Clean Sweep (1982 video game)

1982 video game
Clean Sweep
European box art
DeveloperRichard Moszkowski
PublisherMB Video Electronics
PlatformVectrex
Release
  • NA: October 1982[1]
  • EU: 1983
GenreMaze

Clean Sweep is a 1982 maze game released for the Vectrex and written by Richard Moszkowski.

Gameplay

Clean Sweep is a maze game in which the bank president has to recover stolen money using a vacuum cleaner and return it to the deposit box while avoiding the thieves.[2] Some portions of the game feature a dark maze where the player can see only the loot.[3]

Reception

TV Gamer noted that this was the first of its kind for either arcade or home consoles, and "A fairly successful attempt at a maze game using Vector graphics".[4]

Reviews

  • TeleMatch (German)[5]
  • Joystick (Swedish)[6]

References

  1. ^ "GCE Vectrex game release dates". Atari Archive.
  2. ^ "Electronic Fun with Computers and Games - Volume 1 Number 1 - November 1982". November 15, 1982. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "GAMES Magazine #34". December 1, 1982. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "TV Gamer (1983-06)(Boytonbrook)(GB)". June 15, 1983. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "TeleMatch.N05.1983.08" (PDF). TeleMatch Verlag. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ "Joystick (Sverige) 1984 02/03". March 15, 1984. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
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