| ★ AMSTRAD CPC ★ GAMESLIST ★ DEATH STALKER (c) CODEMASTERS ★ |
| JOYSTICK | A100% | Amstrad Action |
Death Stalker whisks you away to an ancient world filled with magic and monsters. Your warrior is (at first) equipped with a sword with which he can chop the ores and undead skeletons to pieces. The quest is to go down deep into the bowels of the earth and rescue several prisoners held captive, probably by some dark, evil figure. Rescue is attempted by the use of potions. You'll need one to free each prisoner, and you'll find them scattered around the mystical landscape. There are plenty of other objects to be found, too. Keys are important as they open up parts of the game hitherto unreachable. Food keeps you going - if it's not poisoned.
The graphics are wonderfully atmospheric. Up above ground, tall trees and towers make up the background. Enter the earth, and rocky caverns and rough-hewn passages are drawn brilliantly. Torches burn brightly on the wall, complete with flickery flames. Other things that flicker occasionally are the sprites... This is slightly annoying, but bearable. The tune that accompanies the game adds even more to the atmosphere. It's very catchy and goes very well with the game indeed. Death Stalker originally scored 72% back in AA41, it is the only game of the foursome that has been reviewed in AA before. The rating is probably a tad low for such a polished budget game, which explains why it's being given a whopping 81% this time round. Ah, nostalgia... SECOND OPINION : “Startling value-for-money. With the possible exception of SAS Combat, all of these games are well worth £2.99 on their own, but in this compilation they'll set you back just 75p each!” RL AA |
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Page créée en 365 millisecondes et consultée 4651 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. |
