Kinetik (1987)

Kinetik is an action arcade game released in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. It was published by Firebird Software and developed by Jasdan Joerges, Andreas Herbst, and Kevin Wallace, with inlay and poster art by David John Rowe.

Designed for a single player, the game features 2D side-view graphics. A notable technical feature of the title is the use of border effects. Players can control the action using cursor keys, an Interface 2, or a Kempston joystick.

The cassette version of the game was priced at £7.95. The title was also made available on Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 platforms.

The game holds an average magazine score of 77 percent. Crash magazine awarded it 71 percent, Sinclair User gave it 4 out of 5, and Your Sinclair rated it 8 out of 10.

In Russia, the game gained recognition through multiple TR-DOS versions, including releases by Step Creative Group. POKE codes for the title were published in electronic magazines such as Revival, Micro, and Emulate. Cracked cassette versions were also available.