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TCL:07« 3»0 ft^M) SOMlBK.'^l"'"'"" -^ '' M APRIL 1 993 T- - t- * ' I - ' t I ioB.U|«J«» oT-rn I Jp.1 ftWl-ol -lOVUB 4 I OF THE TTilTii , Pulverising \ Pandemonium ; in the ^ gameshaw with guna. ■^-^ 1^ ^^^1 M WHAT'S M J J 4 ; 1 1 : L'i' Zdor On the C64? ' Nothing's yet confirmed > I but it"s on the cards — now lor the nevws of the year! REEL ACTION • Noti one, but two terrific l-apies! A reel treat for the I Commodore... ChrJs presents a bi^ b.A^ o1 tips, ready for consumption and all in glorious colourvi^tion. ram^i UOOKING FOR A FUGHT, - JUAn? * UP ■ :flB»U ,*J^ S^'^ii Miles 'Red Baron' Guttery and Chris ^Barren Hayward sort the flares from the chaff in the COMMODORE FORCE guide to flight »lms. MANGRAM'S TTPrTT' The man with an urkcanny fetish for paper bags is back! He's Lloyd Mangram! ^'-^ ^\\ PUBLIC SECTOR Who said libraries were Our nery own book^stam Remi Ebus checks out tl latest in free demos on I BASH YER 'Ugh, growl., snorl.ii Ba sure does make a noist when in the gent's cave^ but stiPI has tim* battle the bombardment of adventures. STICKLERS FOR TRADITION Stuck inafix wHh a «tumpy stick? Enter our joystick comp for a Chanoe to win one of 108 KonU microuHltched marvels. IPOSTER ^ H M %/p««r Outright ^ggresi-lon wHh the fitreel Fighter dude« with Attitude! ■ C-rOftCC N«,4 I ■ AP1CIL 1 9Q3 iaiiNIE!! i THE MIGHTY .J :1m; He chews circuit I dJiagrams and ftiunches on mechano, The Prof r-etums with advice on all things technicals TTlTTrTn NEXT? )i Chaos erupts with Zeppelin's car-craaher Carnage an-d the CodJes flp>eed «way on their tntemattonal Speedway cycles, but return with a ShOOker g^me right on cuel FORCiriELD I PLAZA 'W9>e5'H.0'PPINGp iwe're shopping!' There's no Pet Shop Boys racocds in !h* PLAZA {hurfah*}, but they're great tor all things C64: • « Can you wait until next issue? No? Well heKe^s a sneaky look at what's creeping torward. b' 1 Di-au lw>r-- VitH. (■ ■ VB T i> I • SCUtLL Lu I b Noun V a* *« «rai »tii ^m AU-AMERICAN BASKETBALL 48 AMERICAN TAG-TEilM WHESTLING 49 AANOKOK KNICHT5/LAST HINJA 57 IMLTN HUGHES IHT SOCCER 60 GLADIATORS 53 HEROQUEST 51 MAGIC RUFUS 54 PIPEMANIA 52 PIT-FIGHTER 50 RBI 2 ai STREET FIGHTER II 40 SMASH 16 4»2 SMASH TV *4 SPITFIRE 40/ STRIKEFORCE HARRIER 59 TIRMIHATOR 2 58 It takes two lo lango, and it takes two stompingly sound tapes to make every reader's month. There's Vonom, an icon-driven graphic advenluro, H,fl.r.£,, an ace sho-ot-'enl-up, and a corking game of golf too. Want more^ Check out page ten for the full story... T>7JM GOLF MASTER Pun, putt, putt — not 9n ancient motor-scooter rn urgent need of repair, but MJles 'Bogey man' Outtery playing Goli Master, We hope you lot can do b&tter... ¥0 ■« B'lftfllCD But <*OU hCn* . uir.H.n. I* Haait>- r-t p-niL 'oil 40U- vauj BLUci >-«r st . VENOM Snakes alive^ it's a great CLIVE WILSON icon-driven adventuie. Be warned — this one bite$ back[ CRITICAL BrJIIiant I ejtplore-'&m up l ^n -g from Pri*m — a real crticai rave! la B<1tAlii-B bKNHt C&4 miH — cfhImI tt^-. Eirapnm* bn|i«i Ludlow. Shnguhin, SVa 1JW. PLAN 9 FROM OtfTlR EOnORUU. ■UHIUIIMO EIHTOfl VTAFF Wfrn-DU -:-\.&M WW B Pa t^ tJimrif fllucaifl "SmKh WhUirji^ IL 1, d long &hw bu.1 1( ntmoofupHtc* i^v migM Anirfei' Pvtivftari sIh ^j-MhjGp ^ii |,|i^. McIuhil' ti^,-drtvnar"> ftOWnVWamODUGTIOM Pn* l-rFUTkjmWLnniMr^ct* J«H« ThvBraELur Fbfliguki FmMianDEin Mnn^. JinAOC Of THE ilPTY FOOT BIO WIOS FUHJMtm ailOUUTWH miWCTOA IP' 4 b H.A.T.E. A tf/a 90 naffy- scrolling shoot- 'em-up? Believe it — Hostile AU-T^rrain Encounter*^ one o-f the most original blasters ever! E^JiIki TI* IrsHilit,!