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River Raid

Categories: Review: Software
Author: Marcus Berkmann
Publisher: Firebird
Machine: Spectrum 48K

 
Published in Your Sinclair #22

River Raid

Another old Activision 'classic' disinterred for your delectation, River Raid is, if anything, even older than Zenji, and looks it. You're a fighter pilot buzzing over a river trying to destroy a series of vital enemy bridge links that are well defended by a number of BASIC 'sprites' that are supposed to look like tanks, ships and observation balloons. I can see why Activision took a while to make an impact in the Speccy market if they started with tat like this. What I can't see is why Firebird has agreed to release it again. Avoid.

Marcus Berkmann

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