Line of Fire
Release Date  1990
Original Publisher  U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max. Players  2 (Simultaneous)
Original Price  £10.99
Disk Price  £15.99
Features  AY Sound, Multi-loader in 128K mode, Multi-loader in 48K mode
Controls  Interface 2 (left), Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick
Tie-in Licences  Line of Fire (Arcade coin-op) from Sega Enterprises Ltd (Japan)
Other Platforms  Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Sega Master System
Average mag. score  77.25% (4 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  50.9% (25 votes)

Standalone re-releases
     #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)(1990)
     * Release price: 1100.00 Ptas
     #2 - Musical 1 S.A. (Spain)(1990)

Authors/Contributors
     Creative Materials Ltd (UK) - ?

Review Awards
     "C+VG Hit"at C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #110 - 1991/Janpage 130

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
LineOfFire.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(???)English
 LineOfFire.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(Unspecified custom loader)English
LineOfFire(Musical1S.A.).tap.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(None)English
 LineOfFire(Musical1S.A.).tzx.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(Unspecified custom loader)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     LineOfFire.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     LineOfFire.gif5,023OriginalRunning screen
     LineofFire_Front.jpg230,970OriginalInlay - Front - Cardbox case (small)
     LineofFire_Back.jpg266,220OriginalInlay - Back - Cardbox case (small)
     LineOfFire_Media.jpg65,695OriginalMedia scan
     LineOfFire.ay.zip2,216OriginalRipped in-game/theme music in AY format
     LineOfFire(MULTI-LANG).pdf225,782OriginalInstructionsMulti-language: English, French, German, Italian
     LineofFire(EN).txt4,543OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     LineOfFire.jpg544,202OriginalAdvertisement
     Line of Fire (1990)(US Gold).pok29OriginalPOK pokes file
     LineOfFire(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_Front.jpg322,115#1Inlay - Front
     LineOfFire(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_Back.jpg337,176#1Inlay - Back
     LineOfFire(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf11,082#1InstructionsSpanish
     LineOfFire(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg368,618#1Advertisement

Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #110-1991/Janpage 130- Review: 85%
     Crashissue v.1 #84-1991/Janpage 63- Review: 70%
     FIFOissue #19-1992/Decpage 26- Review
     MicroHobbyissue #205-1990/Decpage 39- Review - Nuevo
     Sinclair Userissue #107-1991/Janpage 52- Review: 82%
     Your Sinclairissue #61-1991/Janpage 25- Review: 72%

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #109-1990/Decpage 167- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #81-1990/Octpage 19- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #83-1990/Decpage 16- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #84-1991/Janpage 36- Poster
     New Computer Expressissue #140-1991/Jul/13page 22- Hack/Poke
     Sinclair Userissue #106-1990/Decpage 94- Preview
     Sinclair Userissue #109-1991/Marpage 29- Offer
     Sinclair Userissue #119-1992/Janpage 14- Hack/Poke
     Sinclair Userissue #120-1992/Febpage 13- Hack/Poke
     Your Sinclairissue #60-1990/Decpage 102- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #71-1991/Novpage 53- Hack/Poke

Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #39-1990/Decpage 28- Advert
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #40-1991/Janpage 2- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #109-1990/Decpage 2- Two-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #110-1991/Janpage 92- Two-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #111-1991/Febpage 2- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #106-1990/Decpage 2- Two-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #107-1991/Janpage 22- Advert
     Your Sinclairissue #61-1991/Janpage 14- Full-page ad

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