Future Publishing


Action Pack

Categories: Review: Software
Publisher: Action 16
Machine: Amiga 500

 
Published in Ace #055: April 1992

Action Pack

Wot a bargain! Ten games - Colorado, Cosmic Pirate, Eliminator, Fast Lane, Hostages, Maya, On Safari, Rotor, Sherman M4, Targhan - for twenty-five quid! Okay, we'll be honest and admit that they're all getting a bit long in the tooth now, and more than a couple of the games on offer here are real Xmas turkey material (On Safari, in particular, should be plucked, stuffed with Paxo and bunged in the oven for a good five hours as soon as possible).

However, Cosmic Pirate (a supah brill multiway scrolling shoot-'em-up); Eliminator (a 3D shoot-'em-up cum driving game) and Hostages (a multi-part arcade adventure) more than compensate, and would make a superb value compilation on their own. The other games are poor to middling in quality, but for the price you really can't complain. Highly recommended.