™ UllP I-.1.HI ll..:Mi|][. V^ "i, rAchh'iilnH Pfl COOfUHIt4TOll WtUUmia EHHiCYOR '1,1.1 i> hl'.lMnriFllHP f-tf Ruq-' MV-i,iMr.H ift. .iicl-i "wjfi APiO 5nn ol |l* f lu Ciy-cn aiuuaiHa npuctah Jcrrulll lai I Goihiii Rigr>j|| iPiv odiiiT' i tuicjincin 1^ iifTdi in Fill i:4]mpiiniijnK Kull rulu? .tvJbilribIb on rbc^uBrJ ^eianiwilunOflrrakiiiridoiuin aii^irwig sent mio COwMQDOflE Ai IrBdarnama ami f mnp-ilgiils Fi^e rarOflrileM P*] nujlenbal mav (m ridp'aa'j>Hi iviMiuul pr sr wrrr*n tonEanl PrlntHO ir. Hill UK t-v 9PCC Bui^m^M W^osjinon ^bs^l K.lbnrinl t»iilriCiu:i.'irbvCO*lAa ISM OH? 4TU COVOIBT Oh nd^pulni Fruy pWOtKtSS \_^ I M p A c _ r C-FORCE N0.4 a APRIL 1 993 It's been one of those months this month, readers. First we had to mo-umfuUy coine to t«rms with the tact that U& (jold's C64 conversion ol SirGei Fight&r 2 wa&n't going to live up to expectations ^not that it sucks a biggie, it's just a birroua let-down after all the hypej, then we spent day aftor d^y awaiting review copies of... anyttiing! The gloomy atmosphere lifted -with the arrival of Pipe Mania^ thank Gawd, an excellent game that's really manag#d to engross every member of the team. Other highlights this month include an hilarious argument which has developed between Chris and Miles — they've been at each other's throats like rabid grannies since Miles took it upon himself to 'help out' with Chris' Tips column. Treading on toes like that is a risky business, but at least it ensures the rest of the office are guarantied some side-splitting put -downs and tantrums! Other neuvs of the up-bea1 variety concerns our Dutch Iriends Alter Developments (yes, the L&minmgs dudes). Having impressed the entire industry with Ih&ir classy C64 routines, they now look set to tackle the conversions of some well wicked games. We^ve done a little piece about it which you'M find here in the 'What's Happening' section... Until next issue* then, I'll say goodbye, farewell and may the COMMODORE FORCE be with you! ALTER-i;liJ V MEDICJj J^ A1 lastl Contracts have been sigreid. bacKs have bBen scratched and chestnuts have been lightly roasted aver a warm hearth. Lsmrrt'ngs is ofttpally on fis ^^H way 10 C64'land courresv of Altgt DavglopmeiTs, Tfie team responsible are Thoinas Miltlmeyor (coding). NikaJ EjJh (graphics) and Joroeh Tel (sojrvdtraek) If this Isn'l reason enough lor large amounts of smiling and msTrin^BriL Alter are also plartnlng conversfons of Prince of Persia. JJ Troddlers and The incredible ^ocl. it you wish to iom the Alter DeveEopments team In HolEand, send exarnples of your work lo Allar Oeveiapmems ai the COMMODORE FORCE address and we'll pass ihem on Who knows'^ You could be a teenage mltlbnaire yetl i» ive '93, one oi the [his year's bggesi shows IS gelling biggef by the minute wiiii the I projtrcred numbtr o< visilo^s now increased ra between 150 ODO and 175.000' A vasi array ol uJecitonicgLiageiFV wtHtJBonsriow, as we^los ludio visual equipment. Conleiences and ^uniinjrswill l.ike piat'e on a vaneCy of different lopicstroni musical skills to Hi FITV hame- iheatie sm-nps. Tile Di^Diis C'OuD h.^ve T ?00 laui^rp fe-Pt cit inr eafciAtfkiflji ■LBemshieB hmouv OLVIHIPIA 1fi-20 tiePTEMQEH 'H3< Space gii/en nvsr e^dusiveLy to displaying and selling me lal esi soliware releases Elsewhere, Itie Games Genire wiiJ oifer lips and advice en current soflwvife. plus compuler challenges lor visitors to enler The wholp show runs Irani I6lh ?Olh SeptHrf>L>er aL the Lordon Olympia. TickeTsare on sale no'/' wmsmm STEVE SHIELDS " Between bouts of head bashing — Chris 'n' Wiles have dean very naughty this month — I've found Time to play Pipe WsM/a (manic!), RBI2Baseb3H (tHlfHani!) and Slreet fighief 2 (disappointing). Orher highlights have included the Dutch PD demos !rom Rema Ebus (impressive} and ^he iosf bVc^rti adventure IAN OSBORNE • I'm not one for gratuitous Science, but Srreet Fight&r IFb enough lo lurn a Mill wall fan Into a pacifist I Grefft too see Smash TV out an budge! though — no* THERE'S a btrillianl brainless blast if I ever saw onel Steve Sfiiel-ds — Managing Editor C-FORCE No.4 ■ APRIL 1993 $Oldiers, Ihe rthple Ihing was lihe an interac!ive movie with iciual TV images app&ann^ a^ a huge momlor. Sel m ihe Wild West, l*^e viHain ot ths game was i*ie Mad Dog Dl Ihe Ulle A greasy, unshavefi and rulhlesS character (sounds a bit like Sieve) Fans win be pleased to hear Ihat the sequel, imagmalively liileO Mad Dog II is here. Combininci a 4S" screen, laser disc and Amiga computer 35 il5 hardware, any would