Ultimate Combat Mission (1987)

Ultimate Combat Mission, also known as U.C.M., was released in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum. It was published by Mastertronic Added Dimension and created by Dave Thompson and Dennis Mulliner.

This arcade shoot-'em-up supports up to two players. The game features AY sound and offers flexible controls, including support for Kempston and Interface 2 joysticks, as well as redefinable keys.

The game holds an average magazine score of 72.33% based on three reviews. Crash awarded it 87%, while Sinclair User gave it 6/10 and Your Sinclair rated it 7/10.

In Russia and the former Soviet Union, the game gained significant popularity. It saw numerous TR-DOS adaptations by developers such as Maks Corp, Alexey Ermakov, and tiboh. Several Russian translations were produced under titles like 'Posledneye Srazheniye'. POKE codes were published in the magazine Micro, and many cracked cassette versions, including those by Master Studio, were widely circulated.