Cosmic Sheriff
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Cosmic Sheriff is an arcade developed by Dinamic Software, released 31 December 1989 on Amstrad CPC, DOS, MSX and ZX Spectrum.
What Cosmic Sheriff is
Cosmic Sheriff is an arcade game developed by Dinamic Software and released in 1989. It is available on Amstrad CPC, DOS, MSX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the year 2023, cobalt has become an element of great strategic importance for human beings, as it is used in the construction of hyperatomic reactors. The last major deposit in the galaxy is on IO, Jupiter's third moon, where a large-scale extraction plant has been installed. The station has been sabotaged by a group of rebels who have planted bombs that will explode if their demands are not met. There is no time for demands. From the TERRA-1 orbital station comes PETE JONES, aka COSMIC SHERIFF, the best laser sniper in the galaxy. His mission: defuse the bombs and take out the saboteurs.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Cosmic Sheriff launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.
Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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