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{{Multiple issues|expand=August 2008|refimprove=August 2008}} {{Infobox VG |title= Sly Spy |image= Sly spy arcadeflyer.png |caption= North American arcade flyer of ''Sly Spy''. |developer= [[Data East]] |publisher= [[Data East]] |designer= Makoto Kikuchi <small>([[planner]])</small><ref name="arcade-history" >{{cite web |author = | year=| title=sly spy, video game at arcade-history | format= | work=arcade-history.com | url=http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=sly-spy&page=detail&id=2475 | accessdate=2008-09-07}}</ref><br />Kazuhiro Takayama <small>([[hardware]])</small><ref name="arcade-history" /><br />Tac.H <small>([[game programmer|programmer]])</small><ref name="arcade-history" /> |composer = Azusa Hara<ref name="arcade-history" /><br />Hiroaki Yoshida<ref name="arcade-history" /> |released= [[1989 in video gaming|1989]] |genre= [[Adventure]]; [[Beat'em up]]; [[Shoot 'em up#Run and gun|Run and gun]] |modes= 2 players, alternating turns |platforms= [[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Commodore C64]], [[Atari ST]], [[Sinclair ZX Spectrum]] |input= 8-way [[joystick]], 2 [[Button (control)|buttons]] }} '''''Sly Spy''''', known in [[Japan]] as {{nihongo|'''''Secret Agent'''''|シークレット・エージェント}} and known in Europe as '''''Sly Spy: Secret Agent''''', is an arcade game developed and published by [[Data East]] in 1989. After Data East became defunct due to their bankruptcy back in 2003, [[G-Mode]] bought the intellectual rights to the arcade game as well as most other Data East games and licenses them globally.<ref name = "g-mode webpage">{{cite web | url = http://www.dataeastgames.com/title_slyspy.html | title = Sly Spy - DATA EAST GAMES | publisher = G-Mode | accessdate = 2008-09-08}}</ref> ==Description== ===Plot=== The plot resembles the [[James Bond|James Bond series]] and takes place in the [[United States of America|U.S.]]. During the beginning, the president and his wife wave at the crowd next to a [[limousine]] at the [[White House]] in [[Washington D.C.]], while [[terrorist]]s (some flying in using jetpacks) approach the president and his wife armed and dangerous while the screen turns red and black. Later, a [[secret agent]] known as ''Sly Spy'' flies in a plane towards Washington D.C. to prevent the terrorists from infiltrating the city, and must also prevent a [[nuclear missile]] from launching. ===Gameplay=== [[File:Sly spy screenshot.png|left|thumb|Arcade screenshot of ''Sly Spy''.]] Players control the secret agent name Sly Spy through nine different stages. Some stages have their own gameplay. In the first stage, players shoot enemies horizontally while sky-diving. The second, forth, sixth, seventh and ninth stages are played in a [[Shoot 'em up#Run and gun|run and gun]] format similar to [[Namco]]'s ''[[Rolling Thunder (arcade game)|Rolling Thunder]]'' and its sequels, but it lacks the ability to jump between the top and bottom floors while grabbing rails. Also, when out of ammo or attacked by a boss with one hit, ''Sly Spy'' drops his firearm while the game becomes a [[beat'em up]] in [[Two-dimensional space|2D]] platform manner, much like ''[[Shinobi (arcade game)|Shinobi]]'', or Data East's own [[Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja]]. Players can't make ''Sly Spy'' do punches, but can only make him do three different kicks: high kicks, low kicks and jump kicks. The third stage shows ''Sly Spy'' riding on his motorcycle with a built-in machine gun, which makes this stage a combination of run-and-gun and [[vehicular combat game]] formats, much like ''[[Moon Patrol]]''. The fifth and eighth stages are in marine-based, [[Shoot 'em up#Scrolling shooters|side-scrolling shooter]] format. Minor enemies will drop several different items when defeated, such as extra ammo, cans of [[Coca-Cola]]-esque soda and machine guns. Sometimes enemies will drop a [[jetpack]] when on land or a [[Diver