The Fourth Protocol

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This interactive fiction computer game is based on the bestselling Cold War spy novel by Frederick Forsyth released in 1984 by Hutchinson publishing. As the novel's hero John Preston, you have been appointed head of the C1(A), an agency of the British Secret Intelligence Service. You uncover a plot, named AURORA, to take power in the Soviet Union hatched by a secret faction of high-level minds. In order to stop their plan you read a lot of info found in Top Secret folders, set wiretaps, monitor and interrogate suspects and informants, and gather facts and clues.

The game has three main sections - The NATO Documents, The Bomb and The SAS Assault. A secret code must be gained in order to proceed from one to the next. Unique icon-based graphics provide the means to conduct your investigation though they're not mouse-clickable (you have to browse the icons using the space bar). Plot twists and developments happen during the game and are communicated to you with text-only descriptions.

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Alternate Titles

• "Frederick Forsyth's The Fourth Protocol: The Game" -- In-Game Title

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• Historical conflict: Cold War
• Inspiration: Literature

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Critic Reviews

Sinclair User	ZX Spectrum	Jul, 1985		100
Zzap!	Commodore 64	Aug, 1985	95 out of 100	95
Computer Gamer	Amstrad CPC	Oct, 1986	19 out of 20	95
Zzap!	Commodore 64	Nov, 1992	95 out of 100	95
Commodore Force	Commodore 64	Jul, 1993	90 out of 100	90
Crash!	ZX Spectrum	Aug, 1985	9 out of 10	90
Amstrad Action	Amstrad CPC	Oct, 1986	84 out of 100	84
64'er	Commodore 64	Oct, 1985	12 out of 15	80

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