Computer + Video Games - Commodore Is Awesome

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HIT SQUAD
ricer the Hypersports Chain-
Lpionship and take part In the
six events of Swimming. Clay Pigeon
(or Skeet) Shooting, the
Vaulting Horse, Archery. Triple
Jump and Weight Lifting. A combination
of wrist-dislocating joystick
waggling and pixel-perfect
control need to be utilised to
• get the player through all of the
disciplines. Most of the events
allow three goes to equal or better
the qualifying time or score.
the third unsuccessful attempt
means disqualification from the
championship.
Even though the game is so
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RAMPAGE
HIT SQUAD
ctivision's conversion of the
cult three-player coin-op.
which sees the players as either
King Kong. Godzilla or Wolfman,
• fifty feet tall, reappears on
art's budget label with hopes
of crushing the opposition like
• of the many cities which
be levelled throughout the
igame. To hamper the progress
of the mutant monsters are the
ood of US Army who come on
droves, armed with machine
• s, rockets and helicopters.
h the intent of wiping out
energy (depicted by a bar
the top of the screen) and
ing you back into a weedy
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An accurate conversion,
fun for people who can't
get enough of the arcade
game. Others may not be
so ecstatic about it, though-
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1A blast from the post which
upstages marry of its lesswrinkly
competitors. If
multi-event sports sims are
tops in your house, don't
pass up the chance of getting
Hypersports.
OVERALL 90c
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old that it's badly in need of a
shave, Hypersports refuses to
give up its claim to be one of the
most enjoyable arcade sports
games on the 64. Some of the
events are looking a little dated
now, but the enjoyment is still
there. A snip at three quid.
C64
£2.99
Full-colour graphics do not
compensate for the awkward
control apparent in
this version. Definitely one
to have a look at beforehand.
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Rampage is as close a conversion
as anyone could possibly
hope to achieve on the Spectrum.
The three-player option
has been thankfully retained, and
the monochrome graphics capture
the spirit of the or
AMSTRAD £2.99
Similar gamebley to the
Spectrum game., with the
presentation of the 64. The
best of the three but still a
game to try out first.
SOLDIER OF
LIGHT
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D e-released on The Edge's
r new budget label, Soldier Of
Light is the computer version of
the cult Tait° coin-op. originally
called Xain'd Sleena. Working
for the Federation you. as
Stormtrooper Xain, must act on
the orders of Galactic High
Command and rid the galaxy of
a troupe of rampaging alien
types. Each planet must be
tackled one at a time and, with
only a single-shot laser cannon
for protection, you have a tough
task on your hands. Collecting
strategically placed weapon
pods boosts your firepower.
making life somewhat easier the
further you go. Once a planet is
cleared of enemies the action
switches to an intergalactic dogfight
as you. in your fighter ship,
fly to the next area.
While the game itself is an enjoyable
arcade romp with lots
going on. Soldier Of Light only
vaguely resembles the original arcade
machine in presentation.
No more than average aesthetically,
its best to think of Soldier
Of Light as one of the better
budget games around, as opposed
to one of the feebler coinop
conversions. Worth checking
out if fun without frills appeals to
you
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and people who don't know
what to blow their last two
pounds on should be well
pleased.
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