

1987 · Action-adventure · Adventure
Andy Capp: The Game
Based on the comic strip of the same name from the British newspaper Daily Mirror and specifically released on Christmas of 1987. Andy has to acquire money to give to his wife from various sources, as he has already spent his unemployment benefit, while consuming as much alcohol as possible and avoid getting arrested for various crimes.
- Released
- 1987
- Platforms
- Amstrad CPCCommodore 64Commodore C64/128/MAXZX Spectrum
- Genres
- Action-adventureAdventureFighting
- Developers
- —
- Publishers
- Mirrorsoft
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Themes
- Action
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
About
Andy Capp: The Game is a video game for the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum that is all about controlling the main character Andy Capp. The game is based on the comic strip of the same name from the Daily Mirror, the British newspaper published by Mirrorsoft's parent company, Mirror Group Newspapers. Specifically released for Christmas of 1987, Andy Capp: The Game was intended to be a holiday blockbuster in both North America and Europe.
Keywords
- based on - comics
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
Andy has to acquire money to give to his wife from various sources, as he has already spent his unemployment benefit, while consuming as much alcohol as possible and avoid getting arrested for various crimes (like punching his wife and beating up police officers). Money is assigned to the player in British pounds and kisses are used to control various non-player characters. Running out of kisses or alcohol means that the game instantly ends with a game over. The time is given in the 24-hour clock format (00:00-23:59 and excluding the AM/PM formats) while the days of the weeks are organized from Monday to Friday.
Players can make Andy either speak or fight. A score is given to reward players for making the right decisions.
Reception
The game received an enthusiastic review in Computer and Video Games which stated "the graphics are truly excellent, capturing all the characters perfectly". It was also well received by Your Sinclair who found it to be "an excellent arcade adventure. Great fun, simple but effective graphics and tough gameplay. Everything you need really".
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Based on
- Andy Capp
- Ported as
- Andy Capp
- Built on it
- Andy Capp
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Description adapted from its source, CC BY-SA 4.0.
