
Release
1987
Player score
80/100
Platform families
1
Editorial overview
What it is
One soldier on action-packed missions behind enemy lines. Get ready for a fast-paced, easy-to-learn combat game featuring intelligent challenges, suspenseful scenarios and endless action- perfect for arcade gamers, combat strategists and simulation fans alike. Nobody but Microprose could pack so many kinds of fun into just one game.
Go in with guns blazing, or try a subtle approach by crawling through trenches and natural cover- the choice is yours!
Leap into combat with an M-16, grenades, anti-tank rockets and timed plastic explosives.
Overcome enemy soldiers, machine gun nests, minefields, robot mini-tanks and more!
Run, walk, crawl and shoot in any direction across full-scrolling, 3-D terrain that changes every time you play.
Play styles
Single player
Perspective
Third person · Bird view / Isometric
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Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Themes
Action · Stealth · Warfare
Languages
1 supported
Cinematic archive
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Production dossier
Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Commodore C64/128/MAX

ZX Spectrum

Atari ST/STE

PC (Microsoft Windows)

DOS
Amiga

Amstrad CPC