Raid over Moscow (1985)

Game author(s): Platinum Productions (David J. Anderson, Ian Morrison, F. David Thorpe)

Publisher: US Gold Ltd

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Raid over Moscow was released in 1985 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. The game was published by U.S. Gold Ltd and developed by David J. Anderson and Ian Morrison, with F. David Thorpe providing the load screen art.

This arcade shoot-em-up supports a single player and features multi-genre gameplay. The controls include cursor keys, Kempston Joystick, Interface 2, and user-redefinable keys.

The cassette version was priced at £9.95. Beyond the ZX Spectrum, the game was released on Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, and Amiga.

Crash magazine awarded the game a 92% score and the Crash Smash accolade. The average magazine review score stands at 92%.

In Russia, the game gained notoriety due to its provocative theme. There are numerous TR-DOS versions available, including translations by Korund'01 and Marat'94. Several cracked cassette versions were also widely distributed.

Found 8 cracked versions (releases) of the game