''Rambo'' (stylized on-screen as ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'') is a

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video game based on the film '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (1985). The game was designed by David Collier and Tony Pomfret with the ZX Spectrum version converted by Platinum Productions. The Commodore 64 version's music is by Martin Galway from Northern Ireland, incorporating melodies from the film's score. The Amstrad CPC version's music was played and recorded live by Choice Software's in-house programmer/designer/musician James Edward Cosby also from Northern Ireland, using a

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serial comms protocol. Several other games based on the film were also released, including '' Rambo'' for the

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, and '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'' for the

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Gameplay

The game follows the movie's story. The player, controlling Rambo, has to find his lost equipment, locate the POW camp, rescue the hostages and make it back to the extraction point, while being pursued by constantly respawning enemies. Rambo starts off with just a Bowie knife and grenades (both of which have an unlimited supply, as with all the weapons), and gains points for killing the enemy, and for collecting the following equipment: Rocket Launcher, M16 Rifle, and Bow & Arrows (Explosive & Non Explosive). The gameplay is based on

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's arcade game ''

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'' (1985).

Reception and related releases

''Rambo'' was well received. Your Sinclair described it as "a thinking man's ''Commando''. That game starts fast and gets faster until you end up like a one-man whirlwind. Rambo develops into a solid shoot'em up". ''Rambo'' went to number 2 in the ZX Spectrum charts, behind '' Winter Games''. and reached number 4 in the chart for all formats. The Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum versions of the game were included on the 1986 compilation ''They Sold a Million 3'', along with ''

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'', and '' Kung-Fu Master''.

References

External links

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