Computer + Video Games - Commodore Is Awesome

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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-
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he doesn't know,"
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a . °Garfield's the greatest because he's a fat, lazy, useless
sea of space with orange hair just like me?
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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
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you're a weak little shamble(
without any muscles at all.
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Smack those Roman scum!
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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
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