Hawk Storm (1991)

Hawk Storm is an arcade shoot-em-up released in 1991 by Players Software for the ZX Spectrum. The development team included programmer Paul Griffiths, game designers Andrew and Jabba Severn, with music composed by Sonic Graffiti and Andrew Severn.

The game features side-view 2D graphics with horizontal scrolling. It supports AY sound and offers control options for both Kempston Joystick and Interface 2. The game is designed for a single player.

The cassette version of the game was priced at £2.99. In addition to the ZX Spectrum, the title was also released for the Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 platforms.

Reviews for the game were mixed, resulting in an average score of 62.67%. Your Sinclair awarded the game 79%, while Crash and Sinclair User gave it 54% and 55% respectively.

In Russia, the game gained significant traction, resulting in numerous TR-DOS versions released by various groups. It was featured in the magazine ZX-News with published cheat codes, and cracked cassette versions by groups like Kicia and CSL were widely available.