h^ Jesse J^nies's s-t^ould ^irap or their s^x- ahoalers and high-lail il down \a the local arcacJe with o pocKc^ltuI ol change and a hearty VEE HAH There's bandJls lo by shot and wrongs lo be nghledl JUST NAME o quell any rumours suggesting consoles are swamping llie market, |usi look ai [he . latesl Gallfjp charts. The trusty old Ce4 has a marke! share almost 2% tiigner than the hES and more than twrce ihe figure for the Atari ST. PC's and compaiitJies are 3i?o well behind. Market leader is the Sega Megadrj^'e, Crni bear m ere '5 some eiicellem news tor anyone finding it difficult to gel hold of C64 software. EDOS rElectronic Disthbution Of Software) Is a system :5el up by a company called Cornpulor Visions. They have a catalogue covenng over ?,00i0 tittles from a v/ide rainge of software Tiojaes. Th^se include Ocean, Gremlin, CodeMasters, Beyond Belief and many more The great adi/an(age is that none oi It>e tnles aeJI out, as each game is iBpcordHd lindivkdually from a rri aster copy and issued on tap© or disk (your choicel. EDOS is fully approved by the software houses who are are pakj full rcyakiles on all games sold^ To recetue yaur free catalogue juBl send a SAE to; cSuTER VISIONS 30a School Road Tilehurst r&BG3 5AN WHAT'S GIVEN US NUMB THUMBS THIS MONTH? ® CHRIS HAYWARD % My biggest mistake this ■■^gnth was letting Miles L,|jB m a hint for the Tips section. I've heard nothing eis-e but constant wl^inlng Irom him In between teNing him to leave my mail well alone, I haanily enjoyed flfii^and Pips Mania. Two superb Qatnos al a superb price. 1LES GUTTERY , I haven't had much lime to play games thrs month due ij my Bjftersive h^lping-giji ■/^iiii the lips seciioa with absolutely no crerfil whatsosver,,, sohearti^is. Haiyward. This magaziine ain't big enough for two ThpstersI The lew snatched rnomems I did have were filled with Pipe Mama. A veritable stonker. mind Ihai these figures were cornpiied ovef Ihi Christmas pe nod when corisolB sales were most proJitic (lew car afiord mem any other unne of year). It's documented ihat over the year the frome computer market is a Jar more active scene, wi console carts raprdfy pricing themselves out of the market Pfophets o( ihg ComrnDdorBS doo take note! IW'S iij??Eia T laklng place arnid I his years ideal Home Exhibitfon at EarlaCourtwiif beanawevflnttheldeal Eieclronlc Games Sttaw, Running -from March 25fh-2Bth 1 993, the show features all the latest releases and the launch 0I a the National Computer Game CtuO'. The Club intends 10 offer many ciompeiitians and an extensive mail order facility, catering for everything Irom Nintendo to Acorn software. Admission is £7 adults and £4 children, but ten lucKy COMMODORE FORCE readers can win free pairs of tickets simply by answenng the following question. In which famou s £T>glish crt/ are the Houses 0^ Parliament located? Is H; a) Londor b) Manchester c) Birkenhead. Answers on a postcard lo: II S/iropa'hfrB ■ C-FORCE H0.4 ■ APRIL 19« 8 GIM r I N«w b«y Mllo Jackson htts had vll llie worst chores to perform since he joined the C-Force learn os Editorial A»itltint. Tidying disk beM«s, getting the too in and cleaning the bogeys from below the Dep Ed's desk are just a lew of the things he'a had to suffer, so we decided it was tlm* to give the boy a breok. Zig ond Zag, ttie craxy alien stars of Channel 4's Master Blaster section on The Bfg BreMfasi were available for interview putposes, we were toldi.. so we dispatched the young dogsbody down to London for a chaf . Topicd for discussion induded i^ Zig ond Zag't Monday morning computer games slot {7.30 on ond an absolute loot), the console nenace and life in owter I Mllo: So, gentleman. Wl>en did you acluaUy ■ nil on Earlh? 