Personal Computer Games

1st April 1984
Manic Miner

Categories: Review: Software
Author: CA
Publisher: Software Projects
Machine: Commodore 64

 
Published in Personal Computer Games #5

Manic Miner

It was a great game on the Spectrum and this is almost an exact copy. So it must be great, right? Wrong. It's disappointing, completely failing to exploit the Commodore's superior capabilities.

CA

Other Reviews Of Manic Miner For The Commodore 64

Manic Miner (Software Projects)
A review

Manic Miner (Software Projects)
A review

Other Commodore 64/128 Game Reviews By CA

  • Skramble Front Cover
    Skramble
  • Tribble Trouble Front Cover
    Tribble Trouble
  • Forbidden Forest Front Cover
    Forbidden Forest
  • Bozo's Night Out Front Cover
    Bozo's Night Out
  • Killer Watt Front Cover
    Killer Watt
  • China Miner Front Cover
    China Miner
  • Burger Time Front Cover
    Burger Time
  • Revenge Of The Mutant Camels Front Cover
    Revenge Of The Mutant Camels
  • Wallie Goes To Rhymeland Front Cover
    Wallie Goes To Rhymeland
  • Chinese Juggler Front Cover
    Chinese Juggler
‹ ›

Scores

Commodore 64 Version
Graphics4
Sound4
Ease Of Use8
Originality1
Lasting Interest8
Overall7

Summary

Must be great, right? Wrong. It's disappointing, completely failing to exploit the Commodore's superior capabilities.

Screenshots