3rd July 1984
The first thing you notice about this game is the starting music which, although well done, sounds two octaves too low.
It is a version of the space rescue game and you must leave the mothership, dodge the meteor shower and land on the lunar surface. Unfortunately, there are no men to rescue in this version and the purpose of your mission is to collect fuel from underneath the planet's surface instead. Then on the return journey you have the option to dodge or shoot at the meteor shower before you dock with the mothership again.
That is really all there is to this game and I feel it lacks the enchantment that makes some games compulsive. You have the option of joystick or keyboard control and whilst both are responsive I found the joystick to be easier.
The difficulty part of the game is the docking, which is made so by the small area you have to aim for. Far from making the game more exciting I found this detracted from the game's appeal.
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