The A - Z of Spectrum Games

River Raid

Year of Release

1984

The Advertising Blurb

Stay cool. Stay low. Stay alive. Your mission is to fly down the world's most heavily defended river, destroying everything the enemy hurls at you. But beware... your fuel tanks are nearly dry.

Compatibility

48K / 128K / +2

Original Price

£7.95

Software Houses

Activision / Firebird

Author

Carol Shaw

Type

Vertically Scrolling Shoot-'em-up

Comments

The copyright holders refuse to allow this game to be redistributed.

Controls

2 - Accelerate, W - Slow Down, O - Left, P - Right, Bottom Row - Fire

Original Rating

Crash 74%

Review:

An old game that looks primitive now but provided a decent challenge of the time.

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