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One of the most acclaimed arcade conversions on the Spectrum, featuring the entire arcade game, huge bosses, and some of the fastest arcade action on the system.



Platform : ZX Spectrum
Format : Cassette
Publisher : Activision
Author(s) : Software Studios
Date : 1988

Other Software by Activision:

Item Manufacturer Platform Format Date
Hyper Blade Activision PC CD-ROM Unknown
Guitar Hero III Legends of Rock Activision Nintendo Wii Disc Unknown
River Raid (Unboxed) Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge Unknown
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Disc Only) Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD Unknown
Laser Blast Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge Unknown
Guitar Hero Aerosmith Activision Nintendo Wii Unknown
Altered Beast Activision Commodore 64 Cassette Unknown
Rampage Activision Cassette Unknown
Private eye Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge Unknown
The Eidolon Activision Cassette Unknown
The Designer's Pencil Activision BBC Micro Cassette Unknown
Tenchu Stealth Assasins Activision Playstation Unknown
International Karate + The Hit Squad/Activision ZX Spectrum Cassette Unknown
The Magnificent 7 (April 1991) Activision ZX Spectrum Cassette Unknown
The Designer's Pencil Activision BBC Micro Cassette Unknown
Decathlon Activision MSX Cassette Unknown
Inter Office 2.0 Interactivision Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk Unknown
Predator Activision Commodore 64 5.25" floppy disk Unknown
Altered Beast The Hit Squad/Activision Amstrad CPC464 Cassette Unknown
International Karate + The Hit Squad/Activision Amstrad CPC464 Cassette Unknown
R-Type II Activision Commodore Amiga Cassette Unknown
Guitar Hero Greatest Hits Activision Nintendo Wii Unknown
Seaquest Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge 0198
Casino Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge 1 Jan 1978
Space War Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge 1 Jan 1978
Chess Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge 1980
Skiing Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge 1 Jan 1980
Tennis Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge 1981
Laser Blast Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge 1981
Super Breakout Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge 1 Jan 1981
Freeway Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge 1 Jan 1981
Chopper Command Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge 1982
StarMaster Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge 1 Jan 1982
Pitfall Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge 20 Apr 1982
Beamrider Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1983
Pitfall Activision Colecovision Cartridge 1983
Decathlon Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1983
River Raid Activision Colecovision Cartridge 1983
Robot Tank Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge 1 Jan 1983
Frostbite Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge 1 Jan 1983
Keystone Kapers Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge 1 Jan 1983
H.E.R.O. Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
H.E.R.O. Activision ZX Spectrum Cassette 1984
River Raid Activision ZX Spectrum Cassette 1984
Ghostbusters Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
Toy Bizarre Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
Star League Baseball Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
Ghostbusters Activision Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1984
Space Shuttle - A Journey Into Space Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
Pitfall II Activision ZX Spectrum Cassette 1984
The Designer's Pencil Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
The Designer's Pencil Activision ZX Spectrum Cassette 1984
Pitfall! Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
Ghostbusters Activision ZX Spectrum Cassette 1984
On-Court Tennis Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
Pitfall II - Lost Caverns Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
H.E.R.O. Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge 1 Jan 1984
Pitfall II Activision Atari 2600 Cartridge 20 Apr 1984
Barry McGuigan World Championship Boxing Gamestar / Activision Sinclair Spectrum Cassette 1985
Garry Kitchen's Game Maker Activision Commodore 64 5 1/4 " disc 1985
Ballblazer Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1985
Pastfinder Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1985
On-Field Football Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1985
Little Computer People (Mastertronic) Activision Commodore 64/128 Cassette 1985
Hacker Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1985
Koronis Rift Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1985
Hacker (Disk) Activision Atari 8 Bit 5.25 Disk 1985
Ballblazer Activision Atari 8 Bit 5.25 Disk 1985
The Fifth Axis Activision Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1985
Little Computer People Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1985
Hacker Activision Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1985
Rampage Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1986
Howard the Duck Activision ZX Spectrum Cassette 1986
Championship Baseball Activision Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1986
Shanghai Activision Atari ST 3.5" Floppy Disk 1986
Labyrinth Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1986
Howard the Duck Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1986
Rescue on Fractalus! (Disk) Activision Amstrad CPC464 3.0 Disk 1986
Hacker II - The Doomsday Papers Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1986
