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City Slicker

A bomb has been planted in the Houses of Parliament by the dastardly Abru Caddabra and is due to blow up at midnight! As the hero, Slick, you must assemble a device (the BDU) to defuse the bomb.

31 December 1986

City Slicker is a platform developed by Hewson, released 31 December 1986 on Amstrad CPC.

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What City Slicker is

City Slicker is a platform game developed by Hewson and released in 1986. It is available on Amstrad CPC only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A bomb has been planted in the Houses of Parliament by the dastardly Abru Caddabra and is due to blow up at midnight! As the hero, Slick, you must assemble a device (the BDU) to defuse the bomb.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

City Slicker launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Rebelstar.

Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Rebelstar.

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When did City Slicker come out?
City Slicker was released on 31 December 1986 for Amstrad CPC.

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