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Spawn of Evil

Spawn Of Evil is a ZX spectrum game released in 1983 on tape. There are two "parts" of the game : First the search of aliens to destroy on a map and then a first person view shooter.

31 December 1983

Spawn of Evil is an arcade developed by Don Priestley, released 31 December 1983 on ZX Spectrum.

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What Spawn of Evil is

Spawn of Evil is an arcade game developed by Don Priestley and released in 1983. It was published by DK'Tronics Ltd. It is available on ZX Spectrum only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The long range scanners have detected an object in space. It is identified as an Ectogenetic Galactic Gamete (E.G.G.) Your mission is to destroy the E.G.G ans all of its progenety.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Spawn of Evil launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

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

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Spawn of Evil come out?
Spawn of Evil was released on 31 December 1983 for ZX Spectrum.

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