Hostages (video game)

Hostages is a tactical shooter video game developed and published by Infogrames. It was released for the Acorn Electron, Archimedes, Atari ST, Amiga, Apple IIGS, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, NES, and ZX Spectrum platforms in 1988. The game was released as Hostage: Rescue Mission in the United States and Operation Jupiter in France; the NES port is titled Rescue: The Embassy Mission.
Plot.
A terrorist group have overrun an embassy in Paris. The player takes control of a six-man GIGN team on a mission to free the hostages.
Gameplay.
The game is split into two or three (depending on platform) distinct sections:
Reception.
"Hostages" was well-received by critics. The game received 5 out of 5 stars in "Dragon". "Computer Gaming World" gave the PC version a positive review, noting poor joystick and keyboard response was a significant problem in an otherwise "great" game. "Compute!" called "Hostages" "one of the better Amiga combat games", noting that it did not involve aliens or swords.
Legacy.
A sequel to "Hostages", "Alcatraz", was released by Infogrames for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS in 1992.