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Metropolis

A action-adventure published by The Power House in which Moonboots, the lunar explorer, is stranded in Metropolis, and must find and refuel his spaceship, so that he may return home on the moon.

31 December 1987

Metropolis is an adventure developed by Arcadia Systems, released 31 December 1987 on Amstrad CPC and DOS.

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What Metropolis is

Metropolis is an adventure game developed by Arcadia Systems and released in 1987. It was published by Mastertronic. It is available on Amstrad CPC and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A action-adventure published by The Power House in which Moonboots, the lunar explorer, is stranded in Metropolis, and must find and refuel his spaceship, so that he may return home on the moon.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Metropolis launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did Metropolis come out?
Metropolis was released on 31 December 1987 for Amstrad CPC and DOS.

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