Little Computer People Discovery Kit (Disk) Activision Amstrad CPC 464 Disk 1986
Enduro Racer Activision ZX Spectrum Cassette 1986
Ballblazer Activision Sinclair Spectrum Cassette 1986
koronis Rift Activision Amstrad CPC464 3.0 Disk 1986
Rescue On Fractalus Activision Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1986
Koronis Rift Activision ZX Spectrum Cassette 1986
Quartet Activision Commodore 64 5.25Inch Disk 1987
knightmare Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1987
High Frontier Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1987
Enduro Racer (Hit Squad) Activision ZX Spectrum Cassette 1987
Ninja Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1987
Enduro Racer Activision Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1987
Sailing Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1987
Guadalcanal Activision ZX Spectrum Cassette 1987
Guadalcanal Activision Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1987
The Real Ghostbusters Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1987
Power Drift Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1987
High Frontier Activision Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1987
Afterburner Activision ZX Spectrum Cassette 1988
Fighting Soccer Activision Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1988
R-Type Activision ZX Spectrum Cassette 1988
Predator Activision ZX Spectrum Cassette 1988
Mindfighter Activision Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1988
Power Drift Activision Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1988
Afterburner Activision Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1988
After Burner Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1988
Super Wonder Boy Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1989
Fighter Bomber Activision Atari ST 3.5 Floppy Disk 1989
Power Drift (Disk) Activision Amstrad CPC464 3.0 Disk 1989
Galaxy Force Activision Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1989
Altered Beast Activision Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1989
Ghostbusters II Activision Amstrad CPC Cassette 1989
Fighter Bomber Activision Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1989
Fighter Bomber Activision Amstrad CPC464 3.0 Disk 1989
Galaxy Force Activision Amstrad CPC464 3.0 Disk 1989
Ghostbusters II Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1989
Fighter Bomber Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1989
Time Scanner Activision Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1989
Ghostbusters II Activision ZX Spectrum Cassette 1989
Beast Busters Activision Commodore Amiga 3.5" Floppy Disk 1990
Ghostbusters II Activision Commodore Amiga 3.5 Disk 1990
Magnificent Megatape II Palace/Storm/Activision/Hewson Commodore 64 Cassette 1990
Hot Rod Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1990
Deuteros - The Next Millennium Activision Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1991
Power Pack (Tape 10) Activision/Audiogenic/Idea/Hewson Commodore 64 Cassette 1991
Power Pack (Tape 11) Gremlin/Linel/Activision/Hewson Commodore 64 Cassette 1991
Power Pack (Tape 13) Activision/System 3/Hewson/Virgin Commodore 64 Cassette 1991
Hot Rod Activision Commodore 64 Cassette 1991
Altered Beast Activision Atari ST 3.5 Disk 1991
The Magnificent 7 (4) Hewson, Tartan software, activision, dinamic ZX Spectrum Cassette 1991
The Lost Treasures Of Infocom Infocom / Activision Apple Macintosh 3.5" disk 1991
Shanghai: The Great Wall EA / Activision 3DO CD ROM 1994
Mechwarrior 2 Activision PC CD ROM 1995
Worms (The Essential Collection) Activision PC Windows 32-bit CD-ROM 1997
Pitfall 3D: Beyond the Jungle Activision Sony Playstation 1 CD-ROM 1998
Apocalypse Activision Sony Playstation 1 CD-ROM Nov 1998
T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger Activision Sony PlayStation CD-ROM 1999
Tony Hawk's Skateboarding Activision Sony Playstation 1 CD-ROM 1999
Space Invaders Activision Sony PlayStation CD-ROM 1999
Shanghai True Valor Activision Sony Playstation 1 CD-ROM 1999
Return to Castle Wolfenstein Tides of War Activision Microsoft Xbox DVD 1999
Call To Power II (Xplosiv) Activision PC Windows 32-bit PC CD ROM 2000
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Neversoft & Activision Sony Playstation 1 CD-ROM 2000
Call To Power II Activision PC Windows 32-bit PC CD-ROM 2000
Star Wars Demolition Activision Sega Dreamcast CD ROM 2000
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Activision Sega Dreamcast CD 2000
Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force Activision PC CD ROM 2000
Tenchu 2 Activision Sony Playstation 1 CD-ROM 8 Sep 2000
Star Trek: Invasion Activision Sony Playstation 1 CD-ROM Nov 2000
Quake III: Gold Activision PC CD-ROM 2001
Soldier of Fortune (Special Edition) (Disc Only) Activision PC Windows 32-bit PC CD-ROM 2001
Bomberman Tournament Activision Nintendo Game Boy Advance Cartridge 2001
Matt Hoffman's Pro BMX Activision O2 Game Boy Advance Cartridge 2001
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Activision Sony Playstation 1 CD-ROM 2001
Spiderman Activision Microsoft Xbox DVD 2001
Doom Collector's Edition Activision PC Windows 32-bit PC CD-ROM 2001
Tony Hawk's Underground Activision Microsoft Xbox DVD 2002
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Activision Windows PC CD-ROM 2002
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 Activision Nintendo Gamecube Disc 2002
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 (US Version) Activision Nintendo Gamecube Disc 2002
Spider-Man Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD 2002
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer Activision O2 Game Boy Advance Cartridge 2002
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Activision O2 Game Boy Advance Cartridge 2002
