Beach-Head is a 1983 arcade shooter developed by Access Software, released across a wide range of home computers including the Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit, ZX Spectrum, Apple II, Amstrad CPC, MSX, and several others. The first entry in the Beach-Head series, it places the player in the middle of a military campaign aimed at toppling a dictator through sustained combat. Gameplay unfolds across a series of distinct action sequences that together simulate a coordinated wartime assault, moving the player from naval engagements toward an eventual ground offensive. Each stage presents a different combat scenario, demanding quick reflexes and accurate targeting as enemy forces escalate their resistance. The game was notable at the time for its variety of sequential combat scenarios presented within a single title, offering a sense of narrative progression uncommon in arcade-style games of the era.
