Amstrad Computer User
1st April 1989
Categories: Review: Software
Publisher: Gremlin
Machine: Amstrad CPC464
Published in Amstrad Computer User #53
Motor Massacre
When Dr A. Noid set out to conquer the world, he did it in style. No mass armies made of robotic zombies for this man; he went straight for the soft parts - food.
Using a secret formula he created one afternnon the doctor found the ultimate addictive - junk food, Slu. With this diabolical formula the doctor dominated the known world and brought it to its knees. As an ex-policeman and member of one of the few Slu-free cities you have decided to collect the bounty which resides on the doctor's head.
Bringing your All-Terrain Vehicle out of retirement you set forth to battle your way through three heavily-defended cities and on to the final duel with Dr A. Noid. Traversing the cities is no easy task, as the streets are patrolled by the doctor's thugs in their little ramming machines.
They present little or no obstacle to your front-mounted cannon, even if it fires only a single pixel at a time. As a cruise round the streets, carefully avoiding the gun emplacements, you must pay particular vigilance to the building entrances. If you find one which is accessible you can enter the building on foot.
Inside the derelict building you must contend with the mutants which swarm from holes in the ground. Ammunition levels must be watched closely, for it is all too easy to be carried away and finish up the creek without a paddle when the mutants swarm in and you have to reply on some fast manoeuvring.
Extra ammunition, as well as food and car extras, can be found in the buildings. There is one other item to be found - the arena pass. With it you can gain access to the arena where you will be able to fight your way through to the next level.
If things start to run a little short you can always pull into a garage, where you will be able to exchange any food you may have acquired for car repairs and extra ammunition.
The graphics are far from stunning and the sound effects elusive but for all-out wanton destruction, with a little thought thrown in, you cannot go far wrong.