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BY NINTENDO
Myer wanted to take to the
water in a mega-powerful
speedboat, armed with an onboard
cannon and missile
launcher, and blast everything
Out of the way? If so,
Cobra Triangle is the game
for you.
It's a multidirectionally
scrolling 3D forced perspective
game with 25 different levels,
varying from racing sections
and target shoots to defusing
mines and rescuing
swimmers from being towed
away by enemy ships?
First up is a twisting river
down which you must race.
There are other boats on the
water, which can be blasted
Out of the way, and also
power-up pods which can be
picked up to give extra
speed, missiles, faster shots
:shield or turbos.
Finish that and there's a
bonus stretch of the river to
negotiate: jump over ramps
to collect suspended add-ons
and mystery extras before
the timer runs out.
Next is mine defusing.
where four mines, guarded
by an enemy boat have to be
dragged to a detonation area
and exploded within a time
limit. Fad and you lose a life.
Then there's defending swimmers
in the middle of a lake
from marauding enemy
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boats. The boats attempt to
Low the swimmers away them
away: blast them before they
reach the side of the lake and
tow the swimmers back to the
middle and they're alright - let
the enemy reach the bank
and that swimmer is lost.
Finally there are two very
tough races upstream dodging
logs and whirlpools, only
to find yourself transported to
the lair of a sea monster.
which must be destroyed by
repeated blasting - and
there's still twenty more levels
to go?
Cobra Triangle was programmed
by Rare, better
known to computer game
players as the legendary Ultimate
Play the Game? And
like their old games, this is utterly
superb.
The graphics are amaz•
ing, with smooth scrolling and
utterly convincing sprites, but
irs the playabitity that makes
Cobra Triangle one of the
best Nintendo games around -
it's incredibly addictive, and
once you've started playing
it's really difficult to tear yourself
away.
Put it at the top of your
shopping list.
JULIAN RIGNALL
INTENDOE
GRAPHICS 29.9 92%
SOUND 8 6 %
VALUE 9 0 %
PLAYABILITY 95%
A highly original and utterly
superb arcade
game which is simple to
play, yet fiendishly addictive.
Don't miss it.
OVERALL 93%
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