Home Computing Weekly


Alpha Blaster
By Sumlock
Commodore Vic 20

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #65

Aha! Another "slice up all the aliens" game; what does this one have which is unusual and tantalising? Not a lot.

You control a space ship which scuttles from side to side across the bottom of the screen (rings a bell?) and you must shoot the descending hoards of thingies (yes it does). Each assault consists of three waves, each with a different mode of attack. Clear all three waves and you win the chance to do battle with another three faster waves. And so on until you've had enough.

The high spot of the game is the decent quality graphics and the use of an enlarged screen. Well done, programmer, a vast improvement over a lot of other Vic software. The screen tended to be rather flickery, however, due to rapid refresh of the display.

I apologise for the scathing comments, but after seeing some of the Vic software available, this game is very weak. I estimate that the program is about a year out of date. Compare it to Arcadia and see what I mean.

A.W.

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