Games Computing


Stonkers

Publisher: Imagine
Machine: Spectrum 48K

 
Published in Games Computing #6

Stonkers (Imagine)

Stonkers is a war game which requires quick thinking and much strategic play.

You are the commanding general of an army. Your aim is to overcome the enemy bastion by positioning your forces in order that you can defeat the opposition.

Throughout the battle you must keep your combat units constantly supplied with food and ammunition. Without these, your divisions will be lost.

I found the game rather boring and tedious. It was also very slow moving and it took quite a while to move each division a short distance.

Throughout the game, a distracting ticker tape message continually flashes up on the screen, informing you of the present situation. I found it frustrating and I was often not permitted to move my units as far as I would have liked, and they were not allowed to be re-situated farther than a certain distance away from their original position. This handicap meant that I often had to move the units more than once to get them to the desired location.