In most respects this is probably the most redundant review in this issue! By the time you read it, it would be surprising if you aren't already an expert at playing Sabre Wulf, the latest game from Ultimate. Due to the inevitability of the natural law which states: Ultimate will always release a new game at the last possible moment before CRASH goes to press - we have had to do this one backwards in order to get any colour pictures fitted in! So below you will find the criticisms, and on the opposite page the general bits and pieces with the pictures. CRITICISM - After waiting a week in a state of extreme anxiety for the phone call to say, "IT'S HERE!" I almost fainted when it came. Then came the blow. They told me I only had two hours to get it reviewed! But it takes almost that long to load! In two hours, all you can do is run around like mad. try and stay alive and explore the countryside. Or rather the jung-leside. I did get to see natives, spiders, scorpions, lively and sieepy hippos, dancing flames and I picked up all sorts of things. I also saw lakes and mountains and got chased by the Wulf or a wulf anyway. As to how the game plays, it is going to take longer, but the graphics are fabulous detailed, colourful, varied, extremely well animated and very fast. The sound is great too. After a short time I am convinced it's better than Atic Atac. Time will tell. Pity about the steep price increase, but I think the game is worth the money.'
- In my opinion this is "state of the art" Amstrad software. It's basically a jungle version of Atic Atac but much more involved (and better too). The graphics are superb and extremely colourful. 'Many animals are to be found and there are lots of game features. I felt that I had travelled for miles yet only attained 25%
- Indiana Jones eat your heart out! On the subject of aims, Ultimate have included an inscription or warning. After some thought I took it to mean, get the four parts of the amulet an escape through the cave (without the amulet you cannot leave). I have one main criticisms. The price of £9.95 is a steep increase from £5.50. Even so, I would still recommend it to anyone. It's worth almost any two £5.50 games on the market But I wonder whether this increase will mean an increase in its piracy. (In a plea to pirates I would like to say that their actions could rhean that high-quality software such as this may tend to decrease!) As a final opinion all I am going to say is that this is a Software Masterpiece (anything less would be a gross understatement). Thanks, Ultimate. ' - ‘Sabre Wulf takes Atic Atac further. There is the search, the far from friendly creatures, the central mystery of what does what - but there is just a lot more of it. I managed in the short time allowed to get down to the bottom where you can see the mountains passed the Wulf (who is much faster than you, don't try to outrun him) and to the side mountains where I found I could leave the jungle and run alona the mountain tops. Much further, though, is going to need more time! Fab graphics and sound, brill colours - words fail. It's the game that counts - play the game.'
   
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