Clean Sweep (1982 video game)

Clean Sweep
European box art
Developer	Richard Moszkowski
Publisher	MB Video Electronics
Platform	Vectrex
Release	NA: October 1982 [1] EU: 1983
Genre	Maze

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.