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Game dossier

Blade Runner

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Track down intelligent replidroids across a dangerous city

The briefing

About this game

Blade Runner is an action arcade shooter based on the film of the same name. Assigned by the police force, you must locate and eliminate replidroids that have landed on Earth.

The game features six replidroid types, numbered from 1 to 6, with higher numbers indicating greater intelligence. Most of the hunt takes place inside your skimmer, where radar, city-position, and status displays help you navigate streets and locate nearby targets.

Gameplay

  • Use the main radar display to search for replidroids and navigate the city.
  • Engage a target to enter pursuit mode and land automatically.
  • Track the replidroid on foot with a scanner, avoiding traffic and pedestrians.
  • Match the target's position and shoot it to claim the bounty.
  • If the replidroid escapes scanner range, your skimmer retrieves you and the search continues elsewhere.

Crashing into pedestrians ends the game. Blade Runner was released for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, and Sinclair ZX Spectrum.