| ★ AMSTRAD CPC ★ GAMESLIST ★ COMPILATION: TRIO (c) ELITE/HIT PAK ★ |
| Amstrad Magazine | Computing With The Amstrad |
Compilations figure largely in the software charts these days. They're often a collection of previous releases and if you aren't in a rush to get your hands on the latest game they can be great value for money. In Trio on Elite's Hit-Pak label each of the three games is an original. For your money you get Airwolf2 - blast-em-apart of the Scramble variety, 3DC - a wander about the Ultimate style maze game and Great Gurianos slice-em-up coin-op conversion. Airwolf2 looked uninspiring at first but in 10 minutes I was hooked. You guide Stringfellow Hawke and his super-dooper new helicopter in his bid to save civilisation by destroying the alien craft that threatens it. As the scrolling scenery unfolds various enemy craft tootle about. Collision with them or any of the other screen furniture means the loss of a life. Guns and missile launchers that take the odd pot shot at you are immune to your fire. Collecting the quivering blobs has the effect of equipping your 'copter with jet power or trading in your weaponry for something with a bit more oomph. The object in 3DC is to assemble a submarine by collecting the parts from around the sea bed. Your deep-seadiver and his best mate Eric the eel are the heroes, while a big green octopus aided by an army of jellyfish provide the opposition. Oxygen is limited and too much effort will increase your nitrogen level to a lethal level. I found this unsophisticated compared to some 3D maze games but it could prove entertaining to those not so battle hardened as me. Finally, Great Gurianos has you controlling a big hairy-chested sprite armed with shield and sword. The aim is simple - anything that gets in your way must be carved up The graphics are bright and colourful, and the scrolling of the background smooth. I didn't find much interest in this one but young John in the office spent most of an afternoon with it and had to be prised off, so it must have something. None of the games are exceptional in graphics or originality but Airwolf2 in particular has that l-just-gotta-have-another-go quality which must be the acid test of whether your money has been well spent. Ian Sharpe, CWTA |
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Page créée en 295 millisecondes et consultée 3276 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. |
