Computer + Video Games - Commodore Is Awesome

GHOSTS 'N'
GOBLINS
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A the s brave worst Sir that Knight, the take Devil on can
hurl at you in your quest to rescue
a fair maiden in distress. Beginning
in a dark, zombie-ridden
graveyard you must do away
with your attackers, climb ladders,
lump gaping chasms. pick
up new armour when you lose
yours and generally survive all
the way to the last level, where
it's a quick one-two with Lucifer
before you get the gal
Ghosts 'n' Goblins has lost
ne of it's appeal after all this
time - it's still one of the most
impressive arcade conversions
,er on the Spectrum Colour
dash rears its ugly head now and
again, but that is in no way detrimental
to play. The sequel to
Ghosts 'n Goblins. Ghouls 'n'
Ghosts, is out soon - what better
way to prepare yourself for
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THUNDER-
CATS
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undercats is a horizontally
scrolling. hack 'n
za as . you slay become Lion-0 in a
multi-level b o nbash a through n New
Earth, - bumping off Mumm-Ra's
Mole Men by the score and collecting
extra weaponry, points
and lives as you go. After every
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Slight differences in gameplay,
obvious graphical
tweaks and sensible use of
colour make this a great
slash 'em down.
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The 64's enhancements,
presentation-wise, make
this a superb conversion.
Don't miss it.
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and complete the set!
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few levels the chance is given to
rescue a member of the
Thundercats team which, should
you be successful, results in a
massive points bonus.
What makes a game such as
this is action. and Thundercats is
laden with the stuff Baddies attack
you almost non-stop, and
it's important to be on your toes
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HIT SQUAD
N umber Five is alive! But not
for very long if the authorities
get to him first in this budget
incarnation of Ocean's gameof-the-film
A two-parter. load
one sees Number Five trying to
break out of the Nova Robotics
factory where he was assembled.
solving puzzles using his inbuilt
devices and newly-acquired
intelligence, before he is shut
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AMSTRAD £2.99
Colourful sprites and backdrops
have a realistic metallic
sheen to them, and
the music is as good as you
can expect from the Amstrad.
The game's the
same, though.
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at all times If you want to stay in
one piece Although mostly
monochromatic, colour is used
when it will not interfere with
the gameplay, livening up onscreen
presentation no end, as
do the effective backdrops and
neatly animated character
sprites. Thundercats is a challenging
chop 'em up.
down by the Nova engineers
Part Two is a straightforward
horizontally-scrolling shoot 'ern
up, blasting the baddies with
your laser and jumping over innocent
woodland creatui es.
While the first section of the
game is a reasonably addictive arcade
adventure, part two is
much too difficult, requiring absolutely
precise timing to avoid
the many animals which get in
your way Number Five is recognisable
from the movie, but the
game itself makes little attempt
to stick to the plot The music is
lolly, though
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identical, but monochrome
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look crisper and
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you reach load two, it looks
and sounds okay, but
there's not much game to
play—
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