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Action Force: International Heroes

Action Force: International Heroes is a video game released by Virgin Games in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64, and in 1988 for the Amstrad CPC. The game is set in the world of the Action Force (G.I…

31 December 1987

Action Force: International Heroes is an arcade developed by Gang of Five, released 31 December 1987 on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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What Action Force: International Heroes is

Action Force: International Heroes is an arcade game developed by Gang of Five and released in 1987. It was published by Virgin Games. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The enemy Cobra has launched a surprise attack on the island of Botsneda. In the panic of the evacuation, secret information has been left behind in the eastern sector. The enemy's grip is tightening, and an immediate raid is needed to recover the vital data. Here's a job for Action Force...
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the G.I. Joe series

Action Force: International Heroes is the third of 16 entries we hold in the G.I. Joe series. It arrived 3 years after G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. The next entry was Action Force II: International Heroes in 1988.

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What it launched against

Action Force: International Heroes launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

Official trailer

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When did Action Force: International Heroes come out?
Action Force: International Heroes was released on 31 December 1987 for Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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