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1 I REVIEW 11 MASTER SYSTEM 6 E30 BY SECA -11 3I *4 A sterix is hard. Well hard. In case you don't know, he's this small blond bloke who singlehandedly defended France against the Romans. At shod notice he was the best the French could come up with, and seeing as the Romans were a load of old women anyway because this is complete fiction he actually did quite well. This near invincible comic hero appeared in countless cartoon strips, available in just about every language on Earth, and the game is basically an Asterix comic with platforms on. You take control of the top two characters from the comics, Asterix and big fat wobbly Obelix. Asterix can perform all sorts of feats - punching baddies and leaping chasms. Obelix can eat quite a lot and would probably be dead handy if you got challenged to pizza eating competition. Sadly though, you get attacked by vicious Romans and dangerous animals without a single Cheese and Tomato special in sight, so poor little Asterix had better get his skates on and save everyone! Asterix was always a lave of mine and this brings back lots of memories. The characters of Asterix and Obelix have been brought brilliantly to life In a real cartoon treat. The game is more than a little similar to Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. The graphics are superb. The animation of the main characters and the baddie sprites is amazing and the feel of the comic books has been transported perfectly to the Master System. Music is a bit crappy, but the sound effects are decent enough. Playability is there in oodles, with the two player mode being a real treat. One complaint about Asterix is that It's a bit too easy - the levels themselves are fairly tough, but there aren't that many of them and the end of level bosses are fairly soft. For platform fans and followers of the Asterix books, this is unmissable. A groovy variation on the Mickey Mouse theme and a darn good looking game, this gets the thumbs up as a Master System treat to enjoy. FRANK AV O'CONNOR 7 1 lk "Ole.
7 1 Ad AV AV AF OUR FAVOURITE TOONS! PERKY POTIONS a - 'My favourite's Plug from the Bash Street Kids - he's got elre, grins a lot and always gets into trouble. just like me." Calvin and Hobbes is the lops because Calvin's got an If you're a fan of the Asterix cartoons, you'll be pleased to note that Getafix, the dubious- Illinanary friend and everyone thinks he's mad. I've got lots of ly named wizard from the vil- =1 ke Sid the Sexist out of Viz because I taught him lage where Asterix lives, has been kidnapped. He's an im- 1enertemg he doesn't know," : a . °Garfield's the greatest because he's a fat, lazy, useless sea of space with orange hair just like me? t • ,, fr ie nd s a portant boyo because he supplies all the secret potions that made the Gauls invincible and without it the Romans can walk in and take over with ease. The potion endows anyone who drinks it with Incredible fighting abilities and superhuman strength, which can come in a bit handy if n d you're a weak little shamble( without any muscles at all. I a m m a d . ' Smack those Roman scum! e !Ix gives the wall .;tesgow kiss! -Jnge things are afoot at the cam • UNDERWATER ANTICS Asterix is not only a little hard bloke, he's also a champion swimmer. There are several underwater levels throughout the game where you get the chance to carry out some scuba related malarkey! The swimming technique is exactly the same as in the Mario games. where you press the lump button to gain speed and height. There are plenty of aquatic baddies to deal with under the water and even more points to be gained. Getting out of the water is the hard part though, 'cos the control method goes a bit haywire when you try to lump onto dry land. SHORTY AND FATTY The two player mode in Asterix is a bit novel. One player controls Asterix and the other player controls Obelix, the big fat one. If one player gets killed, the other starts from the beginning ot the level, If a player dies before he completes a level, the other dude has to take over and try to finish it. it all gets very confusing and you're never quite sure who's turn is next. In one player mode, you can choose either Astenx or Obelix at the start of a new level. Both have roughly the same abilities, al- ?lough Asterix is a tad faster. Well. he would be, wouldn't he.., Kill the submerged Roman but don't waste the potion! GREAT CARTOON HEROICS The Frenchies have only turned out two famous cartoon characters, Tintin and Asterix, but video games have been using cartoon heroes for ages. Mickey Mouse and Spiderman are both available on the Master System and are both excellent portrayals of the characters. Batman fans can try out caped crusader antics on every machine except the Master System. Donald Duck is now a top seller on all three Sega machines and Chip and Dale are now Nintendo superstars. REV! Asterix on the Master System? Naah. That can't be any good. How wrong I was. The fi rst thing that hits you about this cart is the graohical style - completely faithful to the comic books. They're so cool they really draw you into the game, which generally plays well apart from the odd screen glitch here and there. The game itself owes an awful lot to Mickey and Donald, but that's not a bad thing at alit There's an awful lot to see in the game. but but you do tend to see it a tad too soon because the difficulty level could have been increased for older players. That aside, this is one of the best recent releases I've seen for the Master System and if you enjoyed the Disney games you'll certainly get your money's worth from this, especially if you're not exactly the greatest player in the world, Fans of the annoying little Gaul will have a whale of a time! TIM BOONE AIMIEV ANEW Kerblammt A potion explodes in the drink. You'll have to use them more carefully than Matt MASTER SYSTEM GRAPHICS SOUNDS PLAYABILITY LASTABILITY OVERALL • - 1 1 1 • l b • • les 92 80 90 89 90
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