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Halloween

Categories: Review: Software
Publisher: Silverbird
Machine: Spectrum 48K/128K/+2

 
Published in Computer & Video Games #103

Halloween

Remember Olli and Lissa, the ambulatory blobs from the old Silverbird platform game? Well, they're back (sort of) in Hallowe'en. The storyline is difficult to follow, but apparently Olli's chum, Arabella the fairy (who looks more like a witch), has baked a cake which exploded and blew sixteen objects all over Olli and Lissa's castle, and now she has to return them.

Before she can collect each item, though, she needs to collect a wand, which seems an unnecessary fiddle, but thus armed she can zap the nasty creatures which have infested the castle. Unfortunately, finding your way around the multitude of screens can be a bit confusing until you've worked out which doors lead to which rooms, but once you've got that sorted out, this turns out to be quite an enjoyable game.

Arcade adventure fans, check it out.

Spectrum

A good example of the sort of arcade adventure you see a lot on Spectrum budget labels.

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