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vo MACHINES: ATARI ST/ AMIGA. 11 . 1. PRICES: £19.99, 0- VERSION TESTED: ATARI ST. S ow REVIEWER: STEVE JARRATT. U Sego's P amazing coin-op with P the hydraulically manipulated L console first appeared I as a conversion around E a year and a half ago. Although a good R seller, Space Harrier was generally : regarded as something E of a disappointment L - due mainly I to the restrictions imposed T by the smaller, eight-bit E machines. . Now - and after quite a delay (I saw working and apparently finished levels of the ST version at lost SPACE HARRIER year's PCW show) - Space Harrier has finally arrived on the 16-bitters. The main difference between these and earlier versions are the colourful graphics plus the speed and quality of the 3D update. The chequerboard floor rpoves extremely smoothly, and the sprites ore nicely it Space Harrier - disappointing. drawn, although still quite jerky at times. As with its predecessors, however, the game suffers from one major flaw: since the action is viewed from behind the main character he successfully blocks any fire heading directly for him_ This frequently leads to the loss of a life simply because oncoming missiles are completely hidden from view. Ultimately, Space Harrier is disappointing. Without the novelty of being thrown around in the hydraulic seat, the game is reduced to a fairly average shoot 'em up which, at worst, can be extremely frustrating. Having said that, this is the definitive Space Harrier, and the one to go for if you're a fan of the coin-op. The Amiga version should be more or less identical. 1- 7 1! IN- SOUND 6 1P.- VALUE 7 - PLAYABILITY 5 - LI. OVERALL 6 GUPDATE ROnly the Amiga versions of Space Harrier and ABombjack are now outstanding. All 8-bit Pversions have been available for well over a Hyear. I C S MACHINES: ATARI ST/ 11011111JACK AMIGA. temporarily turns all on-screen meanies into Do- SUPPLIER: ELITE shiny coins to be collected : Zg TESTED: ATARI ST. for additional points. llo• REVIEWER: STEVE JARRATT. The ST version reviewed is extremely close to the Elite's igg eight-bit versions of arcade game but for one the N Tecmo coin-op appealing backdrops - In to add variety. or two artistic licenses and appeared g back In 1986 order to 'defuse' bombs A mixture of airborne the music. It Is fun to play, and i now, with the advent which appear on each beings hinder Jack's but at twenty quid of the 16-bitters. Elite has screen. l mission, contact with represents a rather a taken the opportunity of Each bomb is mode safe dusting f them signals the removal dubious investment off the old title and simply by flying into it, and of one of his three lives. t shoving 9 on a new price once the current screen There ore also extra bonus tag. : has been totally cleared, - 10 icons which float around Bomb Jock is a small 99 the next, more difficult one. the screen, including an -, SOUND 6 caped crusader-type character 115 can be attempted. There VALUE 4 extra life, a bonus who travels the are six screens in all, multiplier to rapidly - 1 PLAVABILITY 8 world suitably cycling round with Increase scores and a represented by a series of different platform layouts - G power pill which Lti- OVERALL 6 - R - A -P H I C S 6 II AV I k I AVI k2
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