| Action Force |
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| Aliases | Action Force: International Heroes |
| Release Date | 1987 |
| Original Publisher | Virgin Games Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £9.95 |
| Disk Price | £14.95 |
| Features | Small Gameplay Area (<50%) |
| Graphical Views | Side-view 2D Graphics |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Screen Movements | Multi-directional Scrolling |
| Tie-in Licences | Action Force (Software) from Milton Bradley International Inc (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 59.83% (4 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 73.3% (20 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Dro Soft (Spain) | (1989) | ||
| * Release price: 395.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - EDOS (UK) | |||
| #3 - Mastertronic Added Dimension (UK) | (1989) |
Authors/Contributors
| Link Tomlin (UK) | at Gang of Five | - ? | |
| Martin Wheeler (UK) | at Gang of Five | - ? | |
| Sam Garforth (UK) | at Gang of Five | - ? |
Series "Action Force"
| 1. | Action Force | (1987) | by Virgin Games Ltd (UK) | |
| 2. | Action Force II | (1988) | by Virgin Games Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | ActionForce(different).tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | - (different) |
| ActionForce.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| ActionForce.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| ActionForce.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| ActionForce(DroSoft).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| ActionForce(MastertronicAddedDimension).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| ActionForce.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| ActionForce.gif | 3,757 | Original | Running screen | |||
| ActionForce.jpg | 666,396 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| ActionForce_Back.jpg | 646,184 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| ActionForce.txt | 6,408 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| ActionForce.jpg | 274,429 | Original | Game map | |||
| ActionForce_2.png | 84,529 | Original | Game map | |||
| ActionForce.jpg | 213,232 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| actionforce.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Pavel Plíva (with rollback) | ||
| Action Force (1987)(Virgin Games).pok | 87 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| ActionForce(DroSoft).jpg | 132,308 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| ActionForce(DroSoft).pdf | 14,062 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| ActionForce(MastertronicAddedDimension).jpg | 429,269 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| ActionForce(MastertronicAddedDimension)_Back.jpg | 335,158 | #3 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #4-1988/Jan | page 84 | - Review: 543/1000 | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #74-1987/Dec | page 45 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #46-1987/Nov | page 28 | - Review: 35% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #68-1987/Nov | page 23 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #25-1988/Jan | page 105 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| ZX Magazín | issue 1994/Feb | page 2 | - Review |
Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #2-1987/Nov | page 8 | - News/Note | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #19-1989/Apr | page 86 | - News/Note | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #72-1987/Oct | page 9 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 139 | - Preview | |
| Sinclair User | issue #67-1987/Oct | page 105 | - Preview | |
| Sinclair User | issue #69-1987/Dec | page 41 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Sinclair User | issue #69-1987/Dec | page 83 | - CompoEntry | |
| Sinclair User | issue #70-1988/Jan | page 14 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Sinclair User | issue #70-1988/Jan | page 14 | - Tips | |
| Sinclair User | issue #72-1988/Mar | page 80 | - CompoResult | |
| YS Smash Tips | issue 1988/Aug | page 1 | - Hack/Poke | |
| ZX Magazín | issue 1994/Feb | page 0 | - Map |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #73-1987/Nov | page 78 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #46-1987/Nov | page 70 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #68-1987/Nov | page 14 | - Full-page ad |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
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| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
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