Home Computing Weekly


Hunchback Havock

Categories: Review: Software
Author: C.E.
Publisher: Lantern
Machine: TI99/4A

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #49

A very attractive presentation in which you collect jewels hidden in a nuclear powered castle. Guide Egor through the castle unlocking doors and tackling fires or other hazards in order to turn on the reactor which makes the jewes visible.

There is a very short time limit before the reactor explodes ending the game. The main difficulty is Egor cannot carry both key and the fire extinguisher so he must scuttle back and forth.

Four screens show different parts of the castle. Hazards come in six forms, including electrical faults and gas leaks, dealt with in a similar fashion to fires. This does not add more difficulty, but introduces some graphic variety. Since time is very limited, I found it impossible to progress beyond screen four, so I cheated by increasing the time limit so as to view all 24 screens - the same four repeated for six types of hazards. Play might become repetitive if you get that far - not a problem for me though!

I would like to see a time countdown marker on-screen during play so as to monitor progress. Otherwise, a well-designed game with excellent graphics.

C.E.

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