1st September 1984
Rescue Your Loved One
Spooks And Spiders is an attractive and incredibly frustrating game.
You have to guide a silly little man through the haunted corridors of a prison to find and release "beautiful" damsels in distress who are being held prisoners behind one of the many cell doors.
To rescue his sweetheart, a key must be obtained to open the cell in which she patiently awaits her knight in shining armour.
This key is to be found hanging next to a door. To reach it a series of obstacles must be passed. For instance, giant spiders and irritating ghosts prowl the corridors acting as guards.
They can be avoided by a well aimed leap which is easier said than done. An accurate jump will clear them but experience is a must if you want to complete the first of the three stages.
If you are lucky enough - sorry, skilful enough - to gain possession of the key, great care must be taken not to bump into walls, ghosts or spiders for you will drop your key and use up one of your three valuable lives.
A series of ladders takes you to different levels in the prison.
Once you have successfully opened all doors and rescued your loved one, you will jump for joy and pass onto the next phase - which seems more impossible than ever. The ghosts will become skulls and the whole game gradually turns you into a nervous wreck.
This is a difficult, but very enjoyable game which becomes compulsive since you always think that such a low score as your last can easily be beaten.
The skilful selection of colours and graphical displays used by Software Invasion make the game very presentable. My only criticism is that a wider range of sound could have been used to make it more entertaining and lively, although the sounds used are acceptable.
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