Blood Money (computer game)
Encyclopedia
Blood Money is a scrolling shooter game developed
by DMA Design for the Amiga
, Commodore 64
, Atari ST
and IBM PC compatible
s (MS-DOS
). It was released on January 6, 1989 and published
by Psygnosis.
with a unique environment and a wide variety of unique enemies. The player uses a different type of attack craft on each level. There is a metal world (via helicopter
), an ocean world (via submarine
), an ice world (via spacesuit), and a fire world (via jet fighter
). The player can only select one of the first two worlds to start with, but after they have completed a level, they can play on any of the three remaining planets in any order. At the end of world, the player ultimately meets a boss
. The player can upgrade their attack craft with Power-up
s such as support missiles and neuron bombs by destroying enemies for their coins and then visiting one of the many shops scattered across each world.
The game has received praise for its music, which was composed by Ray Norrish, and for the spectacular introduction sequence that came with the Amiga version: the first 880KB floppy disk of the 2-disk set was completely devoted to an introduction sequence featuring state of the art animation and dance music.
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
by DMA Design for the Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
, Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
, Atari ST
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
and IBM PC compatible
IBM PC compatible
IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. Such computers used to be referred to as PC clones, or IBM clones since they almost exactly duplicated all the significant features of the PC architecture, facilitated by various manufacturers' ability to...
s (MS-DOS
MS-DOS
MS-DOS is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s to the mid 1990s, until it was gradually superseded by operating...
). It was released on January 6, 1989 and published
Video game publisher
A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer....
by Psygnosis.
Gameplay
The game consists of four levels, each being a planetPlanet
A planet is a celestial body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.The term planet is ancient, with ties to history, science,...
with a unique environment and a wide variety of unique enemies. The player uses a different type of attack craft on each level. There is a metal world (via helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
), an ocean world (via submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
), an ice world (via spacesuit), and a fire world (via jet fighter
Fighter aircraft
A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets...
). The player can only select one of the first two worlds to start with, but after they have completed a level, they can play on any of the three remaining planets in any order. At the end of world, the player ultimately meets a boss
Boss (video games)
A boss is an enemy-based challenge which is found in video games. A fight with a boss character is commonly referred to as a boss battle or boss fight...
. The player can upgrade their attack craft with Power-up
Power-up
In computer and video games, power-ups are objects that instantly benefit or add extra abilities to the game character as a game mechanic. This is in contrast to an item, which may or may not have a benefit and can be used at a time chosen by the player...
s such as support missiles and neuron bombs by destroying enemies for their coins and then visiting one of the many shops scattered across each world.
The game has received praise for its music, which was composed by Ray Norrish, and for the spectacular introduction sequence that came with the Amiga version: the first 880KB floppy disk of the 2-disk set was completely devoted to an introduction sequence featuring state of the art animation and dance music.
Reviews
- Game review (got 94 % from Zzap!64Zzap!64Zzap!64 was a computer games magazine covering games on the Commodore International series of computers, especially the Commodore 64 . It was published in the UK by Newsfield Publications Ltd and later by Europress Impact....
) - Game review at SHMUPS! with many screenshots
- Another review