'G: Wher we ran oul ot jirobile luel Thai's our pacesNp. incas? you didn'l kjiDw. ZIG: It runs an [>eppeE, that s 5lijfl Ihal makes you how our ZogmoCxie runs, lurto- ineeze Power ZAG: But since you don I tiave pepper on Earth. view be parking hare for a while. (AT ifiis point Wo maKes a fulile aitempl to poirn out llial peppt^r \s in lacl in plenlifU'l supply but Ihe anarchic aliens were sJcangely disinterested, ) Mils You both seem very professional on TV, like you ve been bn ihe business for ages. How did are youenaclly? ZAG: There's no age on Zog. ZIG: We go Qy height I m Taller Than Zag at ihe momeni I'm 3 foot 2, Zag's only 3 looB t and a bii -Ihai makes me in charge. (SMACK!) ZIG: OuchI OKay, were ihe saine height, [cspi I'm a iitlle bit taller i Sssshhh' Don a tell grumpy Zag trouEerE) Miio Apart from arguing all the time, do you have any other interests? ZAG: I coHect celebniy Toe narts Wy most prized lOb najis are rrDm all l^iree of Michael Jackson's big toes. ZIG;GoshfThf? hours t spend arranging my belly buITOn ll-ufi collection. Evcetleni hobby 1 } Milo: What I'm dying to know Is, how did yougei 1o be on The 9ig Breaktasff ZAG; Bob rang. ZIG: Say no mare ^Zag, rthos Bob^) Milo: That Chris Evans character s a bit o1 a laugh, iart'l he? Is he thai ^ funny in real lire? 2IG: Chro fs our Dad. He lakes us on picnics. ZAG: I was In Hollywoile. The guy sasd, My name's Chhs Evans, we wani yau on The Big Breatifasi So I said, Geena. goTta calch the Red Eye to Heathrow so I picked up Zig over ai LuKe Perry's housa, packad a bag and here we arel Mklo: What do you eni|Dy mo-sl about your campuler slot on a Moni3ay morning? ZAG: Seeing The new gameR Ijeiore they're in Ihe shops. It's COOOOOOOL1 fviiio: Had you played computer garaies before you landed on Earth? ZiG: y^ah. and CiameS Flarpmg — bul only when ii 5 to season ZAG: And ilth-e carnels are willing to play, Miio^ Okay, so whaT aro yoi^r favourite ^ames on the CG4? ZAG: Tumcan ?arid Crealures. Space Ciusaae^ good. loo. it reminds ma of home-, Mllo: So who s the belter games player? ZAG: I Ihink Thais an obvjous one ZIG: Sponges come Irom under the sea y' knowl ZAG: Loots, reaaer5, lis okay lor ^ou. I've got lo live wilh himi Mllo: We're sick of consoles gelt*ng all the atlenliononTV Will console mania ever calch on in Zog? ZIG: I Ve got a Inenbcalfed Derek and anolher tailed Emrna. they live across. Ihe road ZAG: Answer the quBSTior». young man t^ever mind ll's already caught on at home on 7og WevegolZNES^ndZEGAORiVE But most popular 0(^11 is Ihe ZEGA GAfvlE GEAR and ZOMC THE HEDGE Us aboul ^ardenrng Hedge inmmtng's reahy btg on Zog Mllo: I see. Ju-sl one last question before f leave you gu/s. Would you both like lo star in your own cf)mputer game? Z»G: Paici and fvlai-k are brothers and ihe \\ve Desidti the dry deaneis ZAG: Sorry about ^ig everybody Speaking lor boifi of us, we'd love to star in our own computer game. Maybe wed call il TheSeSfchtofZigs Brain... ABOARD . ^t oon there'll beno encjse for complaining oioul lacK of peripherafc suport tor me C64. MJG Compuier Supiliis, producers 0' hardware and soivare lor the bigger machines 'Ofiome time, have loined our cause' TI-ough iheir sante-day despatch rial I order service you'll be abi to obtain not only games buT a raige of application solEuvaie graphics packages a^dtharestne possibjiity at a seleciron of C6-^compal"ible printers m the tufureSee their adverlisement elsevhere in this ish for more del ails AZIMUTH HEAD ALIGNMENT KIT HEADS! here's no reeling worse Than eaga'-ly saving your inonies For a game, dashing Dul to your local store lor the purchase and kichfng up a III rttien i[ tails to load But have you ever stoppei 10 rhrnlt (hat i[ night noi bj [he tape iliai s dicey? ^^ ^K ■ FonunateJy some clever B^^n I people have come up vv^th ihe B^^B J essential answer to loading ^^WWW dilt^cuflies The AzijnufJf Head Alignment Xii^rom JnTerceptor Software is a must lor any Commtsdore owner whi cares tor hrs equipment. 