PLAY IT AGAIN SAM
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* Pop quiz *
* Question. Can you name the person who wrote Superiors first 4 Games ? *
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Zalaga
Qwak
3D Dotty
Repton Thru Time
Available from:
Superior Software
PO Box 6
Brigg
South Humberside
DN20 9NH
Tel. 01652 658585
Prices:
Original : £11.95
8BS Members: £ 6.00 (Remember to quote your 8BS user ID.)
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* Answer. Richard Hanson, the founder of Superior Software *
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Zalaga
Game Author: Oriando
Loading Screen Design: Michael Hutchison
Your objective is to become a great Zalagan Hero by obtaining the highest
score you can. The first level is quite easy, but each subsequent stage
becomes increasingly difficult. Have you the rapid reactions and deadly arcade
skills necessary to overcome each new wave of attackers?
What's the highest score you can get...1,000...10,000...100,000...1,000,000
Size : Unlimited
Game Play:
A typical classic shoot-em-up, something of a cross between Galaxians and
Galaforce. You start each level with a blank screen onto which pour your alien
friends at extreme speed. Once on the screen they take up the standard
Galaxians format, moving back and forth then breaking off, diving down and
dropping bombs. There is a challenge screen on levels 3,7,11,16...., aliens
pour on the screen not dropping bombs and there is a lot of keyboard bashing
going on.
Graphics:
Although Zalaga is extremely fast the large graphics tend to flicker quite
a little. This game is defiantly for keyboard bashers everywhere.
Sound:
The sound is pretty good for a shoot-em-up and there is quite a nice opening
tune.
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* Pop Quiz *
* Question. In 1990 can you name the most popular individual title released ?*
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Qwak
Game Author: Jamie Woodhouse
Loading Screen Design: Michael Hutchinson
You take the role of QWAK, a highly intelligent and athletic duck.
The objective is to collect all the keys, then go to the door to exit from the
level
Size: 24 Levels, But once completed they are repeated again but harder.
Game Play:
Qwak is a typical levels game collect the keys to leave the levels. Not
overly impressed with this one. This is supposed to take over where Chuckie
Egg left off, NO IT DOES NOT. There are a few comical parts but there was just
nothing in it for me.
Graphics:
The graphics are very good though, very detailed. Smooth running through out
it's just a pity that is the only thing it's got going for it.
Sound:
Sounds pleasant, no opening tune beep, pops and bangs.
3D Dotty
You are presented with a three dimensional layout consisting of three flours
not unlike a multi-story car park with the floor missing. Small white dots
fill the entire floor surface and all your character has to do is go round and
chomp all the dots.
Size: 8 Levels but they are repeated once completed.
Game Play:
This game has such a simple idea that will keep you entertained for hours.
Chasing around the levels trying to avoid the fungus which will chase you and
trying to eat the dots at the same time, some of which are hidden behind the
pillars. The only thing you have in your arsenal is three block (WoW) which
will stop the fungus following you so use them wisely. Also as a bonus you
have a practise mode at the start of the game which will allow you to try all
the levels on at a time.
Graphics:
Well what can you say, you are the only character and you look like Pac-Man
with legs the rest of the cast are flat and square.
Sound:
The sound is very boring but as a bonus you can turn the dam noise off.
Repton Thru Time:
Game Authors: Matthew Atkinson, Mark Botterill, James Grant
Loading Screen Design: Micheal Hutchinson
You are a little man called "Repton", you have to move through the screens
collecting all the appropriate pieces, all the crowns and then if that was not
enough you have to kill all the monsters and then diffuse the time bomb. Each
screen has a time limit and if you do not complete the screen in that limit,
the time bomb will explode and you will loose a life. Repton can however
travel back in time because whenever a time capsule is collected the
time-bombs clock will reset.
Each screen comprises of a series of puzzles. Many of these are interlinked
and you may have to solve a number of small puzzles to tackle the larger one.
Size: 40 Screens
Game Play:
This game hardly deserves mentioning now does it, you've seen it all before.
I must confess I am not a great Repton fan, but from an objective point of
view they are all very good games including this one. They follow the same
pattern of game play for each different Repton. The screens are well designed
and it's a good game to play but I find the idea of the game very boring now.
I first saw this game when I was in my secondary school and ate the time I
thought it was quite good. In my opinion if you have one Repton you have them
all.
Sound:
The sound is what you have come to expect from the Repton series, very good.
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* Answer. Overdrive. *
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Overall Verdict
If you already have two of these games in my opinion this isn't as good a buy
as you might first think. However looking on the bright side if you have not
got any of the above as always the Play It Again Sam disks are excellent value
for money.