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Spitting Image

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Spitting Image: The Computer Game

Credits

Released: 1988 (36 years ago)

Publisher: DomarkInfo / Logos

Re-releaser: The Hit SquadInfo / Logo

Developer: Walking CirclesLogo

Coder: Carleton HandleyInfo

Graphics: David Fish

Musician: David WhittakerInfo / Photo

Information

Main Control: Joystick (Port 2)

Players: 1 or 2, Simultaneous

Language: English

Retail Price: £9.95 Tape
£12.95 Disk

Tape Loader

Novaload

Used in Domark release (1988)

Novaload

Used in The Hit Squad re-release (1991)

Categorization

Genre: Arcade, Beat'em Up

Tags: Action, Side view, Fighting, Comedy, Licensed

Tie-In License

Name: Spitting Image

Type: TV show

Owner: Spitting Image Productions Ltd (UK), Central Television (UK)

Reference: Spitting Image on IMDb

Magazine Reviews

C&VG, issue 116 (jul 91), p81 The Hit Squad budget release	31%
Games Machine, issue 16 (mar 89), p36 Domark full-price release	28%
Your Commodore, issue 80 (jun 91), p49 The Hit Squad budget release	2/5
Zzap!64, issue 47 (mar 89), p77 Domark full-price release	39%
Average magazine rating: Based on 4 magazine reviews	35%

Added by Kim Lemon, Nov 26, 2001. Viewed 15817 times.

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10 Comments

fyl2049 2024-04-22

(1/10)

An amusing idea but the execution is appalling. The joke is on whoever bought this back then.

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Thelead 2024-02-06

(3/10)

No, take away the novelty of smacking Reagan or Thatcher about the place and all thats left is a poor fighting game with tiny sprites and uninteresting gameplay.

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Tyrant 2020-05-30

(3/10)

I played it more than 30 years ago on my Commodore 64, and I clearly recall considering it horrible; now I played it on on an emulator, and I consider it... Horrible!
You just continuously press the fire button to defeat your opponents, there's no tactics or skill needed; very, very boring.
Also, frankly speaking, I don't like the humorous nature of this beat'em-up, with dwarf characters and four stupid attack moves; but I understand that some people may like it instead.
Give me back The Way of the Exploding Fist please!

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Commie_User 2020-04-05

You need a trackball to best play it. It's too stiff with a joystick/pad.

I rather disliked it before but now I love it and can get to the end.

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bronstein 2009-05-10

(5/10)

The idea was nice, but the programming is just not good enough: Firstly, the sprites should be much larger. Secondly, if it's a fighting game, then it has to compete with IK+. And sadly, it get knocked out in the first round.

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lobogris 2009-05-02

(4/10)

I can't understand a fighting game involving world leaders... It's really weird, I don't like

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bucksby 2006-12-10

Fantastic TV show, crap game!

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suprafafa 2006-09-08

(8/10)

Stupid and funny as the TV show. Not an examplary realisation, but I enjoy spending time on it.
Maybye I overrated, (8/10) but fun have no price !

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Rami Airola 2005-11-14

Quite good music and quite a funny ideo for a game. However this one wrecked my wrists and fingers as you just had to tap the fire button as fast as possible. Or at least that's the way I played it.

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fishdune 2002-04-23

The C64 Versions is the pits

Music alrights