| Genre: | Arcade Game: Action |
| Series: | Number 48 in Arcade Collection (Spectrum) |
| Publisher: | The Hit Squad |
| Cover Art Language: | English |
| Machine Compatibility: | Spectrum 48K, Spectrum 128K, Spectrum +2, Spectrum +3 |
| Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
| Available For: | Amiga 500, Amstrad CPC464, Atari ST, Commodore 64 & Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Compatible Emulators: | ZXSpin (PC (Windows)) Nutria (PC (MS-DOS)) |
| Original Release Date: | 1st August 1992 |
| Original Release Price: | £2.99 |
| Market Valuation: | £2.50 (How Is This Calculated?) |
| Item Weight: | 64g |
| Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Clear |
| Author(s): | John P. Tatlock, Simon Justin Street, Dean Belfield & Geoff Follin |
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Arcade Collection (Spectrum)
Crash
1st July 1990
Sly Spy: Secret Agent is set to be one of the best games of 1990. Read Review
Sinclair User
20th March 1990
Nine levels, nicely detailed graphics, smooth animation, non-stop action, and decent sound effects; it left me shaken but not stirred. Read Review
Sinclair User
25th March 1992
The action is unrelenting with just the right pitch of difficulty and variety to keep you coming back for more. Read Review
Your Sinclair
1st September 1990
Clever James Bond parody capturing much of the series' feel, but disappointingly disjointed. Read Review
Your Sinclair
1st August 1992
This could be a decent little game without all the faffing around, but it's almost totally ruined. Lazy programming - I'm sick of it. Read Review
Full Instructions
Gameplay
The Council for World Domination. The levels take place in the following scenarios:
- Sky Diving
- On Motorbike
- Walking
- Scuba Diving
Along the way you can pick up various icons that will increase your power:
Golden Gun:
Each time this icon is collected, a part of the Golden Gun is awarded to you. When you collect five parts, the gun is complete. The gun only lasts a short time, but it is very powerful.
Flashing B:
This will give you more bullets.
Cola Can:
This will give you more energy.
Clock:
This will give you more time.
Machine Gun:
This will change your pistol into a machine gun.
Status And Scoring
The following is displayed in the status panel:
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Weapon indicator
This can contain one of the following: Pistol, Machine Gun, Golden Gun
If no icon appears, this indicates that you are fighting without bullets. - Sly, Health Indicator
- End of level Baddie, Health Indicator
- Clock
- Bullets remaining
- Golden Gun Indicator
- Score
Hints And Tips
- Try to learn the maps so that you can quickly get to the Golden Gun.
- It is better to progress slowly, taking care not to get hit.
- Shoot the Jetpack Men as soon as you can.
- Do not shoot too quickly when you get the machine gun, as it will use a lot of bullets.
Game Controls
O - Left, P - Right, Q - Up, A - Down, SPACE - Fire
ESCAPE - Pause/Restart Game (Press Fire to unpause)
1 - Redefine keys, 2 - Select joystick
Loading
LOAD"" (ENTER)
128K users, use Loader.
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