C&VG


Juggernaut

Categories: Review: Software
Publisher: CRL
Machine: Spectrum 48K

 
Published in Computer & Video Games #47

Juggernaut

Get into gear for Juggernaut, a driving simulation game with a difference.

At the outset of the game you are given a job for the day. For example, collect five tons of timber, fourteen tons of coal, twelve tons of oil and nine tons of fruit and veg.

A map of your town is displayed showing your home base. You can switch to driving mode by using a series of icon-style graphics. The screen changes to close-up aerial views of the street and the juggernaut. Off you drive searching for the goods.

Juggernaut

Controlling the juggernaut is no easy task. Steering, gears, speed and fuel must all be monitored. Damage to the vehicle is also measured. Crash once too often and the game is over.

The player can find out the location of the oil, timber, fruit and veg etc by stopping at a phonebox and calling your office. The locations of the items are displayed on a map. You have to remember where they are then it's back into the cab in search of the goods.

You score points for the number of jobs completed and the tones of goods delivered. Points are deducted if you damage the lorry and trailer.

The idea of the game is quite novel but the graphics aren't the greatest.