Home Computing Weekly


Chocablock

Author: A.W.
Publisher: Paramount
Machine: Commodore Vic 20

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #65

Occasionally, you come across a program which tries to push the abilities of the Vic to a reasonable extent. This is one.

The plot is not new. You control a little man in a screen filled with blocks of ice. The eggs of nasties called Chocbeez are located under blocks. These hatch, releasing other nasties whose very touch means death. The ice blocks can be crushed by pushing against them and any block with two or more free sides can be slid. You can kill the Chocbeez by sliding the blocks of ice over them. Choc bars can be lined up for bonus points. If you clear a screen quickly, you pick up a bonus score.

The game uses an expanded screen with a status window at the bottom. The blocks and figures appear to be pseudo-sprites built up from several characters and are well designed in multicolour mode. Movement is quite nicely done and very frantic. The sound is rather poor and very quiet.

Overall quite a decent game. Certainly worth a look if you like a frantic game.

A.W.

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