Amstrad Action


Quattro Skills

Publisher: Codemasters
Machine: Amstrad CPC464

 
Published in Amstrad Action #74

Quattro Skills

There is a school of thought that suggests that any Codemasters game without an egg in it has to have the word "simulator" in the title. Quattro Skills, the latest Codies four-pack, certainly seems to follow that line of thinking.

Pro Skateboard Simulator is a pretty nifty little game of two halves. The urban bit sees you whizzing round some skatepark collecting flags in a very tight time limit. The rural bit sees you zooming along some cross country course, crashing into trees, fences, bridges and other stuff. There's seven levels.

International Rugby Simulator is one of the few Codies games that actually feels like a full-pricer. We're being bombarded with footage of this particular sport on the telly at the moment, and this is one way to get all the passing, kicking, tackling and scrumming action, without the accompanying bruises. An excellent game.

11-a-side Soccer Simulator originally featured on the 4 Soccer Sims package. It's a pretty unresponsive and uninspiring little shindig, though it does feature off-sides, which is quite rare on a computer footie game.

Pro Tennis, er, Simulator is a not-at-all-bad tennis game, and somewhat easier to get into than most games of this genre (you'll need practice). Graphics are typically budget looking, and you'll swear the machine is cheating. But it isn't.

Verdict

Another pretty decent Codies comp.