SINCLAIR SOFTWARE DATABASE2

Bombjack

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released:

  • Elite in 1986
  • categories: platform, arcade, licence

    Platforms: Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K

    Sections: controls instructions hints/cheats sequels/prequels reviews links general facts notes

    Bombjack: instructions

    Guide Bomb Jack through his world defusing bombs as he goes. Each screen
    is filled with bombs, which Jack can defuse by collecting them. Jack
    can jump almost the entire height of the screen, and can also hover (if
    you tap the jump key whilst in mid air), but there are many platforms on
    the screens so you can land if you get tired! 
    
    As soon as Jack arrives on the screen, nasties will enter and try to
    kill him. The bad guys start off as slow, ground-based beasts, but they
    soon mutate into much faster flying fiends which are much more difficult
    to avoid!
    
    To help Jack, tokens fall from the top of the screen. These can give a
    number of effects, such as bonuses or extra men. The best one, however,
    turns all of the bad guys into smiling faces which Jack can then collect
    for extra points!
    
    Once all of the bombs are collected, it's on to the next screen and
    faster nasties!