''The Untouchables'' is a
video game
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released by
Ocean Software
Ocean Software Limited was a British software development company that became one of the biggest European video game developers and publishers of the 1980s and 1990s.
The company was founded by David Ward and Jon Woods and was based in Manchest ...
in 1989 on
ZX Spectrum
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,
Amstrad CPC
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,
Commodore 64
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,
MSX
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,
Atari ST
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,
Amiga
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,
DOS
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,
NES
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, and
SNES
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. It is based on the film ''
The Untouchables
Untouchable or Untouchables may refer to:
People
* Untouchability, the practice of socially ostracizing a minority group of very low social status
* Untouchables, word for the Dalits or Scheduled Castes of India
* Untouchables (law enforcement), ...
''.
Gameplay
A
side-scrolling
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based loosely on the movie, the game plays out some of the more significant parts of the film. Set in
Chicago
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, the primary goal of the game is to take down
Al Capone
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's henchmen and eventually detain Capone.
Reception
''
Electronic Gaming Monthly
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History
The magazine was fou ...
'' gave the
Super NES
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version a 5.8 out of 10, commenting that "This title would have been better if it were
Super Scope
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The peripheral consists of two devices: the wireless light gun itself, called the " ...
compatible, for it is a bit difficult to use the pad during the shooting sequences."
The reviewer from ''
Crash'' called the game "Great stuff. Ocean have brought Chicago to life. Atmospheric title tune (128k), beautifully detailed graphics and challenging gameplay add up to one addictive mean game!"
''
Sinclair User
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'' commented that "The Untouchables is a cracking conversion. Easily one of the most successful and accurate movie licenses to date."
Paul Rand of ''
Computer and Video Games
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'' stated that "The Untouchables is a well thought out package which will find a niche in most people's software collections
..those who buy it won't be disappointed."
''The Games Machine'' added that "The six levels are all trigger-pumping fun, with suitable graphics to give an authentic Twenties feel, and some nice touches
..It all make ''The Untouchables'' a winner."
References
External links
''The Untouchables''at
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Reviewin
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1989 video games
Amiga games
Atari ST games
Commodore 64 games
DOS games
Golden Joystick Award for Game of the Year winners
MSX games
Nintendo Entertainment System games
Ocean Software games
Organized crime video games
Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
The Untouchables
Video games about police officers
Video games based on adaptations
Video games based on films
Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Video games set in 1930
Video games set in Chicago
ZX Spectrum games