Sinclair User


Cisco Heat

Author: Garth Sumpter
Publisher: Image Works
Machine: Spectrum 128K

 
Published in Sinclair User #119

Cisco Heat

There's nothing like a spot of racing around the streets of San Francisco and it's much easier if you do it in the driving seat of a San Fran police car.

Yes, the Imageworks' converalon of the Jaleco coin-op, has you using all your cop-like skills (crossing schoolkids across zebra crossing across zebra crossings and stuff), to get right across town and to each of the winning points. Sounds simple? Well there's a bit of skidding around the right angle corners, (cue the music.... "I left my car, in San Fran's Disco"), a bit of horn blowing when Percy Public get in your way ("You bloody road hog... Oh, sorry officer), and a wee bit of gear changing as you try to make your way past lorries and cars on your way to the police's pole position.

a cheery tune makes life slightly more bearable as at certain junctions you plough into the side of a stationary bus, sending your car flipping through the air to spin across the road and lose you even more time. And if you can make your destination before the timer reaches zero, then you've had it matey, and everyone knowns you're a crap cop and snigger a lot while you cross even more kids across a zebra.

Label: Imageworks Memory: 48K/128K Price: £10.99 Reviewer: Garth Sumpter

Overall Summary

A very reasonable conversion that unfortunately becomes increasingly annoying each time you play it so after a little time you'll see pigs fly - straight out of the nearest window.

Garth Sumpter

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