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l i r , . , . M A C H I N E S : S P E C T R U M , AMSTRAD, C64, ATARI, AMIGA, IBM, MSX 6 , II. PRICE: E'9.96 AMSTRAD, C64, ATARI, MSX — TAPE. E819/ SPECTRUM, S E14:99/AMSTRAD, . C 6 U4 , ATARI — DISC. f24,99/AMIG ATARI P ST, IBM Il• VERSION TESTED: AMSTRAD P I L l I It's here. The game which i Epromises to pack a real punch. RRGauntlet, the game E: EVERYBODY has been waiting VU for. Will this conversion of the I . classic Atari coin-op grab you by the throat and not let go? Or ES is it just more glossy hype? W. Well, we're pleased to report EGthat the computer version is just ROas awesome as the arcade ; Loriginal. It's colourful, classy and so addictive. TD I M ALIENS . eL l4 ti de( t F N rt sA V o i nO m gN , 111 itri A GAUNTL A Gauntlet, the wares first multipiayer arcade game, hits the home computer. If you've been hiding under a stone, or down a dungeon for the last 12 months, you won't know about the multi-player qtcade machine that instantly diptured the imagination of games players all over the UK. You could play the part of Thor the Warrior, Myra the Valkyrie. Merlin the Wizard or Questor the Elf in a quest for magic and treasure in the mazelike dungeon world of Gauntlet. The computer version follows the arcade game faithfully. The four characters are included — although you can only play with a friend. No four player antics here, unfortunately. If you play with a friend you'll have to work as a team just as in the coin-op. The game won't scroll unless both players move in similar directions. If your mate is busy bashino ohouls, goblins or ghosts you'll either have to go to his/her aid or wait until they are free to move on again. The smooth eight-way scrolling was another feature of the coin-op, and the small screen version has this too. It's a real joy to be able to move freely around the screen. You can explore the different dungeons at will — zapping from level to level as freely as the monsters allow you! That means you can explore as far as your energy lets you get. But once you've done that you'll want to get down to the real purpose of the game— collecting treasure and bashing nestles... When you first load up the game you'll see a neat rendering of the arcade machine's first screen — the MACHINES: SPECTRUM/CBM 64/AMSTRAD 10. SUPPLIER: ELECTRIC DREAMS SO , AMSTRAD CASSETTE), 04.99 (CBM/AMSTRAD DISK) ' lib VERSION TESTED P- REVIEWER: PAUL RS P E C T R U Some I day a software house will capture M C the licence to a top film and turn it into a brilliant game. Of E all the film titles currently hoping : to make money from the micro, E most tend to be a disappointment 9 when it comes to . the game. It's the name that sells. 9 Electric Dreams has scooped one 9 of the hotest films of 1986 and, ( in my humble opinion, have S made perhaps the best movie P conversion game around. E It has atmosphere — the C very ingredient which made the films such winners. T Remember those magic moments R in the film where the whole U audience seems to jump at M the same time? Well I found myself t jumping at parts of the game C as an alien rushed at me. Great stuff! B On to the plot. Warrant Officer M Riply, sole-suvivor of a terrifying encounter with an alien aboard a space freighter, has been rescued. Later she is horrified to learn that the planet where she first encountered the Valkyrie and Warrior swinging their deadly weapons. Then it's on to the option screen where you choose your character and what sort of game you want. Now you're plunged into a weird world of monsters and mazes. As in the arcade version there are version objects to be collected. Potions are useful for keeping up your energy as is food — but watch what you eat. Some foodcould do you more harm than good. You'll need to plan a strategy to work out which levels to tackle and in which order. But it's always a good idea to build up a good stock of keys and potions before you venture into the later more intricate levels. Energy is at a premium and you can't always rely on finding food/potions to keep you going. The different characters have different weapons— Thor has an axe. Merlin his magic bolts, lauestor his arrows and Thyra her trusty broad sword. In the arcade version you needed all four characters to successfully complete the game— but here it's a bit different. It is possible to win through on your own. It's up to you to choose your favourite character. Each has his or her own hall of fame hi-score chart which appears at the end of each session. The monsters you meet are many and varied. There are ghosts, goblins, evil wizards, the even nastier Death who can only be destroyed by using a "smart-bomb" type potion, ana my favourite— the giant red toads. At least I think they are toads... Although we only managed to get our hands on the Amstrad version for this review the glimpses we've had of other machine versions of the game convinced us that they aliens, has now been inhabited by a colony of space engineers and their families. All contact has now been lost with the colony. The worst is feared. Reluctantly, Ripley agrees to head a squad of