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Not only do we bring yov 8 rent games every montii, ut we also make sure they cover as many genres as possible. No sploshing out oii two reels OT almoct-identical platlormoH or shooters here, folks! This mmlh w^'ve got Go^ Waster, a fiJmple but fun interpretation of Ihe sqoa [ha! inspired 9 inillion pairs o< silty [rousers. McGoffifanJ. which fdespjle the silly rtanie) is a really grea^ PD arimation, Crilicai Mass. an B^hlsvay scrolling Ehootef-oirrvracer ihaTll keep the mosit anient arcadesler Happy for Eioyrs, and Hoiiday Cops, soar- away sequel :□ Cops, which (it Ligy^s malibag"s anyifiirg to go by) was Die besi reader game o! alt UftigI Look out for HA.T.E. too, the wortf 5 orJy (95 far as WQ know} aiagonally-scnrillng blaster, arW oor hvo adventures, the lext-and-graptiic Eneig^rTi Ertj^mai, and the menu^rfvon Venom. Lasi (t>ul Dy no means 1east> there's EasyLves. our bnJIiant cheat program from Sir Jon Wells, r¢ty knigfited for his wniribunons 10 itie art of Joy^lck Juggling So what are you i^arting tor? Slap Itie p9a5bc into The dalaconjer and gel going., , Got a disk drive" Wanna -get ihis mijnlh s REEL ACTIOM raves on disk? All you have to do is cat out iNs coupon and Slap it Ir; an erivelope wUh aciieque/PO for £1,49 (payable lo Abiex LidJ to: At^ei Ajdio Vtdeo Ltd, Harcaurt, Haleefield 14, Tellord, Shropshire TFT 4QR DOnT SEND YOUH MEGATAPES, you gel to keep ttiose 35 well! Can't &ay fairer than that, can you^ N.ame »■■»•■...-..-. Addr«t« ■ ■ Pofttcoda ■*..» -i. GOLF • Prism Leisure J -^ -^ ^ SHOT IF you can'f aHord Ihc fab Nrck Fatdo's CtiampJonsNp Gotf, wh ich reqeiived a raptu rous r&v\evj East ish, thsn fret not. COMMODOPE FORCE proudly presenl Go/' Masffir as pari oMhis month's amazing slice of Reel Action for the very raasonable pr\CB of no money at all Up to four pl^iyers can jotn In, wll three avaiiaijfg skill! leueiG. Amaieu fno lAindJ. novice (steady ^ino) am professlonat (changeable blustery wind} Clubselecfion, direction ant; strength of shot eug determined hy set of icons at Itie Fop of the scraer Remember, the HIGHER trie number ot the WOOD or iPON you re jsirtg, the LESS pov/eriul (t more precisa) Ihe shot . Tfie wood* give greaier distance, but the irorts are more accurate lor fairway strokes. The Wedge is aca ft llfUng a ttall out of a bunker or The TOi>gh. and wht you get to tho putting green, switch to Ihe Puller. Vou know all you need to know, so get cliJtMyng... • Animation een pouring over Remi's ace PUBLIC SECTOR column every mDfilh? Wondenrig what all the fuss is about? Well quit yout head-sera tchJn' and it^ad up McGoitifan! an e^celle-nt oiie-oart ammatJon by GOTCHA, the graphics gemus from the cadtng group LOGICAL UnliJsemost Oemos, \^\'- hllla number comes complete in one pari Vou don't have to hit the space b^r to get the nejct bit |ust load her up and least your eyes' Make sure you crarkk ttie sound up too — music by LIZARD ol JOLLYPOPPERS IS always goocl for Ihe ^>i\ C-FOKGE N0.4 ■ APHIL 1993 Prism Leisure aPB I I cBiJicau mass, xira t&rreslnal Torces are af il again — lOne WCrtders \^ th&re's a single pieasani afi^r cu'lure in ihe universe. They ve laken over ars anti-maHeF COQvsrier' which supplies local colonists withe-r>ergy arn3&atJC[agedi[. You ntusl lake conirol o' a sm^n houersfrip and hghi youf way to \h6 plint and blow ir up li you/ crafts deslroyed, you eject and US^e your jel'pack ard lollop the directfOri anoLv ai the &Ortom of IhB screen lo Hie hanger Land on the rgo paO rn lime, arfl a new ship IS yours. Run nut ol fuel or gel swallowed by one o^ Ihe (manv) Dunssque sandworms. aod aW ynyr praijlemj ^re' ouer Lor at least you II havis stopped L:anng ua S9 about themP), Becararulwitli the ships. there are only eight avaitabi e. The base is located to Ihe far ngh] o' The jTiap. Controls are either joysticK in Port Two or keys as tollows:- < = lefl >=i nghl X = thrjsi Z = brake Space = tire Now gel ouE [here as[s invade, and they're hell-Den! on taking over IhB island and holding their en! ITS popuialion lo ransomtaOitliheC/i/Cfrfl' J(7withguns) Needless Ig 5Sy our bJue-uniformed Cuddies aren"! having any of It — grabbing weapons from the terrorist's arsenal, they wade m and Kick serious ass.. Holiday Cops is a one or two -clever garne- — lake your p(Ck regarding lAhich loyport lo use. if you wani rrjore □! F\U a acB £f L/C*^ers -cnecKoiil Binary Zone's coiiecSion — you can contact them ai . Binary Zone PD, 3i Portland Rd. Droilwe line w>lh none al ail and you blow!) You then lake conlroi ol a ground- attack vehicle, again gaming plasma cells po^er the awaiting Starlighter Every lime yourtiatl receives a hit one call t5 lost, Du if you've not coNected any ihen your orke- arni-oniy lile is fost. And remember, wheri CTjrtroling the 'plane you need to Hunk atwullieighlas well as direction — ycu won't blast a baddy by firing over his heac J-f^.r.