Home Computing Weekly


Dr. Franky And The Monster
By Virgin Games
Spectrum 48K

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #58

You control Dr Franky who must turn his monstrous creation into a human being by collecting flasks of life-giving chemicals placed in his dungeons. Unfortunately, the people he used to make the monster have turned into ghosts and are desperate for revenge.

You must jump up the holes on each platform to reach the flask, which you must then take to the dormant monster on the far side.

Be quick or else the ghosts trap you and collision means death. You must also avoid the layer of bricks that move down the gap in the centre of the screen and the truck which crosses the top platform.

There also appears to be a time limit because Dr Franky appears to die for no other apparent reason if you wait around too long. Controls are simple but response can be slow at times which makes Dr Franky difficult to control. There are nine different dungeons and a magic hammer will help you on some.

The main drawback is that this game is fiendishly difficult to play. There are too many ghosts for my liking and they are far too intelligent!

S.E.

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