Hijack (1986)

Hijack is a graphic adventure game released in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. It was published by Electric Dreams Software, with development credited to David Shea, Mark Eyles, and Nigel Brownjohn.

The game is designed for a single player and features graphic adventure gameplay. Control options include Kempston and Interface 2 joysticks, cursor movement, and fully redefinable keys.

The original retail price for the cassette was £9.99. Beyond the ZX Spectrum, the game was also made available on the Amstrad CPC platform.

Critics awarded the game an average score of 84.25%. Hijack received the C+VG Hit, Sinclair User Classic, and ZX Computing Globella awards, with notable review scores including an 86% rating from Crash and a perfect 5/5 score from Sinclair User.

In Russia, the game gained recognition due to its difficulty and multiple TR-DOS versions released by groups such as Olegsoft and Phantom Ltd. Detailed walkthroughs appeared in magazines like Spectrofon and ZX Doze, while Micro featured POKE codes. Cracked cassette versions by Jansoft and Jack Lantern were also common.