Operation Hormuz (1989)

Operation Hormuz was released in 1989 for the ZX Spectrum 48K/128K. The game was published by the UK-based company Again Again and developed by Durell Software.

This arcade shoot-em-up is designed for a single player and features AY sound support. Controls include compatibility with the Kempston Joystick and redefineable keys.

The cassette version cost £9.99, while the disk version was priced at £14.99. The title was also made available for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and Atari ST platforms.

Critical reception varied, resulting in an average magazine score of 55.32% across five reviews. ACE awarded it 326/1000 and Crash gave it 34%, whereas Sinclair User scored it 71% and Your Sinclair rated it 7/10 and 69%.

The game gained recognition in the Soviet Union through a review in ZX-Review magazine and frequently published POKE codes. It circulated via cracked cassette versions from groups like Inxs Soft and later appeared in several TR-DOS disk releases by developers such as Ascendancy Creative Labs and tiboh.