| Night Breed |
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| Aliases | Night Breed - The Action Game Nightbreed |
| Release Date | 1990 |
| Original Publisher | Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £9.99 |
| Disk Price | £14.99 |
| Features | AY Sound, Multi-loader in 128K mode, Multi-loader in 48K mode |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | Nightbreed (Movie) from Clive Barker (UK) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 68.00% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 76.8% (24 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1990) | as "Razas de Noche" | |
| * Release price: 1100.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - Musical 1 S.A. (Spain) | (1990) | as "Razas de Noche" | |
| #3 - The Hit Squad (UK) | (1992) | as "MOVIE COLLECTION 24: Night Breed" | |
| * Release price: £3.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| Chris Kerry (UK) | at Impact Software [4] | - ? | |
| Mark Rogers (UK) | at Impact Software [4] | - ? | |
| Steve Kerry [Steven Kerry] (UK) | at Impact Software [4] | - ? | |
| Barry Leitch (UK) | at Impact Software [4] | - ? |
Annual Awards
| 3rd Best Licensed Game (Not Coin-op) - 1990 Crash Readers Awards. |
Compilations
| Demo version in | MicroHobby issue 203: Tape 28 | (1990/Oct) | by Magazine MicroHobby - covertape from issue #203 - 1990/Oct | ||
| Demo version in | Sinclair User issue 103: Double Hits 4 | (1990/Sep) | by Magazine Sinclair User - covertape from issue #103 - 1990/Sep | ||
| Full version in | Dark Force | (1990) | by Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | NightBreed.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| NightBreed.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| NightBreed(RazasDeNoche)(Musical1S.A.).tap.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| NightBreed(RazasDeNoche)(Musical1S.A.).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| NightBreed(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| NightBreed.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| NightBreed.gif | 7,906 | Original | Running screen | |||
| NightBreed_Front.jpg | 239,886 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| NightBreed_Back.jpg | 303,402 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| NightBreed.ay.zip | 3,018 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| NightBreed.txt | 11,213 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| NightBreed(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 882,882 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German, Italian | ||
| NightBreed.gif | 148,458 | Original | Game map | |||
| NightBreed_2.jpg | 666,773 | Original | Game map | |||
| NightBreed_3.png | 236,804 | Original | Game map | |||
| NightBreed.jpg | 216,168 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| nightbreed.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Daren (with rollback) | ||
| Night Breed (1990)(Ocean Software).pok | 265 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| NightBreed(RazasDeNoche)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 82,307 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| NightBreed(RazasDeNoche)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 33,763 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| NightBreed(RazasDeNoche)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).txt | 12,030 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| NightBreed(HitSquad).jpg | 507,095 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| NightBreed(HitSquad)_Back.jpg | 407,215 | #3 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #81-1990/Oct | page 44 | - Review: 78% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #203-1990/Oct | page 29 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #103-1990/Sep | page 10 | - Review: 70% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #126-1992/Aug | page 45 | - Review: 66% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #58-1990/Oct | page 54 | - Review: 86% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #81-1992/Sep | page 55 | - Review: 40% |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #37-1990/Oct | page 66 | - Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #38-1990/Nov | page 12 | - Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #106-1990/Sep | page 99 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #108-1990/Nov | page 61 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #109-1990/Dec | page 143 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #81-1990/Oct | page 9 | - Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #83-1990/Dec | page 69 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #103-1990/Sep | page 84 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #106-1990/Dec | page 26 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #58-1990/Oct | page 25 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #97-1989/Dec | page 89 | - Review: 84% (Dark Force) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #95-1990/Feb | page 74 | - Review: 84% (Dark Force) |
Related Magazine References
| MicroHobby | issue #203-1990/Oct | page 53 | - CoverGame - MH Seleccion (MicroHobby issue 203: Tape 28) | |
| MicroHobby | issue #203-1990/Oct | page 54 | - CoverGame - MH Seleccion (MicroHobby issue 203: Tape 28) |
Links
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