| Custer's Revenge | |
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| Developer(s) | JHM Ltd. |
| Publisher(s) | American Multiple Industries |
| Platform(s) | Atari 2600 |
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| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Custer's Revenge (also known as Mystique Presents Swedish Erotica: Custer's Revenge) is an adult action game published by American Multiple Industries for the Atari 2600, first released in November 1982.[1] The game gained notoriety owing to its goal of raping a Native American woman who is tied to a post.[2][3]
The titular player character is based on Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer, a famous American cavalry commander who is most well known for his major defeat and death at the Battle of Little Bighorn.[4]
Following the Christmas season of 1982, the rights to American Multiple Industries' games, including Custer's Revenge, were sold off to the adult video game company PlayAround.[1] Under PlayAround's parent company, Castlespring Enterprises, Custer's Revenge was re-branded as Westward Ho for the European market and given slight modifications to its original gameplay. These alterations included simple aesthetic changes such as the darkening in color of the Native American woman's skin tone. PlayAround also made a gender-reversed version of Custer's Revenge named General Retreat.
The game was universally panned by critics and has been described as one of the worst video games ever made.
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- ^ Plunkett, Luke (October 7, 2011). "Rape, Racism & Repetition: This is Probably the Worst Game Ever". Kotaku. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Gamespy's Top Ten Shameful Games". GameSpy. Archived from the original on April 26, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ "Custer's Revenge - Classic Gaming". Classicgaming.gamespy.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2013.