C&VG


Planet 10

Categories: Review: Software
Publisher: Mastertronic
Machine: Spectrum 48K/128K

 
Published in Computer & Video Games #95

Planet 10

How times have changed. There we were back in 1983, playing Pac-Man's Twin Brother in only two dimensions! Luckily, in these more enlightened times we can enjoy the same game in 3D, and actually be *inside* the maze with the ghosts and the power pills.

Planet 10's 3D bit is very well done indeed, and the depiction of ghosts sneaking up on you around corners, and of disembodied eyes flitting back to the base is quite amusing. The Pac-Man bit is the same as it ever was though, so it's a case of, if you liked the 2D version before, you'll love Planet 10. Otherwise, the simplicity of it all may become quite tedious after a while.

Spectrum

Pac-Man in 3D - beautifully done, but it's still just a game about running through mazes and eating dots.