to the Jaguar original, effectively recreated this experience for Saturn owners. Entertainment Weekly gave the game an A- and wrote that "An update of the arcade shooting classic, Tempest 2000 is multimedia in the truest sense, with psychedelic graphics, a CD-quality soundtrack, breathy voice samples (the words superzapper recharge have never sounded more erotic), even text that scrolls past at dizzying speeds. The one weakness is the often-unresponsive Jaguar control pad." In 1996, GamesMaster ranked the game 17th on their "Top 100 Games of All Time." Tempest 2000 was also awarded Best Jaguar Game of 1994 by Electronic Gaming Monthly. Legacy In 1996, the game's Melt-O-Vision trademark was abandoned, while the trademark renewal for the title was also cancelled in 2006. It was cited by Ultra/United Games as an influence during development of Battle-Girl. VM Labs licensed Tempest for their Nuon DVD system and hired Jeff Minter to produce a sequel, Tempest 3000. Minter also produced the unofficial "inspired by" follow-ups Space Giraffe and TxK on the Sony PlayStation Vita. On 24 August 2008, the source code of Tempest 2000 was released by the defunct Jaguar Sector II website under a CD compilation for PC titled Jaguar Source Code Collection. Also, two unofficial clones of Tempest 2000 named Typhoon 2001 and Cyclone 2000 were launched for PC and Android devices, by Thorsten Kuphaldt and NoCrew Mobile respectively. Another sequel, Tempest 4000, was released in July 2018. The title was a reworking of an earlier clone by Minter titled TxK, which incorporates classic Tempest 2000 music and enemies, alongside other enhancements. Notes References External links Tempest 2000 at AtariAge Tempest 2000 at GameFAQs Tempest 2000 at MobyGames 1994 video games Atari games Atari Jaguar games Commercial video games with freely available source code DOS games Fixed shooters High Voltage Software games Imagitec Design games Llamasoft games Classic Mac OS games Multiplayer and single-player video games PlayStation (console) games Sega Saturn games Trackball video games Video game remakes Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games scored by Alastair Lindsay Video games scored by Ian Howe Video games scored by Kevin Saville Windows games