ST Format


MiG 29: Soviet Fighter

Categories: Review: Software
Publisher: Codemasters
Machine: Atari ST

 
Published in ST Format #18

MiG 29: Soviet Fighter

All right, I know it's only seven quid, but I mean. Computer games have got to be playable. It doesn't matter if the graphics are tasty or the sound sexy, you've got to be able to bear the game for more than five minutes.

MiG-29 is a flight simulator of sorts. Problems arise because your aircraft is extremely uncontrollable and zips between one side of the screen and the other in the blink of an eye. This makes it almost impossible to see what's happening, or to have any control over what you shoot.

The graphics are well designed and the sound adequate. Gameplay, however, is a case of waggling your joystick about hopefully while repeatedly pressing the Fire button. It's impossible to shoot anything deliberately. Avoid.