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Jump into one of three amphibious fighter craft and blow up the alien hordes in the C64 conversion of the 16-bit hit which we reviewed in the February issue. A horizontally scrolling all-out massacre set both in the air and underwater, X-Out features eight levels of hard and fast blasting action, a selection of ships and weaponry and an end-of-level shop in which to buy the various bits and pieces. Your score is transformed into dosh which you use to purchase the extra items - and you'll need loads og fear if you want to survive to the end!

C64 X-Out is a startling conversion, with first rate sprites and backdrops, accurate music and effects and some well-mean baddies who make life *very* difficult for you. The only gripe I have with the game is that the cassette loader is a little tortuous, but if you can put up with that (or have a disk drive) then you'll have no regrets buying this superb 8-bit shoot-'em-up.

Apart from a pretty naff loader, X-Out is a fantastic game which blast fans will drool over.