| ★ AMSTRAD CPC ★ GAMESLIST ★ MAD MIX GAME: THE PEPSI CHALLENGE (c) TOPO SOFT/USGOLD ★ |
| A100% | Amstrad Action | AMSTAR&CPC |
Take a can of the fizzy stuff, throw in a team of programmers, ask them to come up with a game, shake them all up and what do you get? A sticky mess, or a Pacman variant?
You play a small blobby thing on logs that wanders around mazes eating pills and avoiding ghosties (sound familiar?). There are plenty of mazes to go through and some zap game bits to make it a little different/wierder. Most of the screen is taken up by the lour way scrolling playing area and a score and lives panel. The playing area itself is very large for each level, covering several screens. The zappy bits come in the form of special corridors in the mazes yon can enter and when inside you change into a laser base and can blast any ghosts. Space Invaders style, that come too near. Pacman has power pills and this has squares that change you into something else: big hump-backed things and little red guys are two of your forms. On the title screen there's a brilliant little ditty and there arc also the occasional tunes within the game itself losing a life provides one. Sound effects are well done. The graphics are colourful and nicely animated, with some humorous sprites Not the most original or difficult game, but it's pretty and it should keep younger players busy and happy for many hours. Maybe a little overpriced, but still worth considering. GBH, AA#40 FIRST DAY TARGET: 30,000 points |
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