While developing his own game, Talisman, Mike Dailly created a compact method to move enemies on-screen, which Jones incorporated into Blood Money. Tony Smith, who had worked on Menace, produced the graphics for Blood Money, while Jones began work on a new scrolling system. With Blood Money, Jones was determined to use the full colour range of the Amiga, opting to use the blitter as opposed to the hardware scrolling the blitter allowed graphics to be drawn quickly. The game's cover art was designed by British artist Peter Andrew Jones for the novel Protector (1973) by Larry Niven, and was adapted for the game's cover. Heli (1987) during the development of Blood Money. Jones was heavily inspired by the "cuteness" of Mr. Jones saw Blood Money as a continuation of the concept used in Menace. įollowing the successful release of Menace in 1988, David Jones began developing Blood Money on 4 January 1989, on the 25 MHz 386-DX computer that publisher Psygnosis granted him, alongside a Personal Development System. At the end of each level, players must defeat a boss. The first two levels may be selected from the beginning of the game after one level is complete, players can select any remaining world without restrictions. When all three lives are lost, the game ends and players are sent to a score result screen. Money for the shop can be collected when destroying enemies.
When all energy is lost, players lose a life three lives are provided at the beginning of the game, and additional lives can be bought in a shop at certain points in the levels. The vehicles' energy acts as players' health, and is depleted when the vehicle makes contact with enemies and walls. Players can upgrade their vehicle with power-ups, which grant them additional weapons and upgrades, such as support missiles and neutron bombs. Each vehicle features unique weaponry, which players use to attack all advancing enemies.
Players move through four stages on the planet, taking control of a different vehicle in each level: a helicopter in the metal world, a submarine in a water world, a spacesuit in an ice world, and a fighter jet in a fire world.
In the game, players control different vehicles and defend against enemies, who attempt to destroy the vehicle.īlood Money is a horizontal side-scrolling shooter that uses 2D computer graphics.
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