May 13, 2004 {{cite web, title=Crack'ed Manual, url=http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-crack-ed_8999.html, website=Atari Mania, publisher=Atari Corporation, date=1988 1988 video games Atari 7800 games Atari ST games Cancelled Atari 2600 games Video games developed in the United States