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The Fourth Protocol is a 1985 interactive fiction video game inspired by Frederick Forsyth's 1984 Cold War spy novel of the same name. Developed by the Electronic Pencil Company and published by Hutchinson Computer Publishing, the game was released on platforms such as the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and IBM PC (in 1997). Designed as a text-and-icon-based spy adventure, the game allows players to take on the role of John Preston, an MI5 agent working to thwart a Soviet plot to deploy a nuclear device in the UK.

Genres:

adventure, interactive fiction

released in:

1987

publisher:

Ariolasoft

developer:

The Electronic Pencil Co.

designers:

John Lambshead, Gordon Paterson

themes:

espionage, cold war

keywords:

based on a novel

Game modes:

single-player

abandonware

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Platforms

DOS

Rating

4.00 / 5.00 (14 votes)

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Main executable game file: 4thproto/protocol.com.

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The Fourth Protocol review

ZZap! (1995): "The Fourth Protocol is a thinking man's Shadowfire, but you mustn't think that makes it boring, this is a really involving adventure with some arcade overtones and using the icons makes it all so simple to get into. It kicks off with an amazingly crisp looking title screen and fantastic music. Just about the best I've heard on the 64 yet. What can I say about the game itself? Well, imagine yourself in a busy office surrounded by filing cabinets, computers and phones with the resources of the Intelligence Community behind you and a fearsome problem to sort out. The excitement starts immediately as the puzzles mount up in your filing cabinet and the 'bin' begins to overflow with discarded leads. I think the best thing to say about this game is BUY IT."

More information on The Fourth Protocol

Status: abandonware
Input: keyboard
Also published for: ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC
Abandonware DOS views: 7611

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