| ★ AMSTRAD CPC ★ GAMESLIST ★ SPACE SHUTTLE SIMULATOR: A JOURNEY INTO SPACE (c) ACTIVISION ★ |
| CPC Revue | Computing with the Amstrad | Aktueller Software Markt |
THE majority of you will have flown a computerised Spitfire or a jumbo jet at some time. So how about tackling the big one? There's a vacancy at Nasa for a space shuttle pilot -no previous experience required! The objective of the game is quite simple. You must take off, orbit, launch a satellite, re-enter the atmosphere, and land safely. Actually achieving this is a little more difficult. The game offers a choice of three types of flight mode. The first is autoflight in which ground control flies the shuttle by computer. Option two is the simulation mode. The instructions claim that ground control looks after your fuel consumption. compensates for any stupid manoeuvres and overrides the majority of flight aborts which normally occur when you perform an action which would result in the shuttle's destruction. The third flight mode is a genuine space shuttle mission. In this mode you receive no help at all from ground control. Your only indication of impending doom is a warning light on the console. The screen shows the view from the cockpit and all the necessary instrumentation. A nice effect is the screen judder during lift off to simulate the power involved. A pause key is provided so you can peek at the manual when things begin to go wrong. The simulator is well designed, easy to learn but difficult to master. Beginners can get off the ground and into space with little trouble, but launching and docking with satellites is trickier, and reentry is a nightmare! Space Shuttle provides an extremely challenging and novel variation on the flight simulator theme. James Riddell, CWTA |
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Page créée en 157 millisecondes et consultée 4026 fois L'Amstrad CPC est une machine 8 bits à base d'un Z80 à 4MHz. Le premier de la gamme fut le CPC 464 en 1984, équipé d'un lecteur de cassettes intégré il se plaçait en concurrent du Commodore C64 beaucoup plus compliqué à utiliser et plus cher. Ce fut un réel succès et sorti cette même années le CPC 664 équipé d'un lecteur de disquettes trois pouces intégré. Sa vie fut de courte durée puisqu'en 1985 il fut remplacé par le CPC 6128 qui était plus compact, plus soigné et surtout qui avait 128Ko de RAM au lieu de 64Ko. |
