Domark "The Living Daylights" (1987)
Watch Out For Exploding Milk Bottles!!!
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James Bond: The Living Daylights is a video game adaptation of the 1987 film, developed by Melbourne House and published by Domark. It was the first tie-in game for the film series. Released for the Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC and the BBC Micro, the game was a straightforward platform shooter game in which the player navigates James Bond through horizontally scrolling levels and shoots various adversaries. Between each level, you have to choose a weapon or gadget from Q to bring with you. Upon completion of the game, the British Prime Minister thanks you for saving the world again.
Released for the Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC and the BBC Micro, the game was a straightforward platform shooter game in which the player navigates James Bond through horizontally scrolling levels and shoots various adversaries. An arcade cabinet version by developer Arcadia was also released in the summer of 1987. ItŐs the second Bond game to coincide with the release of a new film. It starts out with the ŇtrainingÓ mission in Gibraltar straight from the film where the 00 Agents are doing a training mission and realize a traitor is among them actually trying to kill them. Right there is when it finally comes together with the first real spy element in these old computer Bond games. You shoot your fellow agents with paintballs as James, like in the film. However, one of them is the traitor and is dressed in a different color. You need to switch out to your PPK when you find him and shoot him for real. There are 8 levels in all: Gibraltar, The Lenin People's Music Conservatory, The Pipeline, The Mansion House, The Fairground, Tangiers, The Military Complex and Whittaker's House.
Official Blurb: "Brad Whittaker international arms dealer and megalomaniac. Necros - his ruthless sidekick. Koskov, double dealing KGB General and the beautiful Kara, the sophisticated Czech cellist who wins the hero's heart. Match them against James Bond, renowned British Secret Agent (for whom love and death is a way of life) and you have all the ingredients for a super spy story and a great gripping games! This game is closely based on the all action film and coin-op Arcade game from Arcadia, but puts you into the action as you control James Bond through eight fast and furious levels. Moving from Gibraltar to Afghanistan, you encounter the SAS (friendly) and the KGB (not so friendly) enemy helicopters (very unfriendly!) and even a milkman with exploding bottles! Now go ahead and join James Bond - living on the edge!"
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