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Nich: /* Links */ Changed name of heading, and modified links to CPC Game Reviews, CPC-POWER, TACGR and Wikipedia

2010-12-05T15:14:02Z

Links: Changed name of heading, and modified links to CPC Game Reviews, CPC-POWER, TACGR and Wikipedia

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	== ~~Weblinks~~ ==		== Links ==

	* {{~~WikipediaEN~~\|A.~~P.B._(arcade_game)~~\|~~Link to Wikipedia~~}}		* {{CPCGameReviews\|a/index5.html#apb}}
	* {{~~CpcPower~~\|~~131~~\|Link to ~~CPC-Power.com~~}}		* {{CPCPower\|131}}
	* {{Tacgr\|~~146~~\|~~Link to Tacgr~~}}		* {{Lemon64\|91\|Link to Lemon64}}
			* {{Tacgr\|58}}
			* {{EnWiki\|APB_(1987_video_game)}}
	* {{WorldOfSpectrum\|0000220\|Link to World of Spectrum}}		* {{WorldOfSpectrum\|0000220\|Link to World of Spectrum}}
	* {{Lemon64\|91\|Link to Lemon64}}
	*[http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/a/index5.htmll Link to CPC Game Reviews]

	[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games 1989]]		[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games 1989]]

Ritchardo mkII: /* Ratings */

2010-05-05T12:02:37Z

Ratings

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Ritchardo mkII at 20:23, 4 May 2010

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	Image:~~APB_title~~.png \| Title Screen		Image:APB_Title.png \| Title Screen
	Image:APB_1.png \| In-game 1		Image:APB_1.png \| In-game 1
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Ritchardo mkII at 20:21, 4 May 2010

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	\|{{Infobox Game		\|{{Infobox Game
	\|Image = [[Image:~~Living_Daylights_Title~~.~~png‎~~\|center\|300px\|~~Titlescreen of the game~~]]		\|Image = [[Image:APB_Cover.jpg‎\|center\|300px\|Cover Scan]]
	\|Developer = [[Walking Circles]]		\|Developer = [[Walking Circles]]
	\|Publisher = [[Domark]]		\|Publisher = [[Domark]]
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	~~Domark's second bite at~~ the ~~James Bond cherry~~, ~~'The Living Daylights'~~ is ~~very loosely based~~ on the ~~events of the movie~~ of the ~~same name~~.		A conversion of the hit 1987 arcade coin-op, APB is a fast and fun precursor of the Grand Theft Auto series - the major difference being that you are on the side of the law.

	== Description ==		== Description ==

	~~After Bond helps Russian officer Georgi Koskov make a daring defection to~~ the ~~West,~~ the ~~intelligence community is shocked when Koskov is abducted from his remote hiding place. Bond leaps into action, following a trail that leads to~~ the gorgeous Kara, who plays Bond as easily as she plays her Stradivari cello. As they unravel a complex weapons scheme with global implications, they are forced into hair-raising chases, a riveting jailbreak and an epic battle in ~~the Afghanistan desert with tanks, airplanes and~~ a ~~legion~~ of ~~freedom fighters on horseback~~.		APB - All Points Bulletin. Put your foot on the gas and let rip as you roar through the streets of the city in a series of hilarious and wild car chases.

	~~The~~ game ~~takes place~~ over ~~eight levels~~, ~~each depicting different scenes~~ and ~~locations from~~ the ~~movie~~.		You play the role of Officer Bob, a tough Cop in this challenging cartoon-style game, whose job is to patrol the streets of the city and apprehend various
			criminals in your trusty Police Car.

			Each day you are given a quota of offenders who must be apprehended before the day is out in order to get a salary bonus and keep your job. These include litter louts, drunks and hitch-hikers. At times you'll receive an All Points Bulletin on a particularly dangerous villain who must be tracked down and arrested.

			Should you catch Sid Sniper, Freddy Freak or any of the other master criminals, you must return them to the station for 'questioning'. If they confess, you can forget about your quota for the rest of the day. However, wringing a confession out of them is not that easy, and you must be through before the Chief comes in. Waggle the joystick left and right as quickly as you can - a grid shows how fast you're going and how close the criminal is to confessing.

			To arrest an offender, you must position the Steering Wheel Cursor over their car and switch on the siren. Continue to hold down the fire button for as long as you need the siren. Some criminals may ignore you the first few times you signal them to stop, depending on the severity of their crime. As the game progresses you can obtain a gun and shoot their cars; but don't hit any innocent bystanders. APB offenders must be rammed off the road and will not give themselves up without a fight.

			If you collide with a vehicle while the siren is off, crash too hard or injure an innocent party, you'll get a Demerit point. You'll also get a Demerit for
			every offender you do not catch on your quota. Collect too many Demerits and you'll be fired.

