Games Computing


Driller Tanks

Publisher: Sinclair Research
Machine: Spectrum 48K

 
Published in Games Computing #12

Driller Tanks (Sinclair Research)

The object of Driller Tanks is to stop the fire-breathing Mammuts and their mindless cohorts, the Skorks, from invading the Summer House. The player, as controller of the tanks, must clear a path through the earth filled tunnels beneath the Summer House and first freeze, then crush the invaders.

The on screen graphics are good although the animation is rather slow and jerky. The demise of the invaded Summer House is also very disappointing and could have been vastly improved upon. Sound is used to its full capacity and enhances the game. Instructions are provided on running the game and shown on the screen clearly and simply. The keyboard control, nowever, is very awkward to use and a joystick is desirable.

There are eight similar and unstimulating screens after which the game repeats itself.