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Special Operations

Special Operations is a top-down, turn based, tactical squad game where the player has to achieve a particular objective at an enemy compound. At the start of the game, the player selects the mission, with…

31 December 1984

Special Operations is a tactical developed by MC Lothlorien, released 31 December 1984 on Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Special Operations is

Special Operations is a tactical game developed by MC Lothlorien and released in 1984. It is available on Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Special Operations is a top-down, turn based, tactical squad game where the player has to achieve a particular objective at an enemy compound. At the start of the game, the player selects the mission, with options as simple as photographing the compound to as difficult as blowing part of it up. Once the objective is selected, the player needs to select the squad members based upon their skills. Each potential squad member will have a primary skill and a secondary skill which is only revealed by interviewing the potential recruit. Certain skills are essential in order to complete your objective, for example a photographer and explosives expert for the example above and some are more…
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Special Operations launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Bomb Jack.

Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Bomb Jack.

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When did Special Operations come out?
Special Operations was released on 31 December 1984 for Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

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