Darius+ (1990)

Darius+ is an arcade shoot-em-up released in 1990 by The Edge. The development team included coder Christian Pennycate, in-game artist Mark Healey, and game designer Tim Langdell, with music provided by Consult Computer Systems. Rodney Matthews created the inlay and poster art.

Based on the original Taito coin-op, the game supports a single player. Both the 48K and 128K versions of the ZX Spectrum release utilize a multi-loader system. Players control the action via Kempston or Interface 2 joysticks, with the option to redefine keys.

The cassette version retailed for £9.99, while the disk edition cost £14.99. The title was also released on Amiga and Atari ST platforms.

Your Sinclair magazine awarded the game a score of 75%. The weighted user score currently stands at 7.17.

In the USSR, the game gained popularity through numerous TR-DOS releases by groups such as Fatality, C.C.'91, and Seamans. Magazines like Revival featured POKE codes for the title, and cracked cassette versions were widely circulated.