Licence to Kill (1989)

Licence to Kill was released in 1989 for the ZX Spectrum. The game was published by Domark Ltd and developed by Quixel, with game design by John Kavanagh and in-game graphics by Raffaele Cecco, Tony West, and Andrew Blazdell.

This single-player action arcade game utilizes top-view 2D graphics and vertical scrolling. It features AY sound, supports Kempston and Interface 2 joysticks, and incorporates multi-genre gameplay with button-mashing segments.

The game retailed at £9.99 for the cassette version and £14.99 for the disk version. It was also released on Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MSX, PC/DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST.

The title holds an average magazine score of 75.64% from 11 reviews. It received an 80% rating from Crash and The Games Machine, while Sinclair User awarded it 60% in its initial review.

The game gained popularity in Russia through numerous TR-DOS adaptations by groups such as D-Love, Black Widow, and Tsunami. Cracked cassette versions by crackers like JAN, Robert, and Rafal were also in circulation. It frequently appeared in local popularity charts and was featured in reviews within the magazine Buzz.