£^lias a massive 30 leveisdividej Into three stages. Levels 1-10 Trainee Levels 11 20 Fighter Pliol Leveis ?l -30 Conimander VENOM • Ihe Gvild/Cirve Wilson ThJs morHh'5 second scorching advenEure pils your wits against the e^l dictator Traklan and his many demonpc hgndes, You take the role of Hikka, a close frierd o\ the land's njler, An-gt king ot AfrrfOSifi Being devious and hiaving a craving for power, TracKlan Oecldes Ta wreak havoc ard suttering over itie world. Sioppfng ihe uillafnous Hehd will try yojr texl-handling skrils to the iimil, 9s only your wit, inte-iiigence anti guils can end the rnnroonRP rnare Eiv~inrT«L FUEL no invtiflj — - no tedious Jisiings to 1V[X1 m bimpiV fl9d up Ifie Easy b\/Bs program and feasf yo'ii' eyes on rhp slunring visual effecls bfoughr to you by our very owm Jon Tha Genius Weils — i naml it it vtE- ns n II. □■ RicciiT urn itm HiH IiH ■ □«i*>D n* OLD mmmsitir^. Lv.nc fdhlD"! ■KilH, , Tf I «n-i]€» •> hBNT eilC«l> ill IHG \/jaassA. ■'■fTt VEST ■■■* ^iOu '•(■« an The HffonD ers r ' ^f f ■ *1Fm>V*V . w « AOnB O'' luc DHif. > ncL DitftMnHn ■ nn^ 1 m HC:€ SeC«4 ro ■-£ DflEATCD HUB ^TDU >iCfl KDiv/iD tmom v.iH^n. f Htimitt' the ah. 6. The F(GHT command allows combat betwet the characters. 7. The MOUNT command makes you mount o; d is- mount your horse. Stuck on thl> one tB|rt thfl vmall matter or llvfna wflh your cofiBlsnca, you uilvalllng llttia cbaatt Name AddreH. Written a gained Graat! Is it a corker? We'll be ifhft judge of flHit.^ nil In this fortn and fliap II In on envelope along with yovr game! If your game's net up to much, expect to be disappointed, but If It cut* the mustord you could win some dough. ■mil inu ■«■•■«■ Postcode ..... ,....„. „ „ „..»„ .... ., ^. ». ,,„ Telephone CDaytime) j Evening | .„.„ — -.-,.».,.m,.»hh.».....„ Utility used (H any} „ « Most snti-ftociat h.abit IMPORTANT! Please sign Hili declorotloii; This program »s submiired tor piibHcatlon by COMMODORE FORCE, Mis wholly my'our ovvn work ar>d li'we agree to indemnify Europress Irnpact Ltd. against any passible legal action should copyright problems arise. ThiGoarrraisnotbHing considered forpublJcalionby any other rtiagazine or software house, and Ufiig will let you know in writing m The event n't this happening. S JSnod - *i i... .....^. ., „ „ Date ^„ ReLi f^ce a huge and very powerful adversary — you nsod alf your powsr- ups lo deteal it. When {or if) you beal him, pu' re presented wilh afi inventory of ail Ihe pnresarTd money that youvE amassed A quick breat^ef, and rtien He back lo rh« siaughler. ri'& an refreshing to happen across a C64 game thai compares favourably 1o its IB b^t caunlerparlB Okay, so [he graphics coyldn'l hope to be a.s iinpressive and ihe action's not quite as fast and freneiic, but ther&'s a goodly amount of baddies on sc:reen (without any 3ppre(;iatile sio-wmg down}, gjving rnore !han a little sinte. The controls are well Ifiought out too, giving you a chofce of move 'ff re melhods including the arcade - lailhfui two joysrict* opiion. Hit's intellewual Etimuialion you're after. Smssft TVs a sHfious disappojninnent — the gameplgyS Ihinner Ihan a console owner 5 bantt tjaiance If, on The other hand, yojre a Qung-l^o death or glory mercenary lype who's idea gj a game involving brain power means - " Spreading the said cerebral organ over the walls then look nolurlher. Decent sonios and endless brown- ffousers action mean that despite unimpressive visuals rfiiia is ttvoryihlng on the screen (que-llo •urprlsel) | ]^J THREE-WAY FIRE Get triple blaellnv power for extra matm destruction. CUTTERS Creetee « rateting wall of d^atti around your sprLte — cut 'em up! GRENADES Lob a feM for «oma real camaga. Work* greet