- Price$1.99
- CategoryGames
- Versions4 archived
- Installable4 of 4
- AvailabilityRemoved from the App Store
- SellerRobots and Pencils Inc.
- Bundle IDcom.robotsandpencils.SpyVsSpy
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
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Report an issueEarn Mad credits to use towards purchase of 24 new levels, 3 new traps and 2 sets of cheats.
Use poison gas or falling anvils or remotely detonate dynamite on command in custom matches. In single-player use Insta-Kill to immediately vanquish the enemy spy. Reval-O-Matic displays the embassy map showing the location of all inventory items & stars.
SPY vs SPY is based on the original, multi-million unit selling, break out hit by First Star Software, Inc. It features online & local multiplayer matches, a pixel perfect retro mode as well as a modern mode, both with the famous black and white spies from MAD Magazine. Choose joystick or other touch controls.
SPY vs SPY is the ultimate action/strategy game!
#1 iPhone app in USA, Canada, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, and Poland #1 iPad app in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden
FEATURES:
* Online + local multiplayer support - sabotage and intrigue included * Integrated Game Center leaderboards and achievements * 16 brand new embassies –for a total of 24 plus 24 additional embassies as an in-app-purchase * Play alone in custom matches in up to 48 embassies, each with 5 levels of difficulty –- you select the IQ of the opposing spy * Retina graphics for the new iPad and iPhone * New, full screen club-to-club combat in modern mode * Modern & retro game modes –both featuring Simulvision™, Simulplay™ and your very own Trapulator™ * Up to 8 types of booby-Traps - play as the famous black and white spies from MAD Magazine * Includes the original theme music plus 4 new remixes * Universal app - play on iPad, iPhone, and iPod
HOW TO WIN:
Your mission: escape the embassy, top secret briefcase in hand. Remember, all else is but a mere distraction! You must locate and finally collect the missing passport, traveling money, key and secret plans before making your way to the airport door to board your plane - all before time runs out -all while placing booby-traps for your opponent, avoiding or defusing those set by him and engaging in club-to-club combat.
~~~~~ And the critics love it! ~~~~~
"Robots & Pencils have done a great job bringing a classic game over to iOS and fans of the original will be able to jump right back in the action with fresh visuals that only add to the original experience. For those players, it's a game that really lends itself to the pick-up and play style, and quick levels make it perfect for gaming on the go. The tutorial also makes it easy for someone who's never played Spy vs Spy to get started, laying out the details without taking too long. Overall, the game looks and plays great and anyone ready for a new iOS game to sink their teeth into should definitely check it out later this summer." - MTV Geek!
"For retroheads, this new iOS version looks set to bring back some warm and fuzzy memories, as - while it may sport upgraded graphics and new touch controls - it's effectively the same game you remember bashing away at on your C64 or ZX Spectrum." - Pocket Gamer
"These features and the strategic gameplay make Spy vs. Spy a fantastic remake and expansion of a classic game. Now, if we could just remember where we put that furshlugginer bomb..." - slide to Play ~~~~ Original game designed, developed and published by First Star Software, Inc.
MAD, SPY VS SPY AND ALL RELATED NAMES AND CHARACTERS ARE TRADEMARKS OF E.C. PUBLICATIONS, INC. FIRST STAR SOFTWARE, INC. AND ITS LOGO ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF FIRST STAR SOFTWARE, INC. SIMULVISION™, SIMULPLAY™ AND TRAPULATOR™ ARE TRADEMARKS OF FIRST STAR SOFTWARE, INC. DEVELOPED AND PUBLISHED UNDER LICENSE FROM FIRST STAR SOFTWARE, INC. AND E.C. PUBLICATIONS. GAME DESIGNS AND CODE © 1984, 2013 FIRST STAR SOFTWARE, INC. ALL RELATED RIGHTS RESERVED. WWW.FIRSTSTARSOFTWARE.COM
Chart History
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 4 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2012 | — | — | 361 | $0.99 |
| June 27, 2013 | — | — | 4,482 | $0.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 15What a great way to port the original game to iOS. No problems whatsoever. Great job, Robots and Pencils.
As a big Spy vs Spy fan, I can say that this game is probably the best game based on them. It's fun, interactive, and enjoyable. This game hasn't been updated in two years, so it's safe to say that nothing is being fixed or added in the near future.
I collect mad magazine and I got to say this is almost as good as the board game.5 stars
Seriously, you need to be the biggest douchbag to ever walk the face of the planet in order to win against you're rival in hard mode. The three tricks are; 1. After successfully winning a fight against the rival, wait until his soul is close to disappearing and set the clock bomb in the room and retreat, when he appears again, the bomb detonates and kills him, rinse and start over until his time runs out. That way, you can simply wander around the stage and collect all the items without you're enemy pursuing you to make up for the lack of time left to do so. 2. Hide an item in a room without any counter tool storages (scissors and umbrellas), wait for the rival to enter the room and then barricade the doors with water buckets (or cable pistols, but those take longer to set up) on the doors, you're enemy will have no choice but to activate the traps. Don't forget to add a bomb or a spring in the furniture hiding the item if the room is absent of plier kits and/or blue bucket bins. 3. If you fined the airport exit in one of the rooms, just sit there and wait for the rival to put up through the dirty work finding all the supplies. Just before he reaches the door, set up the clock bomb and then wait for him to enter. Right when he enters, retreat into another room. As he looks for the suitcase he dropped, enter back in and exit out as quickly as you can, repeat this risk until the bomb detonates, killing you're rival, then quickly grab the suitcase in the room and exit the airport door (If the both of you get killed, you'll have to race against you're rival to the same room).
Please bring Spy Vs spy app back please? I miss it. 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
Totally bummed the multiplayer does not work. Otherwise a mice remake.
The game is great great remake but I bought this to play online with other people multiplayer does not work at all you would think after two years of people complaining they would get this fixed come on support team let's get to it
This game is an amazing port of the original Commodore 64 version of Spy Vs Spy. It's nice that you can play the retro version of the game, while still being able to play a more modern take of the classic game. And it's very easy to learn if you don't know how to play. The tutorial is very simplistic, yet complex enough to help you learn the roots in less that five minutes! If I were to complain about one thing, it would be that the multiplayer is a bust. It doesn't work at all. But that doesn't even compare to all the good things about this game. If you are new to Spy Vs Spy, this is a warm welcome to the SvS universe. If you're in love with the original Commodore 64 version, or even the NES or Gameboy version, than this will be a "Blast From the Past" and bring back lots of happy SvS memories from the past. This game is for anyone, and I KNOW you will live it! IGN gives this game a 10/10... I mean... uh... It is worth the two dollars. I think it is well worth more for how long you will be putting your time into this game. I am not associated with IGN. It was a joke. Get a sense of humor. ;D
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.