Tempest 4000
Tempest 4000 is a shoot 'em up video game developed by Llamasoft and published by Atari, SA. Gameplay. "Tempest 4000" is a shoot 'em up video game. Players take a control of the Claw, a spacecraft that can shoot at enemies and obstructions. Levels take place on geometric prisms. The goal of the game is to survive each level by eliminating enemies as soon as possible and to achieve high scores for leaderboard positions. The game features one hundred levels and three game modes: standard, pure, and endurance. Development. "Tempest 4000" was developed by Llamasoft, a company founded  by British video game designer and programmer Jeff Minter. In 1994, Minter created "Tempest 2000"—a remake of the 1981 arcade game "Tempest"—for the Atari Jaguar. In 2015, Llamasoft released the "Tempest"-inspired video game "TxK" independently for the PlayStation Vita. Due to similarities between "Tempest" and "TxK", Atari, SA blocked the release of "TxK" on other platforms. Minter was unhappy with Ataris intervention; despite this, he partnered with the company to create "Tempest 4000". The game supports native 4K resolution and features a soundtrack inspired by 1990s-era techno music. Release. "Tempest 4000" was announced August 2017, and the game  was showcased later that month at Gamescom. The game was expected to release on Windows-based personal computers, and the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One video game consoles. "Tempest 4000" was scheduled to be released on the PlayStation 4 on 28 March 2018 but was delayed, until in July and was released for multiple platforms. Atari later announced that the game would be a launch title for their upcoming Atari VCS microconsole in 2019, but this was denied by Llamasoft. Atari announced that the game will be re-released for the Nintendo Switch and Atari VCS on March 22, 2022