Amstrad Action


Roland On The Ropes
By Amsoft
Amstrad CPC464

 
Published in Amstrad Action #1

You-know-who is lost at the bottom of a maze-like tomb of 31 levels and has to find his way to the top, collecting treasures as he goes. You make your way around on ropes which hang from the ceiling but there are lots of dead ends and hazardous areas. Only a small part of the maze is visible on screen, the picture scrolling (jerkily!) as you move around. The tomb has dangers which will sap your strength. Ghosts can move through walls while mummies, skeletons and vampires can be disposed of with your trusty gun (if you've got the bullets). Rats scurry along the floor and have to be jumped, while chameleons run up tunnel walls and you lose strength if you touch them.

You can replenish your strength with elixir-of-life bottles and massive bonuses are gained if you succeed in escaping into the night air.

Good News

1. Different maze layouts and object positions. 2. Colourful graphics. 3. A tough exploring challenge.

Bad News

1. Horribly glitchy scrolling. 2. Control is annoyingly difficult