Implosion (1987)

Implosion is an arcade shoot-em-up released in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum. The game was published by Cascade Games and developed by Paul Laidlaw and Damon Redmond.

The game supports a single player and features AY sound. The action takes place within a small gameplay area that occupies less than 50% of the screen. Players control the action using either redefined keys, a Kempston joystick, or an Interface 2 controller.

The game was sold on cassette for £8.95. Beyond the ZX Spectrum release, the title was also made available for the Commodore 64 platform.

The game holds an average magazine review score of 59.35%. Individual ratings include 694/1000 from ACE, 38% from Crash, 7/10 from Sinclair User, and 6/10 from Your Sinclair.

In Russia, the game gained recognition through numerous TR-DOS adaptations and cracked cassette versions. It frequently appeared in local electronic magazines as a source for POKE codes to assist players.