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''S.C.OUT'' (an abbreviation for ''Star Clean Out'') is a
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developed and published by
Atreid Concept Kalisto Entertainment was a French video game development company founded by Nicolas Gaume at age 19. They are mostly known for developing ''Fury of the Furries'' and the ''Nightmare Creatures'' series. The company began as Atreid Concept in 19 ...
in 1992 for
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Plot

''S.C.OUT'' is an arcade/strategy game, in which the player must reactivate a moonbase that has been taken over by aliens. The player is equipped with a variety of weaponry to fight enemies, which include entities, worms, and slimes. The player faces barriers including doors (some locked), electronic doors, L.E.D. doors, barriers that prevent movement of cargo, and armored obstacles which need to be destroyed using continuous fire. The player can discover devices to assist the mission, including electric railways and portable batteries that power the railway. The player can also find safe zones and teleporters, as well as force mirrors which can either be diagonal or four-way.


Reception

The game was reviewed in 1993 in ''
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'' #196 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 3 out of 5 stars.


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