Secret Agent (video game)
A shareware platform game about a spy recovering stolen blueprints.
Apogee Software both developed and published Secret Agent, a side-scrolling platform game also called Secret Agent Man. Its first episode was distributed as shareware, with the other two episodes sold directly. The game runs on the same engine as Apogee’s earlier title, Crystal Caves.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Apogee Software
- Engine
- Crystal Caves
- Programmer
- Peder Jungck
- Artist
- George Broussard; Jim Norwood
- Released
- February 1, 1992
- Genre
- Platform
- Modes
- Single-player
- Platforms
- MS-DOS
Facts from the source article.
Plot
Agent 006½ works for the Bureau. The Diabolical Villain Society (D.V.S.) has stolen blueprints for an orbital ruby laser weapon called Red Rock Rover. The blueprints are held in three island strongholds, each containing 15 radar installations that must be destroyed before entering the fortress. Mission 1 is The Hunt for Red Rock Rover; Mission 2 is Kill Again Island; Mission 3 is Dr. No Body, where Agent 006½ faces the D.V.S. head, Dr. No Body.
Release and legacy
Originally slated for an October 1, 1991 launch, Secret Agent was pushed back and finally came out exactly four months later. An emulated version hit GOG.com for Windows and Mac OS X in 2013. A high-definition remaster, published by Apogee Entertainment and developed by Emberheart Games, arrived on June 30, 2021, for Windows and Linux. This version adds a fourth mission, Steam Workshop support, online leaderboards, and a new soundtrack.
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