Power Factor

Power Factor — frequently asked questions

Is Power Factor on Steam?

No. Power Factor is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.

What platforms is Power Factor on?

Power Factor is available on Atari Lynx.

When did Power Factor release?

Power Factor was first released on February 1, 1993.

About Power Factor

Power Factor is a 1993 side-scrolling action-platform video game developed by Hand Made Software and published by Atari Corporation in North America and Europe exclusively for the Atari Lynx. Based around a video game within a video game concept, players take control of a character who is in turn playing on a virtual reality simulator assuming the role of Redd Ace, which is recreating his battle against the Sinlendo Techmods by recovering necessary bomb components to defeat the alien race at the Ceegraian Power Station. Its gameplay consists of platforming, exploration and weapons-based combat with a main four-button configuration. Power Factor originally began as a project intended for the Atari ST that was in development by Red Rat Software under the title Red Ace, which was nearly completed before being left unpublished due to internal issues at the company and its eventual disbandment prior to release, however Hand Made Software would later develop a conversion to the Lynx. Power Factor has been met with positive reception from critics and reviewers since its initial release, who praised various aspects of the title such as the unique storyline, graphics and character animation but many felt divided in regards to the sound design and gameplay. In 2005, a ROM image of the original ST version was leaked online.

Summary via IGDB.

Power Factor on Wikipedia

In electrical engineering, the power factor of an AC power system is defined as the ratio of the real power absorbed by the load to the apparent power flowing in the circuit. Real power is the average of the instantaneous product of voltage and current and represents the capacity of the electricity for performing work. Apparent power is the product of root mean square (RMS) current and voltage. Apparent power is often higher than real power because energy is cyclically accumulated in the load and returned to the source or because a non-linear load distorts the wave shape of the current. Where apparent power exceeds real power, more current is flowing in the circuit than would be required to transfer real power. Where the power factor magnitude is less than one, the voltage and current are not in phase, which reduces the average product of the two. A negative power factor occurs when the device generates real power, which then flows back towards the source.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Developer

Hand Made Software

Publisher

Atari Corporation

Game modes

Single player

Themes

Science fiction

Details via IGDB.

Power Factor screenshots

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