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The standard of your game is measured over six different
abilities ranging from forehand and backhand skills to speed
and endurance and these can be adapted to suit your
individual preferences. Finally come choices about the
length of the match and bat colours.
Once you get used to controlling the bat. Superstar Ping
Pong is a very realistic simulation. The number of options
mean that you can always set up a situation whereby the
computer is just that little bit stronger than you are. There
are also some nice little touches. It is very reassuring to know
that the computer is capable of mistakes as well as you and is
just as likely to serve the ball straight into the net, Well worth
considering if you enjoy reaction games and want to get
away from shoot-em-ups for a bit. G . R . J .
REVIEWS
They're looking for thousands of trainee pilots to
combat the millions of aliens now swarming the planet_ Why
don't you sign up, you'll never get another chance like it?
Fantastic. W C .
Touchline:
Sanxion. Company: Thalamw.
Price: f8.95. Machine: C64. Originality; 7/10. Graphics:
9/10. Plaj'ability: 10/10, Value: 8/10.
PANT] IER
Touchline:
Title: .S'aperstor Ping Pang. Company: US Gold, Units 2/3, T
Holford Way, Itollard. Birmingham 86 7AX. Tel: 021 356 of h alien invaders. You are the last remaining pilot in the
.3388. Price: 1'9.99 cassette, £14.99 disk. Originality: 6/10, Federal e force and are trying to rescue the few survivors and
Graphics: 8/10 Playability: 7/10. Value: 7/10.
stragglers c still left in the city. The fact that the enemy now
occupy i large chunks of the city and will come at you with
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that they have got, should prove to be only a
minor hindrance.
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The game is a diagonally scrolling shoot-em-up.
reminiscent
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of Zaxxon and Blue Max. Your Panther ship can
move f left and right, up and down as you fly over the
landscape. X Starting in the desert, you must fly over a large
lake e before reaching the city itself and spaceport beyond.
The n survivors are hiding in bunkers and oil rigs etc and you
must o land safely in order to pick them up. As you are
constantly n under attack from different waves of aliens, the
chances i are that you will have to make several runs through
the s area — a transmat at the sapceport will return you to the
appropriate u position. As you near the city, so the enemy
radar n will lock on to you unless you can fly at a very low level
dodging
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buildings as you go.
Panther is not a bad little game, especially at the price.
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Title: t Panther. Company: Mastertronic 8-10 Paul St. London
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4.1H. Tel: 01 377 6880. Machine: C64. Price: f 1.99.
Originality; c 6/10. Graphics: 6/10. Playabfity: 6/10. Value:
7/10,
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to let you know that it looks as if we're getting these
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aliens under control. What do you mean you don't know
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what I'm talking about? Look, you know we almost had a
nuclear war a couple of weeks ago? You know it was only
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averted by the fact that the aliens turned up, determined to t
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us out because they thing we're too belligerent to h
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the Universe? Well, now they're training young guys e
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me to sort out the little blighters.
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and they are totally suicidal, man. vou just have to keep u
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on firing at them. Its not too had at first but when they get to a
know yu're a firce ti be reckoned with, they send in the big l
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guns. Weird shaped craft which spin around and fairly make h
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dizzy.
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. Seeing the world from my ship is a pretty unbelievable
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too. Surreal silver landsapes, dark craggy
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and mile upon mile of virgin forest. And, wow, some
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of the cities are realy high tech. They've got defences which
are hell to penetrate. And have you ever flown through a
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rainbow? That's an experience not to be missed.
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YOUR COMMODORE january 1987
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