Home Computing Weekly


Dartz

Categories: Review: Software
Author: S.E.
Publisher: Automata
Machine: Spectrum 48K

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #70

Is Dartz suitable for under 18s? After each throw your player drinks alcohol. However, this is really a cautionary tale; ultimately he dies from blood poisoning.

The cursor moves rapidly around the dart board and you must press any key to stop it - hopefully on the required segment. A close up shot is shown for you to try and get a single, double or treble, but your time is limited.

In a small box on the right of the screen Eric is then shown throwing the dart.

Dartz

The dart board is well drawn, but in black and white.

Dartz is for one or two players, playing 301 or 501, but the one-player game is really a test of endurance as drink is your downfall.

Random factors are added to the game. You could miss a turn because of the stage collapsing under Eric's enormous weight or through a sudden urge to go to the toilet. The dart sometimes misses the target. As a result, Dartz ceases to be a test of skill, so its lasting appeal is doubtful.

S.E.

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