Ork (computer game)
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Ork is a computer game for the Amiga
and Atari ST
platforms. It was developed by WJS Design and published by Psygnosis in 1991.
Ork is a platform game
with five levels. It takes place on an alien
planet called Cisskei, where the player character, an alien called Ku-Kabul, must find his way through each level in turn. The levels are filled with puzzles to solve and enemies to kill.
Ku-Kabul is equipped with a machine gun
and a jetpack. However, these must be used with care, because ammunition and fuel come in a finite supply, although replenishments can be found in some places.
Ork is noted for its theme music, composed by Tim Bartlett.
Keeping with Psygnosis's tradition of including references to earlier games, the third level of Ork includes one bit where lemmings generate out of thin air, walk a few dozen metres, then jump off a cliff.
The cover artwork for Ork is the image Behemoth's World, which was painted by Richard Clifton-Dey
, and was also earlier used as the cover for Blue Öyster Cult
's 1980 album Cultösaurus Erectus
.
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
and Atari ST
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
platforms. It was developed by WJS Design and published by Psygnosis in 1991.
Ork is a platform game
Platform game
A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
with five levels. It takes place on an alien
Extraterrestrial life in popular culture
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planet called Cisskei, where the player character, an alien called Ku-Kabul, must find his way through each level in turn. The levels are filled with puzzles to solve and enemies to kill.
Ku-Kabul is equipped with a machine gun
Machine gun
A machine gun is a fully automatic mounted or portable firearm, usually designed to fire rounds in quick succession from an ammunition belt or large-capacity magazine, typically at a rate of several hundred rounds per minute....
and a jetpack. However, these must be used with care, because ammunition and fuel come in a finite supply, although replenishments can be found in some places.
Ork is noted for its theme music, composed by Tim Bartlett.
Keeping with Psygnosis's tradition of including references to earlier games, the third level of Ork includes one bit where lemmings generate out of thin air, walk a few dozen metres, then jump off a cliff.
The cover artwork for Ork is the image Behemoth's World, which was painted by Richard Clifton-Dey
Richard Clifton-Dey
Richard Clifton-Dey was a British artist.He started painting in the 1960s and was one of the most highly respected of British illustrators during the 1970s and into the 1980s. Much of his work was for book covers, either for science fiction, fantasy, action-adventure war books, romances, or gothic...
, and was also earlier used as the cover for Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult, often abbreviated BÖC, is an American rock band, most of whose members first came together in Long Island, NY in 1967 as the band Soft White Underbelly...
's 1980 album Cultösaurus Erectus
Cultösaurus Erectus
Cultösaurus Erectus is the seventh Blue Öyster Cult album released in 1980. Following the experiment with Mirrors, it was an attempt to return to the band's earlier hard-rock sound...
.