

- Arcade, Action, Science fiction
Shamus is a shooter with light action-adventure game elements written by Cathryn Mataga and published by Synapse Software. The original Atari 8-bit computer version was released on disk and tape in 1982. According to Synapse co-founder Ihor Wolosenko, Shamus made the company famous by giving it a reputation for quality. "Funeral March of a Marionette", the theme song from Alfred Hitchcock Presents, plays on the title screen.
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Plot-driven, cool, spare and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- Commodore VIC-20, Game Boy Color, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Legacy Computer, TRS-80 Color Computer, Apple II, NEC PC-6000 Series, Texas Instruments TI-99
- Developer
- Synapse Software Corporation
- Publisher
- Telegames, NEC Home Electronics, Tandy, Human Engineered Software, IBM, Atarisoft, Americana Software Limited, Synapse Software Corporation
- Released
- December 31, 1982
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 5.3/10 from 6 ratings.
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