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Beach-Head

The first game in the Beach Head series, the game depicts the player's violent war effort to end a dictator's reign

41 31 December 1983

Beach-Head is an arcade developed by Access Software, released 31 December 1983 on Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Apple II and Atari 8-bit.

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What Beach-Head is

Beach-Head is an arcade game developed by Access Software and released in 1983. It is available on Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 16, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore Plus/4, MSX, Thomson MO5 and ZX Spectrum.

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Beach-Head holds a critic score of 41 out of 100. That places it above 6% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1983 averaged 75, so it scored 34 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Beach-Head launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

Official trailer

Gameplay video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Quick answers

Beach-Head — frequently asked questions

When did Beach-Head come out?
Beach-Head was released on 31 December 1983 for Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 16, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore Plus/4, MSX, Thomson MO5 and ZX Spectrum.
Does Beach-Head have multiplayer?
Yes. Beach-Head supports multiplayer.

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