Home Computing Weekly


Lunar Rover Patrol

Author: J.E.M.
Publisher: Dragon Data
Machine: Dragon 32

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #63

Drive your lunar buggy across the surface of the moon avoiding or destroying a number of obstacles, including boulders, craters and spaceships.

Movement is controlled by the joystick. Moving left or rght controls speed while upwards enables the buggy to jump over craters. The fire button activates horizontal and vertical lasers. As there are only four main actions I am surprised that there is no facility to use keys.

Points are given for jumping or shooting obstacles. A bonus is awarded according to speed of progress.

Lunar Rover Patrol

Your current score and the highest score are displayed on screen, as is the number of buggies left. When your buggy is destroyed, you re-start from the last point successfully passed.

The screen display varies considerably as you progress. I especially liked the way the buggy fell to pieces when it was hit.

Loading gave no problems and the instructions included are clear.

Not the sort of game to which I would become addicted, but certainly very enjoyable.

J.E.M.

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