Computer + Video Games - Commodore Is Awesome

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P. MACHINES: C64...AMSTRADI
SPECTRUM
P• SUPPLIER: CODE MASTERS
IN. PRICE: 0.99
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, ATV Simulator brings together all
. the essential elements of
Vmotorbike
cross-country
Escrambling
and then proceeds to
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become one of the worst
simulations I've seen.
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The game has a total of six
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different playing areas; Sand
ODuning,
Grass Tracking, Icebergs,
N Desert, Tropicana and Swamp. All
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these scroll from left to right and
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are instructed to
out manoeuvre an assortment of
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obstacles including rocks, fences,
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icebergs, mounds and ball
Ebouncing
seals.
D The screen is split into two
; windows - the top window shows
Cplayer
one's progress through the
6
course and the second player
twos. Both players must compete
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against the clock.
Any player who fails to reach the
finishing line within the given time
(which changes according to the
difficulty of each course) will lose
and forfeit the race. The remaining
player is permitted to proceed
through the remaining courses,
until he/she fails to complete the
course within the given time,
Controlling your bike or buggy is
achieved by using either the
keyboard or the joystick.
If you successfully complete any
course within the given time limit
you are awarded a score bonus
which rapidly clocks-up your
score.
The graphics for ATV are feeble
and weak and the sound is no
better, Playability is almost
non-existent because of very poor
joystick and keyboard responses.
I don't know whether Code
Masters intended ATV to have
been a rival to Mastertronic's
Kikstart, or maybe it's just a slight
coincidence that it turned out to
look and sound almost like it. Well
anyway, one thing that I have
learnt from reviewing this game
is • , never, under any
circumstances, judge a game by
the cover or screen shots on the
inlay card , but read the
reviews instead!
0- GRAPHICS 5
I. SOUND 5
PLAYABILITY 4
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