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Special Operations

First release
1984
Publisher
MC Lothlorien
Genres
Tactical · Warfare

Special Operations is a top-down, turn based, tactical squad game where the player has to achieve a particular objective at an enemy compound. At the start of the game, the player selects the mission, with options as simple as photographing the compound to as difficult as blowing part of it up. Once the objective is selected, the player needs to select the squad members based upon their skills. Each potential squad member will have a primary skill and a secondary skill which is only revealed by interviewing the potential recruit. Certain skills are essential in order to complete your objective, for example a photographer and explosives expert for the example above and some are more generally useful, such as a diver which will let you explore any lakes that are encountered. Once the game begins you need to explore the forest in order to locate the compound or other elements that may help you complete the objective.

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Release dates
Commodore C64/128/MAX
1984
Amstrad CPC
1984
ZX Spectrum
1984
All 6 release dates
MSX
1984
Acorn Electron
1984
BBC Microcomputer System
1984
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
world war ii - ww2, spy, squad based, war, espionage

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface
IGDB · recorded 21 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 21 Oct 2026