Commodore Format


Crack Down

Publisher: Kixx
Machine: Commodore 64/128

 
Published in Commodore Format #22

Crack Down (Kixx)

This reminds me of the time I was watching telly and I found 17p and an old wine gum down the crack in the back of the sofa. Crack down, get it?

For some strange reason, the game has got nothing to do with this. You are a little soldier-type fellow, who, seen in top view, must run around a large factory, planting bombs and shooting lots of people. This place seems to belong to some important evil guy, so it's all in a good cause.

It's fast, it's violent and there's a completely excellent split-screen, two-player option, where you and a friend can jointly annihilate each level! (What more could you want?). But if you don't have a friend, you can hire Barry from me at 65p per day (if you think he's worth it).

The graphics are rather small and weedy, and because there's a split-screen, you can't see much of the complex on-screen action at any one time. But I'm sure that, with a year or two of therapy, you'll be able to overcome this (Barry did!).

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Find a friend (remember, Barry is still available for only 65p per day) and settle down to some okayish blasting. The only trouble is, the screen is smaller than a herring's bank account.