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In North America it was released as Super Spy Hunter, as a title in the Spy Hunter series (1).
Partly for that reason, despite being a commercial product, there is a record of a mint boxed copy trading at auction for more than 100,000 yen.
In the "Cross Review" of the game magazine Famitsu it received 4, 4, 5 and 5, for a total of 18 out of 40, and reviewers commented, "a fairly stoic game with a somewhat old-fashioned design" and "recommended for people who like games where you steadily sharpen your own skills".
In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by the magazine Family Computer Magazine,it scored 19.5 out of 30, as shown below.
Like (1992), it is known for quality surpassing the Famicom standard, and is called a hidden masterpiece of the late Famicom era.
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