Propulsion Vehicle|DPV]] when underwater to make transportation easier. ===James Bond references=== Enemies also drop parts of the ultimate weapon in the game called the Golden Gun, which is based on the weapon of the same name from the [[The Man with the Golden Gun (novel)|novel]] and the [[The Man with the Golden Gun (film)|film]] titled ''[[The Man with the Golden Gun]]''; however, instead of shooting Golden Bullets like in the James Bond series, ''Sly Spy'''s version functions nearly the same way as the Cobra Gun in Data East's 1988 ''[[RoboCop computer and video games#RoboCop|RoboCop]]'' arcade game and the ''Heavy Barrel'' energy cannon from the [[Heavy Barrel|arcade game of the same name]]. It is also shaped like a [[rifle]] instead of a [[pistol]]; however, when the Golden Gun is equipped along with either the motorcycle or a DPV, their built-in firearms will shoot the same energy bolts shot from the Golden Gun itself. Besides the protagonist and the Golden Gun being references of the James Bond series, several bosses and stages in the game are based on villains and settings in the James Bond series. The second boss is based on [[List of James Bond henchmen in The Spy Who Loved Me#Jaws|Jaws]] from the films titled [[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]] and [[Moonraker (film)|Moonraker]], the third boss is based on [[List of James Bond henchmen in Goldfinger#Oddjob|Oddjob]] from the film titled [[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]], and the ninth and final stage is based on the launch base seen in the Moonraker film. ==Ports and related releases== The game was [[Porting|ported]] to several home systems for personal use. Data East ported it to the [[Commodore C64]] and released it in Europe and North America in [[1989 in video gaming|1989]], while [[Ocean Software]] ported it to the [[Amiga]] (with completely different [[background music]]), [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Atari ST]] and [[Sinclair ZX Spectrum]] in [[1990 in video gaming|1990]] exclusively in Europe. Several references from Data East's other arcade games made cameo appearances in ''Sly Spy''. A poster showing ''[[Chelnov]]'' (a.k.a. ''Atomic Runner'') can be seen at the beginning of Stage 4,<ref name="arcade-history" /> the logo for the aforementioned ''[[Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja|Bad Dudes]]'' can be seen at the end of Stage 4,<ref name="arcade-history" /> and a poster showing ''[[Karnov]]'' can be seen at the beginning of Stage 6.<ref name="arcade-history" /> In the 1990 movie ''[[RoboCop 2]]'', Officer Duffy gets pushed by RoboCop into a ''[[Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja]]'' arcade cabinet (also by Data East), but with ''Sly Spy'', another Data East arcade game, built into it.<ref>{{cite web |author = | title=ROBOCOP 2 - TRIVIA | work=RoboCop Archive | url=http://www.robocoparchive.com/info/making2-2.htm | accessdate=2008-09-07}}</ref> Along with a few other Data East arcade games, they appeared in the film due to licensing and advertising agreements between [[Orion Pictures]], Data East and [[Ocean Software]] after the release of [[RoboCop (video games)|two video games based on the RoboCop property]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.dataeastgames.com/title_slyspy.html Official G-Mode webpage of Sly Spy] *{{GameFAQs|num=568679}} *{{KLOV game|id=9589}} *''[http://www.arcade-history.com/index.php?page=detail&id=2475 Sly Spy]'' at arcade-history [[Category:1989 video games]] [[Category:Amiga games]] [[Category:Amstrad CPC games]] [[Category:Arcade games]] [[Category:Atari ST games]] [[Category:Beat 'em ups]] [[Category:Run and gun games]] [[Category:Vehicular combat games]] [[Category:Scrolling shooters]] [[Category:Commodore 64 games]] [[Category:Data East games]] [[Category:Multiplayer video games]] [[Category:ZX Spectrum games]] [[gl:Sly Spy]]
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