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Mercenary

1985 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1921408
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Mercenary

Summary

Mercenary is a video game[1]. Mercenary ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (920 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mercenary's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Mercenary's genre is action-adventure game[4].
  • Mercenary's genre is science fiction video game[5].
  • Mercenary's developer is recorded as Novagen Software[6].
  • Mercenary's part of the series is recorded as Mercenary[7].
  • Mercenary is part of Mercenary[8].
  • Mercenary's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[9].
  • Mercenary's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[10].
  • Mercenary's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[11].
  • Mercenary's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[12].
  • Mercenary's platform is recorded as Atari ST[13].
  • Mercenary's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[14].
  • Mercenary was distributed by compact cassette[15].
  • Mercenary was distributed by floppy disk[16].
  • Mercenary's review score is recorded as 73%[17].
  • Mercenary's review score is recorded as 73%[18].
  • Mercenary's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[19].
  • Mercenary was released on January 1, 1985[20].
  • Mercenary was released on January 1, 1990[21].
  • Mercenary was released on January 1, 1992[22].
  • Mercenary's different from is recorded as Mercenary[23].
  • Mercenary's set in environment is recorded as fictional planet[24].
  • Mercenary's P14470 is recorded as Games/Mercenary[25].

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Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1985[20], January 1, 1990[21], and January 1, 1992[22]. Genres include action-adventure game[4] and science fiction video game[5]. Mercenary is part of Mercenary[8]. Mercenary's part of the series is recorded as Mercenary[7]. Recorded distribution format include compact cassette[15] and floppy disk[16].

Subject and Themes

Mercenary's part of the series is recorded as Mercenary[7].

Reception

Reviews include 73%[17].

Why It Matters

Mercenary ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (920 views/month).[2] Mercenary has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Mercenary is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

floppy disk Novagen Software United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 73%, 73%
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||2 */ [[Property:P444]], uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ac96494e159"
  2. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Novagen Software
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → video game
    Distribution format → compact cassette, floppy disk
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Mercenary, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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