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remove, a bridge. Now Zen can climb on it to reach more
sticks.
To make the game still more complicated, Zen can't
change the colour of the sticks while he is in his magic mode.
did o by the time I'd fathomed out all of the controls for it. Of
course l if you've a quicker mind than I have you won't have
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many problems. It isn't that there are lots of buttons or
keys to remember as you use a joystick, however each
position
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performs a different action and further options are
added p by combining the fire button with a direction.
s Anyway, before I put you off trying the game, I'd better
tell e you what it is about.
i The main character is a little teddy bear, at least he looks
like one on the cassette sleeve, called Zen. Zen's aim is to
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change the colour of a sequence of sticks from grey to blue
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then set up a chain reaction to collapse them all. Of
course, n during his task he doesn't go unhindered. On each
screen e he is approached by objects, which look like multi
Turning back to normal is simply a matter of pushing the
stick forward and then carrying on as before.
It is possible to detain the aliens for a while, giving you a
little more freedom as you wander around the screen. To do
this you must turn Zen into his magic mode, pull back on the
joystick and watch the magic dust appear. If the aliens run
into this they will be trapped for a moment or two gaining
you extra points.
Once all sticks are blue, or before if you feel like it, you
can start to collapse the structure. This is done by carrying
out the procedure for building a bridge, only this time
moving the stick in the direction of a stick. This starts a
domino effect causing the sticks to tumble down. Bonus
points are awarded if you can collapse all the screen in one
coloured x pumpkins and hovering hedgehogs. which eat up
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Each screen presents a different pattern of sticks. Bridges
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Zen climb around the screen so that he can reach all of
the sticks. The bridges at first glance do seem a little few and
far m between. Fortunately Zen is not an ordinary, wimpish
Teddy e as portrayed by Paddington, or for the more mature
readers, l Teddy Robinson, because he can turn himself into a
magic y bear. yawn! Once Zen has his magic turned on he can
start a to build his own bridges where he needs them. To do
this
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you have to press the tire button, turning him from an
ordinary to a magic bear, then press the button again and
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I don't think you'll get bored with this game for quite a
while as there are no fewer than 96 screens to tackle. The fact
that the controls are a little complicated, the few examples I
have given shows this, may put a few people off, though I
must admit you do pick them up fairly quickly.
If you can stand the strain this game is extremely good
value at £1.99. If you start pulling your hair out you can
always give it to the kids to shut them up for a few hours.
J.G.
TOUCHLINE
Title: Collapse. Supplier: Firebird, Wellington House, •
Upper Sr Martins Lane, London WC2H 9DL.
Price: f1.99
Machine: C64
Originality: 10/10 Graphics: 5/10 Playability: 7/ 10 Value:
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