| The Rats |
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| Release Date | 1985 |
| Original Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure Game: Graphic |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Features | Bookware |
| Tie-in Licences | The Rats (Book) from James Herbert (UK) |
| Other Platforms | Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 80.00% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 82.1% (45 votes) |
Authors/Contributors
| Five Ways Software Ltd (UK) | - ? |
Review Awards
| "Sinclair User Classic" | at Sinclair User | issue #43 - 1985/Oct | page 21 |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | RatsThe.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| RatsThe.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| RatsThe.gif | 2,955 | Original | Running screen | |||
| 0004039-open-1.scr | 6,912 | Original | Opening screen | |||
| RatsThe.jpg | 57,912 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| RatsThe.txt | 17,985 | Original | Instructions | English |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #49-1985/Nov | page 105 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #7-1985/Oct | page 39 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #21-1985/Oct | page 110 | - Review: 7/10 | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #21-1985/Oct | page 122 | - Review: 70% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #68-1986/Mar | page 15 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #40-1985/Oct/3 special "week#1" | page 15 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #43-1985/Oct | page 21 | - Review: 5/5 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #44-1985/Nov supplement "Top 50 Sinclair User Classic" | page 35 | - Review | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #20-1985/Nov | page 36 | - Review | |
| ZX Computing | issue #22-1985/Dec | page 64 | - Review: 5/5 |
Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #41-1991/Feb | page 87 | - Feature - Rats! | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #45-1985/Jul | page 77 | - News/Note | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #61-1986/Nov | page 75 | - Tips | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #64-1987/Feb | page 105 | - Tips | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #126-1985/Aug/20 special "week#3" | page 8 | - News/Note | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #34-1985/Aug/22 special "week#4" | page 4 | - News/Note | |
| SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information | |
| Sinclair User | issue #39-1985/Jun | page 7 | - News/Note | |
| Sinclair User | issue #43-1985/Oct | page 111 | - CompoEntry | |
| Sinclair User | issue #45-1985/Dec | page 8 | - CompoResult | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #19-1985/Oct | page 5 | - News/Note | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #20-1985/Nov | page 36 | - Feature - Doomtown Rats |
Links
| CASA | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
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