| Action Fighter |
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| Release Date | 1989 |
| Original Publisher | Firebird Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £9.99 |
| Disk Price | £14.99 |
| Features | AY Sound |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | Action Fighter (Arcade coin-op) from Sega Enterprises Ltd (Japan) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PC/DOS, Sega Master System |
| Average mag. score | 72.00% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 68.4% (21 votes) |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - MCM Software S.A. (Spain) | (1989) | ||
| #2 - Kixx (UK) | (1992/Feb/26) | ||
| * Release price: £3.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| CORE Design Ltd (UK) | - ? | ||
| Simon Roberts (UK) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | ActionFighter48.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| ActionFighter.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| ActionFighter128.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English | |
| ActionFighter.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| ActionFighter(Kixx).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| ActionFighter.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| ActionFighter.gif | 2,973 | Original | Running screen | |||
| ActionFighter.jpg | 479,960 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Double jewel case | ||
| ActionFighter_Media.jpg | 100,184 | Original | Media scan | |||
| ActionFighter_Media_2.jpg | 166,695 | Original | Media scan | |||
| ActionFighter.ay.zip | 2,181 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| ActionFighter.txt | 4,945 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| ActionFighter(EN).pdf | 839,637 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| ActionFighter_Poster.jpg | 1,255,994 | Original | Poster | |||
| actionfighter.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Rafal (with rollback) | ||
| Action Fighter (1989)(Firebird Software).pok | 201 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| ActionFighter(MCMSoftwareS.A.)_Front.jpg | 114,853 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| ActionFighter(MCMSoftwareS.A.)_Back.jpg | 177,487 | #1 | Inlay - Back | |||
| ActionFighter(Kixx).jpg | 720,138 | #2 | Inlay - Front | - Single jewel case - blue/red variant | ||
| ActionFighter(Kixx)_Back.jpg | 423,061 | #2 | Inlay - Back | - Single jewel case - blue/red variant |
Magazine Reviews
| BiT | issue #25-1993/Oct | page 23 | - Review | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #97-1989/Dec | page 62 | - Review: 75% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #71-1989/Dec | page 58 | - Review: 82% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #203-1990/Oct | page 36 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #93-1989/Dec | page 22 | - Review: 66% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #123-1992/May | page 60 | - Review: 75% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #47-1989/Nov | page 85 | - Review: 62% |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #93-1989/Aug special "93b" | page 108 | - Preview | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #71-1989/Dec | page 41 | - Hack/Poke | |
| MicroHobby | issue #196-1990/Feb | page 11 | - Preview - Premiere | |
| Sinclair User | issue #98-1990/Apr | page 36 | - Offer |
Links
| Hardcore Gaming 101 | (Information - in English) | |
| Lost in Translation | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
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