The A - Z of Spectrum Games

Dictator

Year of Release

1983

The Advertising Blurb

Will you be able to manipulate the squabbling population, stay in favour with the powrful secret police and make the right decisions to keep control of your volatile subjects? a complex and entertaining simulation adventure featuring easy operation and excellent use of graphics, colour and sound effects.

Compatibility

48K Required

Original Price

£4.95

Worth now (confirmed sale)?

£3.50 ebay Aug 2024

Software House

DK'Tronics

Author

Don Priestley

Type

Strategy Game

Controls

Follow On-Screen Prompts

Review:

Proof that you can make a decent strategy game using ZX BASIC! This is a gem of a game from a programmer who went on to produce some more great games. The graphics are basic (no pun intended!), the music and sound effects are just bearable but it is the gameplay that stands out.

There were a lot of strategy games being produced at this early stage in the history of the Spectrum but most were of the simple landowner type where the only strategy was how many crops you planted each month. This game is not that much more advanced but it was the playability that made it that much better. A difficult game where waiting for the results of a revolution is nervewracking and gaining a good score is satisfying.

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