Orc Attack (1984)

Orc Attack is an action arcade game released in 1984 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. The game was published by Creative Sparks and developed by Phil Snell and Dean Lock.

Designed as an arcade action title, the game supports up to two players. It offers flexible control options, including Cursor keys, Kempston Joystick, and Interface 2 compatibility. These features provide responsive input for the fast-paced gameplay.

The cassette version of the game was priced at £6.95. Beyond its ZX Spectrum release, Orc Attack was also made available for Atari 8-bit and Commodore 64 platforms.

Crash magazine awarded the game a 91% score in its May 1984 issue, granting it the Crash Smash distinction.

In Russia, the game gained visibility through local enthusiast releases. It was converted to TR-DOS with a Russian translation by the group Korund’99, and cracked cassette versions were also circulated.