Commodore Format


Operation Thunderbolt

Publisher: The Hit Squad
Machine: Commodore 64/128

 
Published in Commodore Format #16

Operation Thunderbolt

Operation Wolf gave you a railway carriage's eye view of complete carnage but Operation Thunderbolt lets them come straight at you. Yes, if you're afraid of men and helicopters heading directly at your face, all in glorious colour, then you'd best hide whilst this review continues. Right. That's got rid of him. You have been asked to go into a very dangerous place and shoot all the people there. And you've agreed. You must be getting paid a fortune for this.

You chug along, spending most of your time aiming a set of tiny cross-hairs at all the enemy activity in front of you. Then you open fire (with a heinous disregard for the price of ammunition). And if you're smart, you keep your trigger held down.

The action is all quick and smooth considering that there are some large sprites being moved around here. It takes a while to get into, but once you're in the groove (as it were!) you'll have two pints of fun with a carton of enjoyment for the weekend.

Frame Rate

Lashing of low-cost violence and plenty of action, all served with a garnishing of mayonnaise and a side-order of smoothness and playability.