Tony Hawk's Underground Activision Game Boy Advance Cartridge 2002
X-men 2 Wolverine's Revenge Activision Nintendo Gamecube Mini DVD 2002
Soldier of Fortune 2 Double Helix Activision Xbox DVD 2002
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD 2002
Wreckless The Yakuza Missions Activision Microsoft Xbox DVD 2002
Minority Report Everybody Runs Activision Microsoft Xbox DVD 2002
X-Men 2: Wolverine's Revenge Activision Microsoft Xbox DVD 2003
Tony Hawk's Underground Activision Sony PlayStation 2 DVD 2003
Tony Hawks Underground Activision Nintendo Gamecube Disc 2003
X-Men 2: Wolverine's Revenge Activision Sony PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM 2003
X-Men 2: Wolverine's Revenge Activision PC Windows 32-bit PC CD-ROM 2003
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Activision Sony Playstation 1 CD-ROM 2003
Return to Castle Wolfenstein Operation Resurection Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD 6 Jun 2003
Call Of Duty Activision PC CD ROM 29 Oct 2003
Call Of Duty United Offensive Activision PC CD ROM 29 Oct 2003
True Crime Streets of LA Activision Nintendo Gamecube Mini DVD 7 Nov 2003
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (Disc Only) Activision Nintendo GameCube GameDisc 2004
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Activision Activision DVD 2004
Total War: Rome Activision PC Windows 32-bit PC CD ROM 2004
Call of Duty - Finest Hour Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD 2004
Spiderman 2 Activision Nintendo Gamecube Disc 2004
Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events Activision Publishing Sony Playstation 2 DVD 2004
A Series Of Unfortunate Events Activision Nintendo Gamecube Disc 2004
Shrek 2 Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD 2004
Call of Duty Finest Hour Activision Microsoft Xbox DVD 2004
Spider-Man 2 Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD Jul 2004
Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures Activision Sony PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM 2005
True Crime New York City Activision Microsoft Xbox DVD 2005
Ultimate Spider-Man Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD 2005
Ultimate Spiderman Activision XBOX DVD 2005
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Activision PC Windows 32-bit PC DVD-ROM 2005
True Crime New York City Activision Publishing Sony Playstation 2 DVD 2005
Madagascar Activision Nintendo DS Cartridge 2005
Peter Jackson's King Kong Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD 2005
Quake 4 Activision PC CD Rom 2005
Gun Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD Nov 2005
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Activision Microsoft Xbox DVD 20 Dec 2005
Marvel Ultimate Alliance Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD 2006
Tony Hawk's Project 8 Activision Sony PlayStation 2 DVD 2006
Call of Duty 3 Activision Publishing Sony Playstation 2 DVD 2006
Over The Hedge Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD 2006
Call of Duty 3 Activision Xbox 360 DVD 2006
Guitar Hero Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD 2006
X-Men: The Official Game Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD May 2006
Guitar Hero II Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD Nov 2006
Soldier of Fortune: Payback Activision Xbox 360 DVD 2007
Spider-Man - Friend or Foe Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD 2007
Little Britain Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD 2007
Call of Duty 3 Activision Sony Playstation 3 Blu Ray 2007
Transformers - The Game Activision Sony Playstation 3 Blu Ray 2007
Call of Duty - Modern Warfare Activision Sony Playstation 3 Blu Ray 2007
Shrek The Third Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD 2007
Rock Band Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD 2008
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD 2008
Guitar Hero on Tour Activision Nintendo DS Cartridge 2008
Call of Duty: World at War Activision Xbox 360 DVD 2008
Madagascar Escape 2 Africa Activision Nintendo Wii 4 Nov 2008
Pimp My Ride: Street Racing Activision Sony Playstation 2 DVD 2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Activision Sony PlayStation 3 Blu-Ray 2009
DJ Hero Activision Xbox 360 DVD 2009
Guitar Hero on Tour Modern Hits Activision Nintendo DS Cartridge 2009
Band Hero Activision Xbox 360 DVD-ROM 2009
Band Hero Activision Sony PlayStation 3 Blu-Ray 2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Activision Xbox 360 DVD 2009
Monkey Mischief! Activision Nintendo Wii Disc Feb 2009
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Activision Sony Playstation 3 Blu-Ray 26 Jun 2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Activision Nintendo Wii DVD 26 Jun 2009
Guitar Hero 5 Activision Nintendo Wii DVD 1 Sep 2009
Band Hero Activision Nintendo Wii DVD 3 Nov 2009
DJ Hero 2 Activision Xbox 360 DVD 2010
Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock Activision Xbox 360 DVD 2010
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Activision Nintendo Wii Oct 2011
Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park Activision Nintendo DS Cartridge 2012
Call Of Duty Black Ops II Steel Book Edition Activision PC CD ROM 2012
Skylanders: Giants Activision Nintendo Wii DVD Oct 2012
Medal of Honor: Warfighter Activision Sony Playstation 3 Blu-Ray 26 Oct 2012
Skylanders Swap Force Activision Xbox 360 DVD 2013
Call of Duty: Ghosts Activision Sony Playstation 3 Blu-Ray 5 Nov 2013
Skylanders Trap Team Activision Sony Playstation 4 Blu Ray 2014
Destiny Activision Sony Playstation 4 Blu Ray 2014
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Activision Xbox 360 DVD 2015

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