Home Computing Weekly


Cosmic Fire Birds

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

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #19

I suspect that Solar must be suffering from a plague of bad tapes since I had no end of trouble getting this program up and running. Solar were most helpful and supplied a second tape in record time. This tape was no better. As a consequence, this review is based on only one test session.

This game is a sort of invader-cum-galaxian-cum-phoenix game in which you try to repulse hordes of different alien species. There are four different types of nasties with differing modes of violence and different point values. You have five initial lives with which to slice up as many of the opposition as possible.

The use of colour and graphics were up to a good standard and the aerobatics of the aliens were quite amazing. The game is of progressive difficulty with each level imposing greater amounts of anguish.

A good, but slightly over-priced, game.

A.W.

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