Critical Response
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Computer and Video Games | 9.5/10 (average) |
| Computer Gamer | 94% |
| Sinclair User | |
| Your Computer | |
| Your Sinclair | 9/10 |
| Zzap!64 | 93% |
Response from the gaming media was very positive. CRASH, a Spectrum gaming magazine, summed Tau Ceti up in 1985 as "an excellent game, combining several elements with stunning graphics" and gave it an overall rating of 94%. Another Spectrum magazine, Sinclair User, gave it a 5 star rating and declared "It's hard to imagine a better space game, unless one's talking about Elite, with its intergalactic scope and strategic depth. Viewed as a shoot 'em up with a purpose to the carnage, Tau Ceti has to be one of the all-time greats."
Commodore User magazine provoked controversy later in their tips page for the Commodore 64 version of the game, in which they announced that the final two reactor parts necessary to win the game could never be made to fit, thus meaning that it was not possible to complete the game successfully.
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