Computer + Video Games - Commodore Is Awesome

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much unheralded through a
time-warp somewhere in East
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London. And before we go any
further I'd like to point out that it
has absolutely no connection
whatsoever with the long
running TV show, Dr Who. Just
because the heroes are Time
Lords doesn't mean a thing.
And anyway, Who isn't where
What — (Don't start that again!
Ed).
You control the four Doctor's
who start the game in four
different locations. But it you
hem n them find the Trydis(!)
keys they'll be able to start
time-travelling around all over
the place.
The game is packed with
arcade adventure type puzzles
— with extra added CAL type
humour. Objects have to be
found and used in order to
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complete certain tasks — but
quite what the final, ultimate,
meaning of life, universe and
everything object of the game
isn't quite clear. Yet. I'm sure
one of vou will be able to tell us
what it's all about in the near
future.
To start you off here's a
couple of tips. One of the
doctor's will come across a
Dalek who wants to
exterminate, exterminate,
exterminate him. He has at his
disposal a baseball hat. He
should pick up the hat and USE
it, by hitting the appropriate
key. The hat will fly through the
air with the greatest of ease and
land on the dalek's head,
blinding him and rendering him
totally useless.
Moving on, he'll come across
Pruneface the daleks' boss. This
unsavory character fires laser
beams at the Doc. He can be
beaten by getting a mirror from
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the bathroom — sounds like a
cue for a song! and USE it to
reflect the beam back at
Prunechops knocking him out.
That's the sort bf lateral
thinking Dr What! demands
from the player.
You can play the game if only
one doctor is left alive but
you're obviously not going to
complete the came single
handed,
Graphics are good, sound is
as you'd expect and gameplay
is, well, arcade actionish. The
puzzles are funny and not too
hard to beat
Dr What! is a surprisingly
entertaining offering with a few
original twists. If you're an
arcade adventure addict, you
won't want to miss it
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