Home Computing Weekly


Overdrive

Categories: Review: Software
Author: M.B.
Publisher: Superior
Machine: BBC Model B

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #62

It's not hard to see from the cassette inlay that this game is all about motor racing. Never having seen a racing game for the BBC, and knowing of the high standard of Superior Software products. I was eagerly looking forward to this one.

On loading, the game begins straight away. Your ultimate aim is to complete all five stages of the race and then take the world drivers' championship. To complete each stage you must finish in one of the top twelve positions, which means overtaking about 50 cars.

Your car is red, and you can acelerate, decelerate and steer left and right.

Judging from the cover I expected to be powering around bends, and overtaking cars at lightening speeds. Instead, I found myself driving along a never ending Roman road, dodging the odd car.

Overall I was extremely disappointed with this game. I know Superior can and has produced far better than this middle-of-the-road material, if you excuse the pun. This is a very drab game from a software company of whom we have corne to expect more.

M.B.

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