Blue Max (1984)

Blue Max was released in 1984 for the ZX Spectrum 48K by publisher U.S. Gold Ltd. The game was created by Bob Polin, with the load screen designed by F. David Thorpe.

This single-player arcade shoot-em-up utilizes oblique 3D graphics and features unidirectional diagonal scrolling. Players can control the action using a Kempston joystick, Interface 2, cursor keys, or fully redefinable keys.

The game was sold on cassette for £7.95. It was also released for the Atari 8-bit and Commodore 64 platforms.

It holds an average magazine score of 69%. The game received a 78% rating from Crash magazine and a 6/10 score from Sinclair User.