Spy vs. Spy III: Arctic Antics is the third game in the Spy vs. Spy series. The game was developed by First Star Software.

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Spy vs. Spy III: Arctic Antics
Platform(s)	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit family, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum
Release	1987

Gameplay

Spy vs. Spy III: Arctic Antics[1] switches the location from a tropical island to the arctic. The spies fight by throwing snowballs at each other and setting traps, which decreases their body heat bar. Tools include a saw to cut holes in the ice for the second player to fall into. Lost body heat can be restored by moving into a heated igloo.

Reception

Matthew J.W. Ratcliff for ANALOG Computing said "First Star Software has done an excellent job of bring the Mad Magazine classic Spy vs. Spy comics to life in Arctic Antics."[2]

Ervin Bobo for Compute!'s Gazette said "As a new grouping, Maxx-Out is off to a good start with its initial selection."[3]

Bill Scolding for Commodore User said "Arctic Antics is by far and away the weakest of the three Spy games and you might wonder just how much longer the First Star programming team can get away with churning out what are essentially very similar games."[4]

Paul Rixon for Page 6 said "If you're a fan of the previous Spy vs Spy titles you will be overjoyed with Arctic Antics since it has all the charm, challenge, fun and addictiveness of its predecessors."[5]

Reviews

• Computer and Video Games - Aug, 1987[6]
• Amiga Action - Dec, 1989[7]
• All Game Guide - 1998[8]
• Commodore Format - Mar, 1994[9]
• ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Apr, 1987[10]

References