Combat School (1987)

Combat School was released in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum. Published by Ocean Software, the game was developed by coders Mike Lamb and Andrew P. Deakin, with in-game graphics by Ivan Horn and audio by David Whittaker and Jas C. Brooke.

This arcade action game is based on the Konami coin-op original. It supports up to two players and features a variety of gameplay styles, including button-mashing challenges and crosshair-based shooting. The game utilizes AY sound, supports Kempston and Interface 2 joysticks, and employs a multi-loader for the 48K version. The visual presentation mixes static screens with horizontal and vertical scrolling, utilizing both 2D side-views and 2.5D perspectives.

The cassette version retailed for £7.95, while the disk version cost £14.95. Combat School was also ported to the Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 platforms.

The game received an average magazine score of 91%. It earned a Crash Smash award from Crash magazine and was named a Your Sinclair Megagame by Your Sinclair.

The game was well-known in Russia, evidenced by numerous cracked cassette versions from hackers like Kirill Panyushkin and Nicolas Rodionov. There are seven distinct TR-DOS adaptations available, including modern fixes released by tiboh.