Home Computing Weekly


Toy Bizarre

Author: K.I.
Publisher: Activision
Machine: Commodore 64

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #93

You are Merton the maintenance man, and you move around a toy factory and keep law and order.

At the six gas valves balloons are filled up. You must constantly keep all of the valves turned off. Meanwhile, Hefty Hilda turns them back on again.

If the balloons are not popped they release toys which work their way to the bottom of the screen, you should try not to touch them. There are piston platforms - these work in pairs, if you press one down another will go up. If a toy is on a platform as it goes up then it is stunned and can be touched without any danger.

The control over your playing man is good. You may fly up in the air by jumping on a piston platform or simply jump to avoid a toy or Hefty Hilda. The action is colourful, smooth and fast.

My criticism is that it does not hold my attention because it has a simple and repetitive cycle of turning off the values time after time. A friend, however, is going crazy to get playing it.

K.I.

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