Previous Next

Am I out of touch or what? I've never even heard of Huxley Pig - yet here I find a game based on the porcine TV personality.

From the shots of his show on the packaging its apparent that this porker is a youngster's favourite so I was expecting toddler fodder. However, Alternative have managed to get it completely wrong. Huxley Pig is a very simplistic and unexciting platform game. And, sadly, so incredibly difficult that you're destined to switch off your C64 in a fit of rage.

It's a bit of a shame really because after level one there are three extra sub-games to get your snout into. These are based on plots from the TV programme, namely Huxley the pilot, Huxley the sailor, Huxley the chef and Huxley the Sunday lunch [I'm not sure about that last one - Ed]. But the person that stays interested long enough to reach these is a better man than I.

Could have been a kiddies' favourite like the TV prog but it's too difficult. It's possible to die only seconds after starting. Don't bother.