Acorn User
1st June 1985
Sweet top drop
Selling at only £2.50, Acid Drops, distributed by British Telecom, is excellent value. Based on an arcade-style game, it is fast and furious, and if you are skilled you'll be able to move through the stages up to level 9 - as long as you avoid the 'acid drops'.
The idea is to destroy moths which fly around the screen, while avoiding hitting the bath of acid at the top of the screen. If you do hit it, the acid drops will drip - if they touch you, it's curtains. As you try to avoid being destroyed by bombs, etc, a gate opens on the right-hand side of the screen. Once fully open and the moths have been destroyed, you assume flight mode and work your way through a maze to the next level.
You can freeze the program if you need a breather and you're serenaded with music as the program loads.
The whole package is most impressive and excellent value. It's certainly better than a bag of sweets!
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