Beach-Head (1983) · Curator Co.

The first game in the Beach Head series, the game depicts the player's violent war effort to end a dictator's reign

Shooter Arcade Action Warfare world war ii - ww2 war airplane bpjm indexed naval warfareBBC Microcomputer System, Thomson MO5, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Acorn Electron

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If you loved this game, the film, the series, the book, the album.

Plot-driven, classical in form, unpretentious and grave.

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Platforms: BBC Microcomputer System, Thomson MO5, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Acorn Electron, Commodore 16, Apple II, Amstrad CPC, Commodore Plus/4, MSX
Developer: Access Software, Access Software
Publisher: U.S. Gold, Eaglesoft, France Image Logiciel, Access Software
Released: December 31, 1983
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: First person, Side view

IGDB rating 5.5/10 from 7 ratings.

Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.

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