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psyduck 2024-02-09 0 point Atari ST version

You could actually 'maximise' your weapons by the end of the 2nd set of planets. 8 flamethrowers is the most expensive but is NOT the best, there are better weapons for damaging single monsters. Dualcannons have the most bite, but at 10 shots per clip and the fact if you miss the bullets come back at you like a boomerang, they have limited utility. Ion pulses are simply the best all-round weapon. I always found 4 ionpulses, 2 dualcannons, and 2 flamethrowers to be the best endgame loadout.

kyle p 2022-05-31 -1 point

If you want to fix the bugs in the game and enhance your playing pleasure, download this here... http://captive.atari.org/

Biggest captive resource there is...

Drummo 2020-02-28 1 point DOS version

Guys, can't get the right mouse button to work so can't kill anything. Any idea what the problem could be?
Cheers

Orghal 2019-04-09 1 point

Yes yes yes!!! Finaly got it! Captive in the front with Dungeon Master, Chaos Strikes Back, and Ultima - every parts oh my!!! After 27 years can play again :) remember my old great Atari ahhhhhhh, whats a great years :)

Tal 2017-12-17 0 point Amiga version

if it could be done on an amiga, it should be an easy port for android?

nik 2016-10-11 0 point

Sure, for me, captive still the best of the best.
with dungeon master.
Imagine a little game on 2 little disk, you can play for months...

Nick Name 2014-06-23 4 points DOS version

I have huge admiration for Anthony Crowther. He coded this to run on 1/2Mb RAM on the Amiga and on one floppy disk, it randomly generated up to 64,000 worlds (maybe more, I remember it was linked in some way to binary) that took, on my average, 8-10 hours to complete one 10 mission sequence. I should probably add that I only got as far as around 60 full missions! The great bit was that it took probably 15 (guessing, as it's been a few years!) 10-planet sequences before you got even close to maximizing your 4 droids/humans to full armor/weapons. Superb game play throughout , admittedly, repetitive but the game wages higher class enemies against you to complement your own progression and prevent further missions becoming easy. This has to be a game I would add to my Desert Island classic selection (along with Dungeon Master and Monkey Island ;)

StevetS 2014-01-28 1 point DOS version

Loved it first time round on the ST - still got the original in my loft!

fantasyfreak_UK 2011-11-29 1 point DOS version

It was good on the ST too, actually probably better :-p

jaywarduk 2011-06-27 1 point DOS version

a Amiga Classic