Home Computing Weekly


Astro Chase
By Atarisoft
Atari 400/800

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #32

An original idea for a space game? Yes. The earth is under attack again, this time from megamines closing in slowly.

If one touches the earth, the planet explodes with surprising ferocity and graphic subtleness.

Your ship patrols the galaxy hunting out megamines and avoiding or destroying the eight types of alien craft that harass you.

The screen is used as a window on to the play area, and you have to keep running back just to check a mine hasn't slipped through the net.

The galaxy background is stunning to say the least, the earth too - with America shown mainly.

There are graphical interludes after clearing several sheets of megamines, which show our triumphant hero returning to base - again some more brilliant graphics.

There are 32 levels, which is quite enough. A good game.

M.F.

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