Home Computing Weekly


Last Day Of The Earth/Mini Star Trek

Categories: Review: Software
Author: S.S.
Publisher: Computer Games
Machine: Sord M5

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #59

Both are, in fact, versions of the Star Trek game that originated on mainframe computers. They do not transport well onto machines such as a standard Sord M5 which has a tiny memory.

Basically, the universe is infested with Klingons, or any other nasties, and you have to crusade to fumigate it. But it's not an easy task as the cosmic vermin are everywhere so you'll have to travel through sub-universes if you want to effectively clean up.

To aid your heroic quest, there are several allied base stations throughout where you'll be able to replenish supplies and stock up on missiles. The universe is divided into sub-universes but, as the screen is too small to show them all at once, it will only display one at a time. To effectively clean up the universe, you have to use warp drive and shifts cunningly and use missiles sparingly.

Although both games are very simple, they are well written and surprisingly fun to play.

S.S.