Amstrad Computer User


The Winning Team

Author: John Taylor
Publisher: Domark
Machine: Amstrad CPC464

 
Published in Amstrad Computer User #80

More tastes catered for than Golden Wonder in this cracking combination.

The Winning Team

Domark has done it again this one. Another superb collection of classic Tengen coin-op conversions at a real value-for-money price.

From zany humour, through puzzling, to action-packed shooty, it's all here in one superb compilation, kicking off with the frenetic cartoon action of Escape From The Planet Of The Robot Monsters. You know the form, or you should anyway; the robot monsters have taken a posse of females hostage on their space station and, it's up to you and a friend to get blasting in outer space in a desperate effort to get them back.

It's fast, it's funny and it's an excellent blast in its own right. 'Nuff said.

Next up on the agenda is another hatful of comic action in the fast and furious APB. As officer Bob, cleaning up the streets of louts and bums has never been better, even though there are some hardened criminals out there who need to be dealt with.

The car chases are superb, as are the graphics throughout, while the extra weapons on offer make the work of the lawman an absolute joy. The humour abounds but doesn't affect the excellent gameplay. If you haven't tried this one yet, be sure to do in the near future, it's a winner.

Lovers of the good old brain-teasers are well and truly catered for on this compilation with the award-winning Klax.

The game is simplicity itself, just collect the coloured tiles as they fall down the tray to make lines of tiles of the same colour, horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

It's simplicity itself to start with, but becomes monstrously difficult as you proceed, as well as being totally addictive. An absolute must for puzzle freaks.

For some hardened battle action, you won't get much better than Vindicators. Using some stunning graphics and special effects, your job is to get running against the aliens in your supercharged battle tank.

Keep an eye on your reserves as you fight your way through the alien hordes and make sure you master the controls to ensure the future of Mankind in this excellent shoot-'em-up.

Last up is the highly acclaimed explosive future sport of Cyberball. Lead your cybernetic robots out onto the field and do your worst against some devilish opponents.

Use the exploding ball to decimate the opposition's defence but, just be sure you're nowhere near it when it goes up!

Superb graphics and excellent gameplay make Cyberball a real must in the strategy stakes and an excellent feature of this very, very smart compilation.

John Taylor

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