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If you're the sort of person who
likes throwing an almighty strop
and chucking stuff about to get attention
then this is the game for
you! You can pick up almost
everything in the game except
the backgrounds - rocks, bins,
lamp posts, rubble and almost
every single bad guy! There's
even a point in the game where
you're attacked by tanks and
yes, you can pick them up too.
Throwing a tank is not only impressive,
it's also very effective,
destroying almost anything in its
path. What a hoot! Getting anywhere
in the game is virtually impossible
without learning how to
throw and it lakes quite a bit of
practice but it's worth it to chuck
- your weight about - or somebody
else's as the case may be
Along the hazard-strewn path you'll get quite a lot of stuffing
kicked out of you. This would be a very big problem if it wasn't
for the handy Coke machines lying around in the rubble. When
you come across one and give it the kicking it so richly deserves,
out pops a can of cola! Slugging this back tops up your energy
levels and you can drink as much of the stuff as you like.
Of course, in two-player mode the competition for the cans is intense.
Throwing your pal around as he's about to reach full energy
is a laff riot. The cola machines also turn up at the end of
every level, giving you a chance to beef up your energy levels
even more. Hurrah!
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LEWD DUDES
The evil dudes who attack you
during the course of the game
come in various guises, none
more hilarious than the evil
Santa clone! This guy was working
in a department store when
the holocaust happened and as a
result he turned blue and got
very nasty. He attacks furiously
but he's very small and quite
easy to beat. His mates are lust
as silly - including psycho cabbies1
armadillos and a Terminator
clone. This guy attacks in the
guise of a human, but a good
kicking soon reveals him to be a
cyborg who will pull off his own
head and throw it at you. Pretty
stupid, huh?
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Two Crude Dudes might sound
like a pretty stupid name for a game
- but it's not half as stupid as the original
tarcade game, which was called Crude
busters,We all know what a crud is.
but what's a crude exactly and how
do you bust one? Would you really
want to if you knew
how? Does any
body really care?
REVIEW
By some miracle I
missed out on the Two
Crude Dudes coin-op,
which is a pity - because
if it's anything like this I
think I'd have been a tad
impressed by its funpacked
beat 'em up action!
I may not have
been too overawed by
the graphics, mind you - these Megadrive
sprites are a bit on the square side and
don't animate all that fluidly. Still, the idea
of smashing up the vending machine to
nick the cans of drink is well done, especially
the Batman-like "Whack!" and
llThwock" flashes which appear with each
hit. Lots of baddies to smash to a pulp and
tons of weapons to pick up like concrete
blocks, lamp-posts and even old cars all
adds to the fun. Sound is above average,
but after being treated to the sonic feast of
Streets of Rage I was quite frankly left
wanting. This isn't the best beat lem up on
the Megadrive - Streets Of Rage still holds
that accolade and probably will for quite a
while but if you've got that and are looking
for a thumping new challenge then Two
Crude Dudes should see you alright for a
while,
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GRAPHICS • 8 9
SOUNDS 8 8
PLAYABILLIN 90
LASTABILITY 8 5
1 OVERALL 89