The Shadow Over Hawksmill (C64)
A downloadable game
To celebrate the 100th release from Psytronik Software the team behind the multi-award-winning release Rocky Memphis: The Legend Of Atlantis are BACK with a stunning new arcade adventure for the C64. Journey to the rain-swept village of Hawksmill to investigate the mysterious disappearance of it's inhabitants. Uncover ancient secrets and mysteries foretold in the necronomicon as you travel through the mysterious town. Featuring an exciting mix of puzzle solving, adventuring and shooting this is set to be yet another unmissable release from the ICON 64 team!
** STORY **
Strange things have been happening in the small town of Hawksmill, located in the North East of England. The entire population vanished overnight! You suspect dark forces may be responsible having spent many years studying the pages of the great tome of all things evil - the necromonicon. Could this event be what was foretold in the dark and ancient manuscripts? You are determined to find out what is responsible for the Shadow Over Hawksmill.
** FEATURES **
· Over 60 screens to explore
· Detailed graphics & animation
· Atmospheric music
· Aimable weaponry
· Cunning traps and puzzles to solve
· Lots of objects to collect and use
· Intro & end sequences
· Bonus music demo
· SD2IEC compatible
· PAL and NTSC compatible
· TheC64 Mini & Maxi compatible
** CREDITS **
Coding by Stuart Collier
Game Design & Graphics by Trevor Storey
Music by Saul Cross
Packaging Artwork by Trevor Storey
Cartridge production by RGCD
Additional packaging design by Kenz
THE SHADOW OVER HAWKSMILL is also available in the following formats for the C64:-
The COLLECTOR'S EDITION is presented in a stunning fully printed glossy box that contains the game on either C64 cartridge or floppy disk, artwork stickers, a deluxe art card, badges, glossy game artwork poster and a detailed printed map.
The PREMIUM PLUS DISK EDITION of the game is presented with full colour double-sided artwork in a clear plastic disk case.
The BUDGET DISK EDITION features a 5.25" floppy disk presented in a full colour glossy disk-sleeve with a glossy disk label and printed instruction booklet.
The CLAMSHELL C64 TAPE EDITION features the game on cassette tape presented in a clamshell case with a glossy full colour tape inlay (Note: Only 50 copies of this version are available).
The STANDARD C64 TAPE EDITION features the game on cassette tape presented with a glossy full colour double-sided tape inlay.
THE SHADOW OVER HAWKSMILL is a game for the Commodore 64. You can play the game in a C64 emulator (we recommend VICE) or you can port the game onto real C64 hardware if you have the resources to do so. The download file features the .d64 (disk version), .tap (tape version) and .prg (c64 program files). The download also includes files that have been tested and will work on the C64Mini/Maxi.
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Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $4.99 USD. You will get access to the following files:
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You did a great job guys! I truly enjoyed this game, because it's really fun to play and has a great Lovecraftian vibe.
Hope this is no a stupid question: How do I play the game? Are there any special keys on the keyboard? I can go left and right, jump, and crouch. And pause / resume the game. That´s it.
I am new to gaming and this is just the second game I purchased.
Thanks, Jan
Hi Jan, you just need to find the fire button. If you run the game with the Vice emulator you can custom the commands.
Hello tonno_insuperabile, Sorry, but this is no help at all. I know where the fire button is and how to use it. Am I the only one who has no enemies coming up, nothing to pick up, nowhere to go to? Should the game say "Trainer coded by..."? Please help
I just solved it myself: At the position where the green key is, go down and hit the fire button at the same time. Opening the door with the green lock also requires the fire button. I got the key position from the longplay on YouTube. On my screen I do not see anything that resembles a green key.
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Review:
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Conclusion
While finding this game very good, there isn't much drive for it (there is a hidden secret after collecting ten statues). The plot is forgettable, there is too much backtracking (see the same scene more than three times). It is one of those games you are going to play once start-to-finish and let it collect dust.
