After the War 1 (1989)

After the War is an action game released in 1989 by the Spanish publisher Dinamic Software for the ZX Spectrum 48K/128K. The development team included coder Enrique Cervera, in-game artists Snatcho and Luis Rodriguez Soler, loading screen artist Deborah, and musician MAC. The inlay and poster art were designed by Luis Royo.

The game is a single-player side-scrolling arcade action title. It features AY sound support and supports control via Kempston or Interface 2 joysticks. The ZX Spectrum +3 disk version distinguishes itself with an additional animated title screen at the start of the game.

The original price was 875 Ptas, with USD handling distribution in the UK. Beyond the ZX Spectrum, the game was ported to the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, PC/DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. It was also later adapted into an arcade coin-op machine by Gaelco.

The game holds an average magazine score of 70.00%. Sinclair User awarded it 69%, while Your Sinclair reviews gave it 71% and 70% respectively. Users have rated the title with an average score of 7.66.

In the USSR and Russia, the game gained popularity through dozens of TR-DOS versions released by groups such as Avalon, Mast, and Adia. The group Titanic’95 also produced a full Russian translation for the title. Additionally, the game was widely distributed on cassette tapes featuring cracks by Laptevsoft, Kicia, and Corobcov.