Blade Runner
Based on the movie of the same name. You have been assigned by the police force to track down and eliminate any replidroids that have landed on Earth. There are six types of replidroids, labeled Replidroid 1…
Blade Runner is an arcade developed by CRL Group PLC, released 31 December 1985 on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
What Blade Runner is
Blade Runner is an arcade game developed by CRL Group PLC and released in 1985. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The plot of the game is similar to the associated movie. Replidroids (sic for replicants), designed for use in space, have been banned from Earth following a revolt on a colony. The role of eliminating any replidroids found on earth is given to a unit of bounty hunters.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Blade Runner series
Blade Runner is the first of 7 entries we hold in the Blade Runner series. The next entry was Blade Runner in 1997.
What it launched against
Blade Runner launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.
Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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