3/5
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Thank you for reading!
this game keeps truly the charm of the former, Legend of Atlantis.
so i recommend this as very well made sequel for those who could enjoy it.
...to those who complain about too action oriented, hard, or lacking check point and so on....
you just need to watch the screen carefully. if it doesn't help, why not take a memo ? each combat is mostly predictable and thus action part itself is not that hard.
Great advice! Always look carefully at a screen before you start running across it - think if there's places baddies could be hiding in the shadows
The shooting controls are clunky and stopping on every screen to spot cheaply hidden baddies quickly gets tedious. Atlantis was way more enjoyable. I've only just picked this game up and it already feels like a slog. I'm going to give it a few more goes on original hardware, but if it annoys me any further, out comes the emulator and save states. Graphically it's nice, though.
is it that hard ?
i could have finished the game within the day i purchased and never got bothered by such degree of "clunky" or "cheap" feeling.
After some attempts to play the game I have to say while I loved Legend of Atlantis I don't enjoy SoH unfortunately. Graphics and sound are amazing, but I find gameplay too unforgiving and too much based on shooting for my taste, compared to the very puzzle-heavy Atlantis.
This would have been a great game if there were only a few checkpoints. Its just not fun to start from the beginning when you die in an adventure type of game. For run'n'guns or platformers sure, but the whole thing about discovering objects to get further is only fun once. Love the visuals, and the game kinda caught me for a while, but I couldnt get myself to play from the very beginning again after dying a few times.
Nice game! Same quality as on Atlantis. Fluid gameplay, nice sound effects, and a nice setting. 5 stars! But whats the difference between the disk file and the one for the TheC64 aka MiniMaxi specially? I loaded the disk file on my Maxi and all seems fine?
I really enjoyed that! I liked that it felt familiar after playing Rocky Memphis, but expanded the range of things the player could do. The Lovecraftian creepy town was very well realized. I hope there's a sequel.
Great game, the only thing I'm slightly unsure about is ammo, am I meant to trapse back to the start to refill?...past all those bats that you can hardly avoid and I find myself having to use all the ammo getting past them? You should put a few bullets with the items maybe? Is there anyway to avoid firing when using items? I think cycle item could be better if on space? The whole having to crouch is quite annoying at times. Sorry for all the issues, it's great otherwise.
There are ammo crates later in the game. You can use the F1 - F3 keys to cycle through items
hi, just purchased the game and it looks great......but I don’t know how to do anything besides shooting and jumping. How to use keys? How to select other items? Are there anywhere instructions or a manual?
Found the green key, but green door doesn’t open...ducking doesn’t work, jumping doesn’t work, space doesn’t work......
The instructions are included in the download bundle. To open a door hold the key, stand by the door and press fire - you can see this in action in the promo video. Use F1 and F3 to cycle through your objects
Thanks. I have found the instructions (seems i was blind). But F1/F3 doesn't work for me. I have to crouch and press the fire button to change objects. The rest works as described.
Hey guys.. bought this a couple days ago. Great game.. but, why no checkpoints or ways to save your game? And one hit results in a "you fail", game over?? :( Great game that could easily be better.. too frustrating as is IMO. Sorry guys, I hate leaving negative comments.
You have a health bar so you can take 8 hits, also there’s plenty of food you can eat to replenish your health, so not sure what you mean by 1 hit ?
Just purchased a C64 Maxi to be able to play this game properly (I ordered it from Psytroniks directly in the "Budget" version). The Legend of Atlantis was just a brillant game with great playability, mysterious atmosphere and lovely animations. I played it under Win-Vice and had a real blast but somehow wished to be able to play it like back in the days. When I heard about this game I knew I wanted to play it in a worthy manner on the platform it's intended for. So I got the Maxi and it's just a fantastic experience!
Cool follow up to Rocky Memphis and the Legend of Atlantis, probably my favourite game by Smila and the others, this time with a Lovecraft twist.
Shadow fixes some of the issues I had with Legend, making it a better gaming experience though there is of course still room for further improvement.
Will be interesting what the next game will be with this engine.