Computer + Video Games - Commodore Is Awesome

A Ready._ Go!
V Don't get too close to the truck or...
UPDATE
The Amiga version is coming
along nicely, and will
look and play the same as
the ST version. Spectrum
and Amstrad Hard Drivin'
both look very impressive,
although they do slow
down when there's lots
going on - still all the features
of the arcade game
are in there. The C64 version
is an unknown quantity
- it's not the greatest machine
for doing 3D
graphics, so it's advisable
to take a look at the game
before buying.
V ...KERRRUNCH!
as the remote replay shows! 'V The infamous loop-the-loop.
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/
pouring the Mproverbial
quart into
a pint-pot IThe
arcade game relied
on very Zspecialised
hardware
to produce Z the 3D
graphics but Z the ST has reproduced
these Z superbly, and
what's more, Z they hardly slow
down at all
/
when things get
busy Sampled arcade sound effects
are in Vthere.
too_ from the
screeching . of tyres to the distressed
cow But its the perfect
control feedback and the exhilarating
sensation of driving unfeasibly
fast over unfeasible obsucles
that provide one of the
greatest racing experiences
you'll have on a home computer
As if you needed any further
persuading, Domark are releasing
extra track disks early next
year to use with Hard Driven'
featuring new cars, tracks and
roadside obstacles, and later on
in the year they plan to release a
full track editor. so you can design
and race your own tracks'
What more could racing fans ask
for'
JULIAN RIGNALL
WZMZZ/ZIVi
ST L 19.99
GRAPHICS 90%
SOUND 78%
VALUE 89%
PLAYABILITY 93(
3A
stunning conversion that
/6 contains all the features of
the arcade game and plays
brilliantly. An absolute
must for all boy racers,
OVERALL 92%
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