A View to a Kill, the computer game
3. A View to a Kill (1985)
A View to a Kill , The Computer Game
A View to a Kill: The Computer Game is a 1985 action video game developed and published by Domark Software for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Oric 1 and Oric Atmos, and MSX computer platforms. The game is based on EON Productions’ James Bond film A View to a Kill
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GAME - PLATFORM
ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Oric 1, Oric Atmos, MSX
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- ZX Spectrum
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- Commodore 64
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- Oric 1
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- MSX
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GAME - INFORMATION
Title: A View to a Kill The Computer Game
Category: Action video game
Release Date: June 7th 1985
Developer: Domark Software ,Softstone
Bond Character: Roger Moore
Players: Single-player
Original Price: Unknown
Format: Cartridge , Cassette Tape
REVIEW
Sinclair User gave the ZX Spectrum version four stars out of five. Commodore User called the Commodore 64 version, “Certainly one of the better ‘game of the film’ implementations around.” Your Commodore gave the Commodore 64 version two stars out of five and criticized some of the gameplay concepts, writing, “Sometimes programmers can go overboard with special effects at the expense of what could otherwise be a superb game. A View to a Kill is one such example.” Zzap!64, which gave the Commodore 64 version a 36 percent rating, criticized the game’s graphics, its music, and its three separate gameplay modes, writing that focusing on a single gameplay style might have been better.
GAME STAGES
In the first section set in Paris, James Bond commandeers a taxi to follow May Day who has parachuted from the Eiffel Tower. Roadblocks and police cars are out to stop Bond, who can shoot his pistol at them to get them out of the way. The display is in three sections – an overhead map of Paris, a small 3D view from the car’s point of view, and a scanner showing May Day’s height. James must arrive at the right location to catch her as she lands.
GAME STAGES
In the second section, James must help Stacey Sutton escape from San Francisco City Hall, which is on fire. Each room is displayed from a side-on perspective. James must collect useful objects to get through the floors of the building, such as keys to open doors and buckets of water to stop the progress of the fire.
GAME STAGES
In the third and final section, James must collect the code numbers to stop the detonation of Zorin’s bomb. Bond runs around the mine, avoiding rockfalls and long drops. Among the objects he can pick up are a grapnel gun (to fire ropes upward which he can climb to safety) and a plank of wood to bridge gaps. May Day is also somewhere in the mine.
A password system lets the user play the second or third levels on their own without completing the first.
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