Blood Money

Description

The speech in the introductory sequence probably sums things up best - "the biggest unanswered question is 'where is the money?"

The player has 4 missions to take on, in each case trying to kill baddies for the money they have, which can be spent in the shop rooms to upgrade their craft. Energy is depleted by contact with enemies and the walls, although there are some baddies who simply hover on your ship and steal, rather than physically doing damage.

The game is a shoot 'em up which scrolls both horizontally and vertically, while being viewed from an R-Type style sideways perspective. Navigating the levels sometimes requires the player to duck through gaps in scenery.

Part of the Following Group

• Genre: Scrolling shoot 'em up

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User Reviews

Where's my money? Blood Money that is!	DOS	Terry Callahan (56)
Technically innovative and highly entertaining at the time	Amiga	Martin Smith (76)
A great shoot-em-up with excellent graphics and animation but very difficult	DOS	BdR (3159)

The Press Says

Zzap!	Commodore 64	Jul, 1990	93 out of 100	93
ST/Amiga Format	Amiga	May, 1989	92 out of 100	92
The Games Machine (UK)	Commodore 64	Aug, 1990	90 out of 100	90
The Games Machine (UK)	Atari ST	Nov, 1989	88 out of 100	88
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Atari ST	Oct, 1989	10 out of 12	83
Your Amiga	Amiga	Jul, 1989	82 out of 100	82
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Commodore 64	Aug, 1990	79 out of 100	79
Commodore User	Amiga	Jun, 1989	76 out of 100	76
The One	Amiga	Jun, 1989	74 out of 100	74
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Commodore 64	Aug, 1990	385 out of 1000	38

Forums

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Title song sample sources	4	djindio (1211) Mar 15, 2013

Trivia

Artwork

The artwork used on the front of the box and on the intro screen is called "Protector" and was made by the well-known British illustrator Peter Andrew Jones. Like a lot of his art, the piece has appeared on sci-fi book covers: it was first used for a 1979 British paperback release of Larry Niven's Protector and depicts Phssthpok the Pak, a main character from the book. It also appeared on a Dutch edition of Niven's Ringworld Throne and is featured in Jones' art book Solar Wind.

Inspiration

David Jones wrote the game inspired by an arcade game called Mr. Heli. He wrote it at home, in his bedroom, in his spare time.

Awards

• Power Play
  • Issue 01/1990 - #3 Best Action Game in 1989