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Spy Hunter

Spy Hunter

Nov 1, 1983

Main game

3.14 average rating based on 132 ratings

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Originating in the arcades, Spy Hunter is a driving action game played from an overhead point of view. Your car is equipped with machine guns to help you get past the numerous enemies out on the road (be careful not to shoot any civilians, though!) Occasionally you will come across a weapons van, and if you drive into the back of the van your car becomes equipped with a second weapon (such as smoke screen, oil slick, or missiles). At several points the road splits and you can enter a boathouse which transforms your car into a boat temporarily. If … More
Originating in the arcades, Spy Hunter is a driving action game played from an overhead point of view. Your car is equipped with machine guns to help you get past the numerous enemies out on the road (be careful not to shoot any civilians, though!) Occasionally you will come across a weapons van, and if you drive into the back of the van your car becomes equipped with a second weapon (such as smoke screen, oil slick, or missiles). At several points the road splits and you can enter a boathouse which transforms your car into a boat temporarily. If you drive far enough the seasons change as well (watch out for icy conditions during winter!). The enemy cars will do anything to stop you, including running you off the road, firing guns from the back of a limo, or dropping bombs from a helicopter. Less
Release Dates
Nov 01, 1983 Full Release (North_America)
Arcade
1983 Full Release (North_America)
Apple II
1984 Full Release (North_America)
Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS
1985 Full Release (North_America)
ColecoVision
1985 Full Release (Europe)
ZX Spectrum
1986 Full Release (Europe)
Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System
User Stats
308
In Collection
15
Wish Listed
2
Playing
33
Backlogged
How Long Is Spy Hunter?
100% completion: 0.5 hours
Total completions: 1
ApramPepo
ApramPepo gave Mar 11, 2024
ApramPepo gave Mar 11, 2024
Again, charming arcade game, but has a lot of issues.

Maybe I should copy-paste some old NES reviews of mine and edit them a little bit to fit this game. Overall: good looks, nice simple presentation, and was lovely to play. I like the controls, but in the end, it is an Arcade game. Gameplay doesn't feel great, and the difficulty is even worse.

Nothing more, nothing less, it your usual 80s arcade game.

scoopings
scoopings updated their status Apr 4, 2022
scoopings updated their status Apr 4, 2022

Wow surprisingly good. Early racing and vehicular combat usually aren't my thing but this is well-done and fun. I love the machine gun aspect. And lol that my car can knock a semi off the road. Still, not a huge fan of the controls and gameplay -- only got to about 5k Score (turns out it's cuz I was just massacring every vehicle... you're only supposed to attack enemies ha, maybe I will return to this someday knowing that)--but gotta say, if you're into early vehicular combat or racing games, this one is a definitely play.

wisegmr
wisegmr updated their status Dec 29, 2021
wisegmr updated their status Dec 29, 2021

Never played this much but didn't know it just looped after winter. Fairly easy. I don't like that you can't pause. How am I supposed to sip my beer?