Journey Escape

Journey Escape is a video game developed and manufactured by Data Age in San Jose, California for the Atari 2600 console, and released in 1982.^[2] It stars the rock band Journey, one of the world's most popular acts at the time, and is based on their album Escape.^[3]

Journey Escape
Developer(s)	Data Age
Publisher(s)	Data Age
Designer(s)	J. Ray Dettling[1]
Platform(s)	Atari 2600
Release	NA: 1982
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single-player

Plot

From the game's manual:^[4]

You're on the road with Journey, one of the world's hottest rock groups. A spectacular performance has just ended. Now it's up to you to guide each Journey Band Member past hordes of Love-Crazed Groupies, Sneaky Photographers, and Shifty-Eyed Promoters to the safety of the Journey Escape Vehicle in time to make the next concert. Your mighty manager and loyal roadies are there to help, but the escape is up to you!

Gameplay

The player must lead the band members to their "Scarab Escape Vehicle" (as featured on the cover) and protect the concert cash from "love-crazed" groupies, sneaky photographers, stage barriers and "shifty-eyed" promoters.^[5][6] Assisting the player are roadies, which provide short periods of immunity to obstacles, and The Manager, which allows the player to move to the Scarab completely unhindered.^[7] The screen scrolls vertically non-stop, although the speed can be controlled; the player moves side to side to dodge the aforementioned obstacles.^[8]

See also

• Journey, 1983 arcade game, also featuring the band
• Revolution X, 1994 video game featuring rock band Aerosmith