C&VG


Super Stock Car
By Mastertronic Plus
Spectrum 48K/128K/+2

 
Published in Computer & Video Games #106

Super Stock Car

You are Rick Radial (more like Richard Head!), the meanest man on the stock car circuit. As one-time champ, you've got plenty of people willing to sponsor you, so you can choose from one of four of the meatiest sports cars going. After choosing your super lovely diamond motor, you have to race live laps around the track, within the qualifying time. Winning means progression to the next track.

Quite frankly, so what? Alright, the graphics are nice, the sound is ho-hum (buzz, buzz, buzz), but the gameplay is far too samey all the way through. The opportunity for banging (fnerk) up a Testarossa or a Lamborghini is fun, but everything seems to get rather boring after a while. If you want a racer, Super Stock Car ain't bad for the price, it's just a little repetitive, even with the addition of a course designer.

Spectrum

Not bad, but not the best thing since sliced wombat either. Take a look, but don't expect the world.