C&VG


Freak Factory

Publisher: Firebird
Machine: Commodore 64/128

 
Published in Computer & Video Games #60

Freak Factory

Mmmmm-mmm. There's nothing like a good arcade adventure.

The best point is the title page. You are shown a little man in sunglasses, running along a paved walkway, being pursued by a nasty monster. A freak, I suppose.

The idea behind the game is unbelievably silly. You are the top agent in the galactic police. After reports have filtered back regarding some disturbances amongst trading colonies, the GP decide to send you to clear up the place. On arrival, you will see nasty creatures roaming the streets.

Freak Factory

The best course of action is probably to try and discover where the problem lies, and sorting it out that way.

Movement and graphics are remarkably bad. And the program crashes with merciless regularity. Freak Factory is rather disastrous all round.

Avoid it at all costs.