Games Computing


Two Gun Turtle

Publisher: Lothlorien
Machine: Oric 48K

 
Published in Games Computing #5

Two Gun Turtle (Lothlorien)

The idea of this game is to defend a strawberry patch in the middle of a field from differing varieties of bugs. This may sound fairly (!) easy but, as the game progresses, the bugs move faster and it becomes harder to stop the fruits disappearing.

At the bottom of the screen a calendar ticks away and during the winter months snowflakes gently fall to the bottom of the screen. Hitting these earns bonus points.

Among the types of bugs are snakes, hedgehogs, ducks, and skulls! Movement around the screen is achieved through joystick or keyboard, and by pressing two keys at once you can move diagonally around the screen.

It is certainly very addictive if only to find out what other creatures inhabit the game! The use of colour and sound is very good and instructions are easy to understand.

Two Gun Turtle is entertaining and original and a machine code arcade game of the highest quality. It makes a nice change not seeing space ships blasting across your video screen!