Mean Machines


Revenge Of The 'Gator

Publisher: HAL America
Machine: Game Boy

 
Published in Mean Machines #7

Revenge Of The 'Gator

This is a pinball game with a difference! An elongated (pun intended!) table, with secret bonus areas and plenty of point-making bumpers, is the setting of this game. An alligator theme runs through the table, including baby 'gators that appear on later stages.

Control is via the joypad and A button, which work the flippers. On each part of the screen, certain elements cause blocking 'gators to appear and save your balls from certain doom.

A snappy number, this, or is it just a croc? Read on...

Super Stars

Revenge Of The 'Gator

Once stars are made in all five lanes on the top screen, alligator heads appear to block all three drains. This means the ball can't escape, so it's a good time to rack up the points. Be warned though; the heads are only there for a limited time if you don't get all five stars up again!

Heading The Ball

At the very bottom screen lie three alligator heads. They open and close their mouths at random, and have their own effects on the ball. The left one transports the ball to the screen above, the right sends it to the firing area, and the middle one sends it to a secret area!

Julian

Revenge Of The Gator is a brilliant pinball game - so brilliant, in fact, that I found myself tilting the Gameboy around to try and influence the movement of the ball!

Revenge Of The 'Gator

It's very addictive, and finding all the secret bonuses takes some doing. If you're after an original and unusual Gameboy game which will keep you occupied for weeks, this is well worth taking a look at.

Matt

This is a brilliant and very addictive game! I fell in love with it as soon as I played it, and you will too.

If you've got a Gameboy, don't miss this - it's great entertainment!