on tenkSf nn ijjv,n inijj ane Aciivisionined lo incorporam all the Tnmmir>gs and pTBsentalion normally associaied with Hicroprose. while also creaiing a srmulaiiDn Ihal plays tast enough lo apoeal fo a more mains'lreain arcade audience Co nsequeriily '^14 IS- by no measis Ttie rnosl realistic title on Ihemartist. Despite a rowel T'-ajnirg section •>^ game doesn'i have ihe depib lo appea' fo Tje alfiCionaOos, yei stin lacks suificient blasting id mferesi all-ou! gun loitng death me^tr>ants^ Ka£ FIGHTER-BOMBEI • Activision U L-- £ 1^ /- £ o.a i< COD J =- GUNSHIP • Micreprese Thebe3tn-eiicoptersimonttieC&4, buMhIs aging classic doesn't have much lo the way ol competition. Take control oJan AH64A Apache 4n tour differeri combat zones -around the world. Win medals and Iry to reach the rank ol colonel or die horribly in a Iv^isled mass of siGsl. Pa&ked ^ilh e^C'Bllent presentation screens and loade ol almosphare, G^ns/r^stJII ranks as one of the be^Etrue sims around. The tape version's cut down features and appalling multi-load preity rnuch kill Ihe game stone dead, bji disK users should miss this one at tt^eir psriJI iORCi m's^V ACE OF ACES • US Gold This golden oldie taices us on a trip back In tiTne. Take control of a Mosquito fighler-bDnijer and do your bit to stop the ralenlless advance of Hitler's armies across Europe. There's a good variety of missions to keep yoo on your toes, arwd nore af them are going to be easy. Not a terribly accurate game — there's no lak-e-off or landing sequences, and the animated pra-flighT briefing screens aren'l overly impressive, bui at ieaet thay re there The nicely drawn cockpit keeps the interest up and Ihe view'^s not the usual green lano^lue sky Instead there's a novel rolling dpird elleci. Enemy spnies. thouQh, are poor. On loading Fighief-Bofnb&r, the excellent T 8r>d realty knocks you for slj(1 You're give the choice ol four planes to fly, each shown wl an acB statit^ piccy ana an impressive rotating view of the plane. All this Is academic when ih game actually begins — background scenery'. almosL nonejilatent and there's liMIe Feeling ot actually Hying. In fact, l.he gairie section seem: like it's tagged onto Ihe presentation screens ; an BtlerttiDUght. Don1 botfwl MIG ALLEY ACE • US Geld Wa>^ back in the micidia agee, rnan Oid wor^ many a long night to craft a broadsword from Ihelinest metal. Wl^ite wailing for the ne^i] cast blade to cool he cor^&trjciec? a flight simulator But his Skills as a blacksmith did a gn deal of harm to the gama. The mould for the graphics did lum blockyn the sound was that ot i mere peepeTy peep and Ihe other blacksmiths were non^-toO-irnpr^SS&d with the tWO-filayef mode, the Speed onheunreafistit flight feei Mi< Alley Acs was one ot the first sIms ever ava»labi but aHer fermenting for so long it l&aveS a hasty taste in your joystick palm, Ace Of Aces is a bit repetitive and really starling to show it'B age, but by no means IhQ worsi of its llh. ■ C'.PORCE H«.4 ■ APIUL 1 093 lAiiQR SNOWSTRIKE • Epyx/US Gold Another of \be 'shooT-'em-up wilh flight sim overiones' bres:tng fun, Fins preaeniaticn at least Keeps up inrarasti TOP GUN • Ocean ^ailing Ihis one a flight Sim IS pustiiJig ihmgs ci biF t)ijl il's one of the bef^f tu/o-player biasts ■ around In Dne-player ' rnode, throAiing your Fl 4 around a largely barren ^nO empty sky is [usi a «eH till dull. Gel a Inerrd TO join \n. though, and some pf»enomenal dogfighls are in siowe' The (Ipsimcl lack Ol Finylhing resembling Tom Cruis© is an added bonus (sorry giria). The adiDn 5 viewed via a Ihrough Ihe cockpit sp!i[-screen display, di^hded verlicaHy down Ttif? middle of Iha screen. Graphit^iiy fess than inspired and more arcade □neniaied than your usual pure sirnuiation I hangs, hut worthy of a place in your ci^jllpciioini I ^mm. PROJECT STEALTH H • Micrioprese rom fhe p^opoie uvho brought "you Gunship, Stealfh Fiiihtfei eases iLsdf confidenlBv mlo fiiai aio&t e^dusi'ive ol game ciiegones. Ihe deliniliuR jiflu of tihe gerire' Tremendous graphics, loatfe a^l missions, greal aftnospliefe andmgretiepitiiihanatteeppanpizaa