Sinclair User


Sabre Wulf
By Ultimate
Spectrum 48K

 
Published in Sinclair User #29

Sabre Wulf

JUNGLE ATAC

HAVING thrilled gamers with the dusty attics and caverns of Atic-Atac, Ultimate has transported you to steaming jungles in its latest Arcade-Adventure, Sabre Wulf. The concept is similar to the earlier Atic-Atac. You must seek four parts of a hidden amulet to escape from the jungle maze; on the way you must battle a dzIing variety of foes, some weak and others seemingly invincible. There are numerous treasures to inflate your score, some of which may prove of use in the game.

The game is played over an enormous maze of jungle paths and clearings. Of the monsters, against which your only weapon is a sabre, we particularly liked the hippos, which charge down the corridors and must usually be dodged rather than skewered.

Sabre Wulf

A major feature of Sabre Wulf are the various coloured orchids which, when eaten, have strange temporary effects on your abilities.

The disorientation orchid, which reverses all joystick controls, is particularly infuriating.

While the graphics are not entirely flicker-free, with the usual problems when figures pass over each other, they are up to the high Ultimate standards and the action is fast.

The main criticism of the game is price. Ultimate claims that is because of an increase in development time but the price still seems high. If the game is anything like as successful as previous releases, and it should be, we fail to see how Ultimate could avoid making a big profit even at the old figure of £5.50.

Memory: 48K Price: £9.95 Joystick: Kempston, Cursor, Sinclair

Other Spectrum 48K Game Reviews By


  • Rasputin Front Cover
    Rasputin
  • Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes Front Cover
    Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes
  • Nosferatu The Vampyre Front Cover
    Nosferatu The Vampyre
  • Mantronix Front Cover
    Mantronix
  • Killer Knight Front Cover
    Killer Knight
  • Casey Jones Front Cover
    Casey Jones
  • Nodes of Yesod Front Cover
    Nodes of Yesod
  • BMX Freestyle Front Cover
    BMX Freestyle
  • Druid Front Cover
    Druid
  • Meteoroids Front Cover
    Meteoroids