| ★ AMSTRAD CPC ★ GAMESLIST ★ INTERNATIONAL RUGBY (c) ARTIC COMPUTING ★ |
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There are loads of sports games around right now - but no one has attempted a rugby simulation. Until now, that is. Artic could have a grand slam on their hands with this simulation of the Homo International. You can play the computer or a friend in this novel game -it features passing, line-outs, scrums and conversions. Everything you'd expect from a real-life rugby game. You can become the captain of England, Ireland. Scotland, Wales or Franco for a day and attempt to win the international series. The computer asks you which team you wish to captain and at which of the two difficulty levels you want to start. You also get a league table after each game.
Now the bad news. The graphics leave a lot to be desired. If Artie had taken a look at Match Day, this game would have been an instant classic As it stands, the two teams are represented by black blob like figures — quite well animated but just not big enough to get any real lifelike effect. The man with the ball changes colour so you can spot him. The programmers have included a TV screen, International Baseball style at the top of the screen. This comes into play when it'a time to have a crack at a conversion. You kick the ball through the uprights alter first checking the wind direction and placing your cursor in the general direction of your kick But beware tho wind can change as you kick! You see this in close up on the screen and also on the normal field display. This screen also flashes up the logos of companies like Boots and W.H. Smith when it's not in use for the game. Once the disappointment about the stick-men had worn off, I found myself really enjoying this game. It's best played with a joystick, but there is a keyboard option. If you like action sports games, look at International Rugby. We saw the Spectrum version - maybe Artie are planning to do big things with the graphics for the 64 and Amstrad version. Hope so! If they do, the game could emulate the successes of the other ball games which have featured in the charts this year.
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Page créée en 252 millisecondes et consultée 4019 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. |
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