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{{Infobox video game
|title = Equinox
|image = Equinox 1986 Cover.jpg
|image_size =
|developer =
|publisher = [[Mikro-Gen]]
|designer =
|engine =
|released = 1986
|genre = [[Action video game|Action]]
|modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
|platforms = [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Amstrad CPC]]
}}
'''''Equinox''''' is an [[action video game]] released by [[Mikro-Gen]] in 1986 for the [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Amstrad CPC]], and [[Commodore 64]].
== Gameplay ==
[[File:Equinox_gameplay.png|thumb|left|Gameplay of ''Equinox'']]
The player controls a Dedicated Disposal Droid that must harvest the planet Sury Ani 7. A security system of defence droids attempts to prevent this. To progress, the player must turn off the security system and clear the area of radioactive material. There are 8 levels, each with a time-limit restriction.
==Development==
''Equinox'' was programmed by [[Raffaele Cecco]] and Chris Hinsley.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]|title=News|page=9|issue=56|date=June 1986|url=https://archive.org/details/ComputerAndVideoGamesIssue056Jun86/page/n7/mode/2up}}</ref> It was showcased at the 1986 [[Consumer Electronics Show]].<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Crash (magazine)|Crash]]|title=Free Lunch and Loneliness at the CES|last=Minson|first=Hunter|page=14|date=June 1986|issue=29|url=https://archive.org/details/crash-magazine-29/page/n13/mode/2up}}</ref>
==Reception==
{{VG Reviews
|AAction = 83%<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Amstrad Action]]|title=Action Test|date=July 1986|pages=62–63|issue=10|url=https://archive.org/details/amstrad-action-magazine_202105/AmstradAction010/page/n61/mode/2up}}</ref>
|Amtix = 91%<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Amtix]]|title=Equinox|date=July 1986|pages=86–87|issue=9|url=https://archive.org/details/amtix-magazine-09/page/n85/mode/2up}}</ref>
|CRASH = 87%<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Crash (magazine)|Crash]]|title=Reviews|date=July 1986|page=34|issue=30|url=https://archive.org/details/crash-magazine-30/page/n33/mode/2up}}</ref>
|SUser = {{rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Sinclair User]]|title=Equinox|last=Taylor|first=Graham|date=July 1986|issue=56|page=31|url=https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-052/page/n29/mode/2up}}</ref>
|YSinclair = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Your Sinclair]]|title=Screen Shots|author=Gwyn|date=August 1986|issue=8|page=68|url=https://archive.org/details/Your_Sinclair_008/page/68/mode/2up}}</ref>
|Z64 = 83%<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Zzap!64]]|title=Zzap! Test|date=October 1986|issue=18|page=110|url=https://archive.org/details/zzap64-magazine-018/page/n109/mode/2up}}</ref>
}}
''Equinox'' received generally positive reviews from video game critics.
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{Internet Archive game|/zx_Equinox_1986_Mikro_Gen}}
* {{WoS game|id=0001637}}
* {{mobygames|id=/equinox_}}
[[Category:1986 video games]]
[[Category:Amstrad CPC games]]
[[Category:Commodore 64 games]]
[[Category:Mikro-Gen games]]
[[Category:Single-player video games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:ZX Spectrum games]]
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