''Butcher Hill'' is an

action game An action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction time. The genre includes a large variety of sub-genres, such as fighting games, beat 'em ups, shooter games, rhythm games and ...

developed and published by

Gremlin Graphics Gremlin Graphics Software Limited, later Gremlin Interactive Limited and ultimately Infogrames Studios Limited, was a British software house based in Sheffield, working mostly in the home computer market. Like many software houses established i ...

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

. In this game, the player controls a team of five soldiers who have to survive in the Vietnamese jungle and kill as many enemies as possible. In the first part, the player is in a boat on a river with rocks, mines and enemy fighters trying to sink it. If there is at least one remaining soldier at the end of the first part, the player enters the second part, a simulated 3D view of the jungle, shooting enemy soldiers and evading mines.

Reception

The Spanish magazine ''Microhobby'' gave the game the following scores:(Spanish
Butcher Hill - ZX Spectrum de Gremlin Graphics (1989)
- article on Soloretro Originality: 40%, Graphics: 70%, Motion: 60%, Sound: 70%, Difficulty: 80%, Addiction: 60%.

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External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20071028194751/http://www.thelegacy.de/Museum/game.php3?titel_id=7530&game_id=7635
1989 video games Action games Amiga games Amstrad CPC games Atari ST games Commodore 64 games Gremlin Interactive games Single-player video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games scored by Barry Leitch Video games scored by Ben Daglish ZX Spectrum games {{Action-videogame-stub