	== Ratings ==		== Ratings ==

	~~Although felt to be an improvement on~~ the ~~previous James Bond~~ game ~~and certainly enjoyed by~~ [[Amstrad Action]] ~~reviewer~~ [[~~Bob Wade~~]]~~, he critcised the fact that it was impossible to avoid the attacks of some enemies and~~ that this is ~~undermined the element of skill required to play the game~~. ~~This was echoed in~~ the ~~second opinion for~~ the ~~game which felt that "Control~~ can ~~be frustrating~~, ~~spoiling~~ the ~~otherwise lovely animation of Bond~~."		The multi-load aspect of the tape version of APB brought the game in for a bit of an [[Amstrad Action]] pasting! Reviewer [[Trenton Webb]] felt that "On tape this non-sequential game is ponderous and irksome. To make matters worse even the "pretties" - the beatings up - require a rewind and search before you can play on... on disk, APB is both playable and amusing. On tape the novelty soon wears off."

	~~[[Computing with the Amstrad]] felt that "more variety could have made it a very good game. As it is, it's a lot better than expected, certainly good graphically but only averagely playable.~~

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	== Solution ==		== Solution ==

	None		None

	== Cheats ==		== Cheats ==
	~~http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=APB&action=submit~~
	None		None

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	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Image:~~Living_Daylights_1~~.png \| ~~In-game 1~~		Image:APB_title.png \| Title Screen
	Image:~~Living_Daylights_2~~.png \| In-game 2		Image:APB_1.png \| In-game 1
	~~Image:Living_Daylights_3.png \| In-game 3~~
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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2010-05-04T19:41:22Z

Created page with '{| align="right" valign="top" |{{Infobox Game |Image = center|300px|Titlescreen of the game |Developer = Walking Circles |Publisher = …'

New page

{| align="right" valign="top"
|{{Infobox Game
|Image = [[Image:Living_Daylights_Title.png‎|center|300px|Titlescreen of the game]]
|Developer = [[Walking Circles]]
|Publisher = [[Domark]]
|Musician = [[David Whittaker]]
|Release = [[:Category:Games 1989|1989]]
|Platform = [[Amstrad CPC|CPC]], [[Amiga]], [[Atari Lynx]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64|C64]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
|Genre = Racing (Overhead)
|GameModes = 1 Player
|Controls = {{Keyboard}} {{Joystick}}
|Media = {{Disk}} {{Tape}}
|Language = {{EN}}
|Info =
}}
|}

Domark's second bite at the James Bond cherry, 'The Living Daylights' is very loosely based on the events of the movie of the same name.

== Description ==

After Bond helps Russian officer Georgi Koskov make a daring defection to the West, the intelligence community is shocked when Koskov is abducted from his remote hiding place. Bond leaps into action, following a trail that leads to the gorgeous Kara, who plays Bond as easily as she plays her Stradivari cello. As they unravel a complex weapons scheme with global implications, they are forced into hair-raising chases, a riveting jailbreak and an epic battle in the Afghanistan desert with tanks, airplanes and a legion of freedom fighters on horseback.

The game takes place over eight levels, each depicting different scenes and locations from the movie.

== Ratings ==

Although felt to be an improvement on the previous James Bond game and certainly enjoyed by [[Amstrad Action]] reviewer [[Bob Wade]], he critcised the fact that it was impossible to avoid the attacks of some enemies and that this is undermined the element of skill required to play the game. This was echoed in the second opinion for the game which felt that "Control can be frustrating, spoiling the otherwise lovely animation of Bond."

[[Computing with the Amstrad]] felt that "more variety could have made it a very good game. As it is, it's a lot better than expected, certainly good graphically but only averagely playable.

{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
|AA:|| [http://cpcoxygen.fxwebdevelopment.com/aa_depot/024JS.html Issue 24 (Sep '87)]|| Page 54-55|| 68%
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|CWTA:|| Issue 33 (Sep '87)|| Page 12|| 60%
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|}

== Solution ==

None

== Cheats ==
http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=APB&action=submit
None

== Screenshots ==

<gallery>
Image:Living_Daylights_1.png | In-game 1
Image:Living_Daylights_2.png | In-game 2
Image:Living_Daylights_3.png | In-game 3
</gallery>

== Videos ==

None

== Weblinks ==

* {{WikipediaEN|A.P.B._(arcade_game)|Link to Wikipedia}}
* {{CpcPower|131|Link to CPC-Power.com}}
* {{Tacgr|146|Link to Tacgr}}
* {{WorldOfSpectrum|0000220|Link to World of Spectrum}}
* {{Lemon64|91|Link to Lemon64}}
*[http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/a/index5.htmll Link to CPC Game Reviews]

[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games 1989]]