Additional points are earned destroying enemy vehicles using weapons or by forcing them off the road. A counter increments the score while the car is moving and on the road. Various enemy vehicles try to destroy the player's car or to force it off the road, including a helicopter that drops bombs from overhead. The game begins with the player driving the fictitious G-6155 Interceptor. The object of the game is to travel the freeway destroying as many enemy vehicles as possible while protecting civilian vehicles. Spy Hunter is a vertical scrolling driving game with the player in the role of a spy driving an armed sportscar. The player has shot an innocent civilian car and is penalized with no points for a short duration. In addition, the NES received an exclusive sequel titled Super Spy Hunter. Spy Hunter was followed by Spy Hunter II, which added a 3D view and two-player split-screen play, a pinball tie-in, and a successor series of games bearing the Spy Hunter name. It was ported to the Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit family, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Apple II, ColecoVision, MS-DOS, Nintendo Entertainment System, and BBC Micro. Spy Hunter was a commercial success in American arcades, where it was one of the top five highest-grossing arcade games of 19. The game's controls consist of a steering wheel in the form of a futuristic aircraft-style yoke with several special-purpose buttons, a two-position stick shift (offering 'low' and 'high' gears), and a pedal used for acceleration. Spy Hunter was produced in both sit-down and standard upright versions with the latter being more common. The object of the game is to drive down roads in the technologically advanced 'Interceptor' car and destroy various enemy vehicles with a variety of onboard weapons. The game draws inspiration from the James Bond films and was originally supposed to carry the James Bond brand. Spy Hunter is a vehicular combat action game developed by Bally Midway and released for arcades in 1983.

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