Shanghai Warriors (1989)

Game author(s): Kevin Parker, Colin Swinbourne, Martin Severn, Andrew Severn, Mike Brown

Publisher: Players Software

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Shanghai Warriors was released in 1989 for the ZX Spectrum by Players Software. The development team included coder Kevin Parker, artists Colin Swinbourne and Jabba Severn, musicians Andy Severn and Mike Brown, and story writer Simon Daniels.

This arcade beat-em-up is designed for a single player and utilizes AY sound for its audio. The game supports Kempston and Interface 2 joysticks, and players can redefine the control keys to suit their preferences.

The game was sold on cassette for £1.99. Versions were also produced for Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, and Acorn platforms.

Critical reception varied significantly, with Crash magazine awarding the game 76%, while Your Sinclair gave it 38%. The average score from these two reviews stands at 57%.

Found 1 cracked version (release) of the game