| Soldier of Fortune |
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| Release Date | 1988 |
| Original Publisher | Firebird Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Adventure |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Disk Price | £12.95 |
| Features | Beeper Music |
| Graphical Views | Side-view 2D Graphics |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Screen Movements | Multi-directional Scrolling |
| Other Platforms | Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 75.40% (6 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 83.3% (164 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - MCM Software S.A. (Spain) | (1988) |
Authors/Contributors
| David O'Connor (UK) | at Graftgold Ltd | - Code, Game Design/Concept | |
| Brendan O'Connor (UK) | at Graftgold Ltd | - In-game Graphics, Load Screen | |
| Steve Turner (UK) | at Graftgold Ltd | - Music |
Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
| @ Graftgold <Graftgold Ltd (UK)> David O'Connor & Brendan O'Connor *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
Review Awards
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #34 - 1988/Oct | page 83 |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | SoldierOfFortune.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| SoldierOfFortuneV1.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Firebird BleepLoad) | English | - v1 | |
| SoldierOfFortuneV2.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Firebird BleepLoad) | English | - v2 | |
| SoldierOfFortuneV3.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Firebird BleepLoad) | English | - v3 | |
| SoldierOfFortune.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| SoldierOfFortune(MCMSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Firebird BleepLoad) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| zx-sof-reveng | 0 | Original | Remote link | English | - Source code repository - Disassembled | |
| SoldierOfFortune.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| SoldierOfFortune.gif | 5,947 | Original | Running screen | |||
| SoldierOfFortune.jpg | 663,125 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| SoldierOfFortune_Back.jpg | 590,042 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| SoldierOfFortune.ay.zip | 3,588 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| SoldierOfFortune.txt | 7,772 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| SoldierOfFortune.png | 188,768 | Original | Game map | |||
| SoldierOfFortuneScene1+2.jpg | 424,107 | Original | Game map | |||
| SoldierOfFortuneScene3+4.jpg | 382,879 | Original | Game map | |||
| SoldierOfFortune.jpg | 167,964 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| soldier.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by JudasEZT | ||
| Soldier of Fortune (1988)(Firebird Software).pok | 258 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| SoldierOfFortune(MCMSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 81,206 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| SoldierOfFortune(MCMSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 18,762 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #14-1988/Nov | page 70 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #17-1989/Feb | page 69 | - Review: 744/1000 | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #85-1988/Nov | page 72 | - Review: 81% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #57-1988/Oct | page 24 | - Review: 70% | |
| FIFO | issue #10-1991 | page 31 | - Review | |
| MicroHobby | issue #184-1989/Jan | page 32 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #79-1988/Oct | page 41 | - Review: 68% | |
| The Games Machine | issue #12-1988/Nov | page 42 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| The Games Machine | issue #14-1989/Jan | page 44 | - Review: 69% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #34-1988/Oct | page 83 | - Review: 9/10 |
Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #13-1988/Oct | page 19 | - Preview | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #82-1988/Aug | page 11 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #61-1989/Feb | page 47 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #63-1989/Apr | page 34 | - Hack/Poke | |
| MicroHobby | issue #183-1988/Dec | page 15 | - Preview - Premiere | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #35-1988/Nov | page 56 | - Map | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #35-1988/Nov | page 56 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #36-1988/Dec | page 30 | - Map | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #36-1988/Dec | page 30 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #38-1989/Feb | page 25 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #38-1989/Feb | page 29 | - Hack/Poke |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #85-1988/Nov | page 89 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #58-1988/Nov | page 69 | - Full-page ad |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
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| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
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| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
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