Blood Money (Amiga)

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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.

Screenshots

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Part of the Following Group

• Genre: Scrolling shoot 'em up

User Reviews

Technically innovative and highly entertaining at the time

Martin Smith (78)

Critic Reviews

Zzap!	Jul, 1989	94 out of 100	94
The Games Machine (UK)	Jun, 1989	90 out of 100	90
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Jun, 1989	85 out of 100	85
Your Amiga	Jul, 1989	82 out of 100	82
Power Play	Jun, 1989	82 out of 100	82
The One for Amiga Games	Jun, 1991		80
Commodore User	Jun, 1989	76 out of 100	76
The One	Jun, 1989	74 out of 100	74
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Jul, 1989	732 out of 1000	73
Amiga User International	Jul, 1989	7 out of 10	70

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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
• ST Format
  • Issue 01/1990 - Included in the list 50 Games of the Year
  • Issue 01/1991 - #2 Best Shoot-'em-Up in 1990
• Zzap!
  • January 1990 (Issue 57) – 'The Best Games of the 80's Decade' (Stuart Wynne / Phil King)