★ AMSTRAD CPC ★ GAMESLIST ★ SLAP FIGHT (c) IMAGINE SOFTWARE ★ |
A100% | Amstrad Action | Amstrad Acción | AMSTAR |
They don't make 'em like this any more! A down the line shoot-em-up, Slapfight's fast, colourful and mighty difficult to beat. It has a neat power-up system, and absolutely masses of aliens to kill. The scenario couldn't be simpler. Cleanse the good planet Orac of all the low-life scumbag alien filth that's currently in residence. To do this you get a squadron of Slapfighters, and your own native cunning. Flying in over the planet surface you've no control of height, just left or right as the screen scrolls down relentlessly. The blaster at the front's pretty poxy, but that can be altered later. Now, all you have to do is stick and move. Sending certain (well, most) of the aliens crashing down in flames causes them to leave power-up stars behind. Swoop over these, and the firepower potential of the Slapfighter is dramatically increased.
Unlike most shoot-outs, the powers the stars bring don't come into effect automatically - you can either use them immediately, or bank them. One star gets you extra speed, two stars more firepower, seven stars a shield etc. To bring them into action, just stab the Space Bar at the appropriate time. This has the benefit of tailoring the game to suit each individual player. Rather than getting certain powers when the programmer feels you need them, now you can call in the artillery when you wish, helping to offset the weakness in your own style of play. The small screen is slightly intimidating, as are the near-invisible shots of the aliens. The backgrounds, though, are clear and the speed of the ship reassuringly high. Slapfight may just be another upwardly mobile shoot-em-up, but it's a darned good one. TW, AA |
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Page créée en 560 millisecondes et consultée 7155 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. |