ZZAP!64 - Issue 3 - July 1985

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and
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/ found this simplified
cross between
Gumshoe andBurger
Time as stow and
boring as the hading
(never heard ofa fast
loader. Addictive?}.
The graphics were
quite good, but the
soundsparse and
what httie of it there
was, wasn't worth
the floor and the animation of
this and your walking is quite
good for your large character.
You are working against your
editor's deadline (aren't we all)
and this ticks down at the bottom
of the screen. If you don't
get the picture in time you're in
big trouble (OK, OK I'm writing
as fast as I can).
Things are made difficult by
the hotel staff who chase you
about. If they catch you they'll
boot you out and you'll have lost
PHASE where you can move any
units that aren't digging in until
you want to stop or your activity
points are depleted. Be careful
though since a depleted unit
cannot fight in the third phase.
The COMBAT PHASE is where
you can attack any enemy units
that have revealed themselves
although you may come under
artillery fire yourself. Some
units have stronger fire power
than others and their range also
varies.
Next come the ASSAULT
ORDER and ASSAULT PHASES
where you can order units to try
All out to get you
Up to six characters may chase
you round the hotel.
COMMISIONAIRE: Always trying
to throw you out.
MR ANGRY: If you open the door
to his room he wakes up and tries
to put you to sleep instead.
MANAGER: Tries to stop you
cluttering up his precious hotel
a life. The bottom floor is used
for the hotel staff and this is
where they appear. The number
of hotel staff that chase you is
determined by the level that you
are on. You can jump past them
sometimes but should risk this
only in emergencies.
A simple, single-voice tune
plays throughout the game
which you may find boring after
a while and there are creaking
door sound effects.
BW
to overrun adjacent enemy
units. However enemy units
may also move at this stage and
fire again on you.
Your objective is to control the
town, which is particularly difficult
to take and on later levels you
may even have to defend it
against a counterattack. Another
problem on the higher levels are
mines which can halt a unit in its
tracks and end its movement
phase.
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59%
A horrible long loader f will
bore you stiff
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Horrible tune and very few
effects.
43%
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and scaring away the guests.
CHEF: Looks like a sailor with a
beard and silly cap.
BARTENDER: A real poser with
bouncer's muscles.
RECEPTIONIST/BELL BOY: Bit of
a wimp in his silly hat but can* still
Reasonable animation but rr A 0/
simple screens.
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A very simple game that
looks dated and won 't
inspire.
This is good for a war
game: nice scenario ,
reasonable graphics
. ; anda multi-level
phaifenge made b
Standout from most I
quite enjoyedplaying
this ope as the game
m quite fastandwas
rast anawas
easier to use than
some of the
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too
and
okay
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cheapo game but not
for the prtce currently
lit does ge
but ( found the Tack of
variety and originality
inmgage Wm
disappoint
A cross between Gumshoe
ar,d Burgertime.
The different layouts
provide interest but you
won 't get too excited.
Increasing difficulty but that
doesn't improve the game.
play, the more iseem
y to enjoy and
understandthem.
This struck me as a
sort of cross between
Combat teader and
Battle for Normandy
andproved just as
fascinating ,
, compulsive and
lengthy to play.
it doesn't have
will provide war
gamers with hours of
p/eame. The game
,
variations are endless
each new battle
willprovide different
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