Commodore Format


Sly Spy

Publisher: The Hit Squad
Machine: Commodore 64/128

 
Published in Commodore Format #23

Sly Spy (The Hit Squad)

I don't call falling out of a plane in full view of the population of Washington very sly. And, unless you count having a good look into people's back-gardens as you fall, I can't see that much spying going on.

Anyway, this is the start of Sly Spy. It's nothing if not action-packed, as you might be able to tell from that brief description. The next bit sees you walking in front of Lincoln's Monument, shooting people. Still not very sly, but good fun nevertheless.

And once you've proved that you can shoot lots of people in public places, you get to go on a motorcycle (again, I fail to see the slyness involved here) and also do a spot of scuba-diving. I didn't like this bit, but then I've been put off water for life this month.

None of it is particularly spy-like, but all of it is rather good fun. If you can forgive the painful multi-load (which took years off my young life), you'll have a lot of violence-related gameplay to look forward to.

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If real spying's as much fun as this, grow old very quickly, join MI5 and become Head of the Secret Service. Then fly off to heavily-populated places and start shooting baddies. You won't regret.