C&VG


Quack A Jack

Publisher: Severn
Machine: Oric 48K/Atmos

 
Published in Computer & Video Games #33

Quack A Jack

Quack A Jack is the zany new game from Severn Software for the Oric and Atmos.

You are a duck called Jack who is trapped in a castle full of nasty Terraducktiles.

The nasties are about to hatch out of their giant shells and dine on duck for dinner, so you've got to break their shells before they hatch out.

Quack-A-Jack

You move Jack by hopping from square to square, Q*bert fashion. Every time you land on a square, it disappears so you have to be careful to leave yourself a route to other parts of the screen where the next egg may begin to hatch.

Once you have the five eggs, the screen changes colour, your squares are returned and a new selection of nasties are out to get you.

The game features a hall of fame and has two difficulty levels.

Quack A Jack is a fairly amusing little game though it is a bit slow and has poor graphics.