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Action Service

So you pencilneck dweebs think you've got what it takes to be part of the elite special forces? What gave you that idea? My ten-year-old sister is a better soldier than you! You're gonna be crawlin' over walls…

31 December 1988

Action Service is an arcade developed by Cobra Soft, released 31 December 1988 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Action Service is

Action Service is an arcade game developed by Cobra Soft and released in 1988. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

So you pencilneck dweebs think you've got what it takes to be part of the elite special forces? What gave you that idea? My ten-year-old sister is a better soldier than you! You're gonna be crawlin' over walls and wire, and when you're bloody from that, we're gonna sic the dogs on ya. And if that doesn't send ya runnin' home to your momma, we'll make sure the land mines do. And you will learn to work with explosives and to defend yourself in hand-to-hand combat. I'm telling you that be the time we're through with you, you'll wish the dogs had gotten you. You can count on me to make sure of that. We're going to find out which of you wimps has the intestinal fortitude to survive this combat…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Action Service launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

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When did Action Service come out?
Action Service was released on 31 December 1988 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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