Commodore User


Skramble

Categories: Review: Software
Publisher: Anirog
Machine: Commodore 16

 
Published in Commodore User #19

Skramble

A fairly faithful rendition of the similarly misspelled and now somewhat dated arcade game.

Your mission is to negotiate a path through the craggy terrain obliterating everything in sight. Ground-based targets to watch out for include fuel dumps which, when hit, gain you extra flying time and rockets which if not destroyed launch directly into your path necessitating either some nifty manoeuvring or a bit of hasty trigger work.

Keeping your ship in one piece becomes progressively more difficult. In all, there are six different sectors to bomb your way through, the last being the nerve centre of the enemy defence.

Whilst it can hardly lay claim to being the most original and innovative game of 1985, Skramble is nonetheless probably a worthwhile addition to the C16/Plus 4 owners' games library.