''Movie'' is a

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written by Duško Dimitrijević for the

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and

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and was published by

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1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

Plot

''Movie'' is set in

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in the 1930s. The player takes the role of Jack Marlow, a

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who must enter the headquarters of mob boss Bugs Malloy in order to retrieve an audiotape. In order to help him complete this task, Marlow needs the help of a girl called Tanya. Unfortunately, she has an identical twin called Vanya who is allied to Malloy and who will deliberately lead him into trouble.

Gameplay

The game is an

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which uses an

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display to portray the action, described by several publications as similar to that of '' Knightlore.'' Movement is achieved by rotating the main character and moving him forward. The player can also access a panel of

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which allow Marlow to carry out certain actions such as dropping and taking items, firing his gun, punching, throwing an item or talking. The latter is performed using speech bubbles in which the player can type out words and phrases using the keyboard.

Reception

The game met a highly positive reception, with several magazines giving the game their respective awards: *

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: ''Game of the month'' * Crash Magazine: an overall rating of 93%, and the label of ''A Crash Smash'' *

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: a rating of 9 (out of 10), and the ''Megagame award'' *

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gave the game a ''SU Classic'' award

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