Spy Hunter is an arcade developed by Bally Midway, released 1 November 1983 on Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Amstrad CPC and Apple II.
What Spy Hunter is
Spy Hunter is an arcade game developed by Bally Midway and released in 1983. It is available on Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Spy Hunter is a 1983 vehicular combat video game developed and published by Bally Midway for arcades. The game draws inspiration from the James Bond films and was originally supposed to carry the James Bond brand. The object of the game is to drive down roads in the technologically advanced "Interceptor" car and destroy various enemy vehicles with a variety of onboard weapons. The game was produced in both sit-down and standard upright versions, with the latter being more common. The controls consist of a steering wheel in the form of a futuristic aircraft-style yoke with several special-purpose buttons, a two-position stick shift, and a pedal used for acceleration.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Spy Hunter holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1983 averaged 75, so it scored 5 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Spy Hunter launched on 1 November 1983, within three weeks of Lode Runner and Track & Field. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Lode Runner, Track & Field.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Spy Hunter yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Quick answers
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