Aquablast (1988) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Aquablast

James Bond: Live And Let Die is a racing video game loosely based on the 1973 James Bond film of the same name where James Bond navigates the stages in a modified speedboat. The game was released by Domark for…

31 December 1988

What Aquablast is

Aquablast is a racing game developed by Elite Systems and released in 1988. It was published by Domark Software. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The title is loosely based on the events of the film. High-speed boat chases, helicopters, airplanes. All anyone could wish for in a computer game! You are the only person to save the planet from being poisoned. Follow the complex route of waterways to reach the enemy bases. Collect fuel and supplies as you need them but beware of the enemy's attempts to thwart your mission. Live and Let Die is a thrilling chase across water, requiring both skill and ingenuity to carry you through.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the James Bond series

Aquablast is the seventh of 44 entries we hold in the James Bond series. It arrived a year after James Bond 007: The Living Daylights. The next entry was James Bond 007: Licence to Kill in 1989.

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What it launched against

Aquablast 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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