elite marines to the planet. On their arrival they find the engineers' base is deserted. As night falls they find it isn't just insects that crawl out of the woodwork it's aliens, lots of them, with slavering jaws and a mean appetite. There are a huge number of rooms to explore and Electric Dreams has included a map to help you. You have control of all six members of the team. At least half the screen is taken up with their details. The crew can only be controlled one at a time. Their faces are displayed at the centre of the screen. And the top half of the screen is then taken up with the view from their portable cameras. Each crew member can be moved through doors, either by opening them or blasting them with a smart gun. It's also possible to direct the other crew members to move to certain rooms and these commands will be carried out while you can get on with other business. You soon get used.to switching
A Great graphics, good sound perfect playability. What more could you ask for? •_„4„ • , o A You'll be sorry If there isn't a copy of Gauntiet in your Christmas stocking. are all going to be just as good. Great graphics, good sound, perfect playability. What more could you ask for? THE business. Accept no alternatives and shop at the sign of the chainmailed fist. You won't be disappointed. 1 _ _ Now that the real thing is here the imitators , begin to look a bit weeoy. There's really only room for one Gauntlet and this is — GRAPHICP - b U . VALUE I Ic 1I Si• 4 PLAY 1 11 E1 . — F S U 1-z 0 11 -- U tiiiiof1lLii N U 1 a -11,-. nu =. - al - - I 0 ü O n , Z: : iIt 1I - I ' , 5 1 1 1 1111111OMHP 6 minissiminos A One of the best film conversiam we've seen. It's very atmospheric. between crew. tend to bleed a lot there and this As they move through the base they will find biomechaniod growths cover the walls. These must be blasted away, But be careful, where these growths are the " chances acidic fluid will prove fatal. Although the game isn't stunningly original in terms of an idea, you quickly find yourself being drawn into and getting absorbed in the play. are they'll be an alien. Although alarms Sound when they're - near, you may not see the monster before it attacks. r Sometik,nes they sneak up from behind! i But more than likely you'll be able to get a afew shots at the Alien. But try not to shoot him in front of a doorway. m They Graphically it's very nice. In fact you probably get more of an idea what the aliens look like from the game than the film, GRAPHICS Pi SOUND S. VALUE PLAYABILITN 1111 CVGmu r • 04/AMSTRAD/MSX188C - 8/ CTRON • SUPPLIER: MARTECH M PRICE: E8.95 (SPECTRUM), E9,95 WA 64/MSX/88C A C H ITarzan, the mighty niu,cled Naristocrat raised by the apes in the jungle, has been around for E seemingly an eternity. The first Sstory from the pen of creator : Edgar Rice Burroughs was pub- S lished in 1911. Books and films have abounded. The subject is P ripe for a computer game and EMartech has been the one to capture C the licence. T The resulting game is a huge arcade R TARZAN adventure with stunning graphics some of the best U M / C 8 M I've seen for the Spectrum — screen by little black boxes - and super smooth animation. some of which are remarkably The plot is simple. Jane, Tar- hard to see. zan's soul-mate has been cap- It's only by picking these up tured by Usanga, chief of the that you get to its contents at Wamabo. Her fate may not be a the bottom of the screen_ pleasant one — being devoured Within a few screens of mov- by a panther and having her ing around the jungle you'll bones picked over by a vulture. easily become lost. A map, a It appears the Wamabo have map, my jungle kingdom for a A roman goes opet been upset by the theft of seven map, I cried. gemstones — known as the M o v i n g around Tarzan will "eyes of the rainbow" — from come across various animals. their tribal temple. Unless Tar- Some will be friendly and helpzan can recover their gems f u l , others will view the Lord of within three days, Jane will be the Apes as a mobile snack bar the main course on the jungle a n d try to take a bite Out of him. menu. I always found the nasty ones. Game play time is measured There are also natives walkby the changing colour of the i n g around, again some are screen, representing day turn- friendly while others aren't. ing into night and back again. T a r z a n can run, jump, duck, The speed at which the days - jump, somersault, and, along pass remember Tarzan only with all the other jungle charachas three— depends on how tars, is nicely animated, well the Lord of the Jungle Summing up, Tarzan is probdoes. For instance if he gets hit ably one of the best looking by a spear, falls into quicksand Spectrum games of recent r )1- mauled by a rampaging big months and, although it's a little ..11, the day passes quickly. w e a k on plot, it is addictive Scattered throughout the e n o u g h to keep you playing. jungle are various objects which Tarzan can use. These include ropes, torches, shields and, of course, the gemstones. These are represented on the T The original jungle swinger, s WNW'
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