Dark Fusion (1988)

Dark Fusion was released in 1989 for the ZX Spectrum 48K/128K by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd. The development team included programmer John O'Brien, artist Berni, and musician Ben Daglish, with inlay art provided by Peter Andrew Jones.

This arcade shoot-em-up features side-view 2D graphics and horizontal scrolling for a single player. Players can choose from multiple control options, including Kempston joystick, Cursor, Interface 2, or fully redefinable keys.

The game was sold on cassette for £7.99 and on disk for £12.99. It was also released on several other platforms, including Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Amiga, and Atari ST.

The game holds an average magazine score of 73.57%. It received positive feedback from publications such as Crash, which awarded it 80%, and Your Sinclair, which gave it a score of 81% in a later review.

The game gained significant popularity in Russia, where it saw over a dozen TR-DOS releases from groups such as THD, KID, and Vitaly System. Various POKE codes were frequently published in electronic magazines. It was also widely circulated on cassette with cracks by groups including ZYX and Helium.