Saboteur

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Description

Saboteur combines platform, beat 'em up and stealth elements, setting you as a lone samurai trying to infiltrate an enemy complex. You are capable of all manner of ninja-style moves including kicks and punches, as well as using weaponry. You must travel through an underground complex linked mainly by platforms and ladders, before triggering a bomb and escaping the complex. Your energy recharges if you stay still, so finding areas free of guards (kill these for money) and dogs (avoid them; killing them gains you nothing) is useful, especially as you only have one life. There's plenty of object manipulation involved, although only one item can ever be carried at a time.

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Alternate Titles

• "Saboteur!" -- Encore Commodore 64 re-release title
• "Ninja Darkness" -- Working title

Part of the Following Groups

• Saboteur series
• Theme: Ninjas

User Reviews

An interesting adventure with various levels of difficulty

Amstrad CPC

Marios Amontaristos (14)

Critic Reviews

ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	ZX Spectrum	Apr, 1986	9.5 out of 10	95
Crash!	ZX Spectrum	Jan, 1986	93 out of 100	93
Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Jan, 1986	9 out of 10	90
Commodore Format	Commodore 64	Mar, 1994	90 out of 100	90
Eurogamer.net (UK)	ZX Spectrum	Oct 18, 2007	8 out of 10	80
Amtix!	Amstrad CPC	Jul, 1986	77 out of 100	77
Zzap!	Commodore 64	Aug, 1986	75 out of 100	75
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Amstrad CPC	Jun, 1986	7 out of 10	70
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Commodore 16, Plus/4	Sep, 1987	Unscored	Unscored

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Sales

According to the magazine Retro Gamer, the game sold about 100.000 copies.

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• Cambridge Centre for Computing History (Encore/Elite re-release) (For Amstrad CPC464: exhibit reference ID CH19969; additional material.)
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