Home Computing Weekly


Haunted Hedges

Author: C. McL.
Publisher: Micromega
Machine: Spectrum 16K

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #32

Another Pacman style game, but none the less still very exciting; the maze appearing to be 3D and glowing around the edges.

Your aim is to pick up the gold coins and treasure that appear around the screen. On the way you meet guardians whose job it is to protect their domain from intruders.

You have three lives. You also have a means of defence. In each corner of the maze lies an ice-axe - if you reach this while the guardians are in pursuit they will turn white and run.

Haunted Hedges

Catching them at this time adds bonus points and you force them back to the centre of the maze to rematerialize.

There is a time limit here because your axe being ice will melt, so move fast. The guardians now return to their normal being.

There are five levels of choice which enable you to decide the speed at which the guardians move. You may hold the game at any stage and even change the keys of movement.

A very good arcade style game that has every indication of becoming addictive.

C. McL.

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