wilh FIGHTER PILOT • Silverbird This old chestnut makes a stulferiog retum to \U^ Cgmmtrfore — an echio of an age pasi, featunng no lightning-fasf wjrelraime graptiics. This one belongs to the days whe-n Ihe only requrramenis for a f|ighi| ^irngtation were duff graphics, incomprehensible conirois and a distinci lack of things lo 5^saot- People* tried lor hqjT? to take olf without careering off the end of Ihe runway and crashing Into an Invisible maunlain, and reviewers went ga-ga ever any game with separate apeed and altitude gauges, waffling on aliout 'incredible depthi of gamepia^; Alright for it's time but should hav6 stayeij theiel e>:tFa cheese make il a real winner The only cnlpcism is — hang on. Itiere amn'r anyi A suprfline programming achievement and one ot Ihe mosi eogrossing game a ever to apoear on Ihe CS-H }ISSL^< JUMP JET Wall we're cei^nly delvirig into the past with (his. dubious Utile oflering. Strarge quirks include a top-down view for fake otf, which switches to the more usual Ihrough-the-cockpft srtuaton /^hen airborr^e Even mc»re strange is the horizon. No m alter how much you tank, n won't tlH, not even a smidgeanf This makes flying most unsalJsfaclory. An oidFe but not a goodia. wmei l..., f ■*iu.v- rcTT 11. KjT'^^M^"'']. ]-■ -r. ftmcitiVT ■ C-FORCE No.4 ■ APRIL 1 993 wmmwm F15 STRIKE EAGLE • Microprose Famed for their in depth and enthralling simulaiiions on land, air and sea, t1>B Micro masiers seam to have left certain realistic eiamenlB ojt of Ihis one. Where for tnstance is the practice for tako-otfs and iandiir>ga? 11 woni captivate your enthusiasm nnjch, and if it does your stamina will soon wans. EflirKIII ELITE • Firabird Weil ifsaiiighlsimoEsortsi i meanJt stmuLates HLght, albeit in spacBn and \l's more involved tr^an your bog-atandsrfl shoot- am-jp. The phrase as oid as the hills' springs !a mind here. First seen or a BBC model D of all things. Us stylish and tncredibly convincing wire frame graphics srfli iook ceaily impressive, Phenomenai a! Che time and Olimmin' smaft even to this day. no olfier game giwes as mucti satisfactujn whem you blow an enemy out of the sky. Seamg anoJher ship hurtilng Into the distance with three of your missiies ctoslng in on him is great. The inlef planetary trading YEAGER'S ■^. .ii • Electronic Arts r li fi d Niglii ^im pacKage with variety you wani lhef> look nofurlhef Aninctedibfe (ouneen planes are available, from Worlfl War 0ni5 biplanes to uhra madern leia! Flij fammg missions (ormafion events . ^•H.' n-^' T f>R71 c-on aeoints. but suffers Irorm a lack of susLsineid action. Even scv, the hefty inslrucliom || manual should Keep yoj occupied 111 boredom sets I in then there 5 always the option of tly^ing anX?9QrFi4 instead. Look^ beite ft playsl *^1 vmm ^■v. leoeii ACE • Encore h, listen lo thai ear-grating speech, teas! your eyes on ihe Sparse instrumentation and search every wing and Ihrusierfor the garrepiay. When it made lis first public debut ACE received chesrs ail around, but no! maniyold tlrrera car* beat aspnng chicKen in a sack race. ACE is now a very oid man that can't even dimb Intci the sack, let alone race In ii. ■ C-rORCf N».4 ■ APRIL 1993 theme allowing you to buy better Aeaporis to so jp up your ship Is the icing on a rrrost tasty cake. Absolutely f riffle! ml ■J»F iCIRi&ke TOMAHAWK • Digital Integration 4hmm, this needs a bt of thought, A flight sim it ts but one for dogged aenai buffs only, Screen update is slow and the majority of vector graphics are very tricky lo deterniinet^ween. Ttiefe's lots of information packed inside the game bui tN3 forfalts the piayabiiity It's a love it or leave it affair but wiihthe likes of G unship hovering neart^y you'd be .advised to open your wallet lor that i.nstead. f ^nmm SUPER HUEY • US Gold .roOabiy one o! The most realfstic sims around and argiiaOly one ol the besi. The ■■ '\..':y jn Question is not a Irquid laugfi [ilier a niyntsDver indulgence bul sn e^penmnntai hehcopier with plenty of guns The speed Of Dighi IS nanf-ihreafirtrjly i^oocJ espedJaHy i^rten npiJing ,*lonr| [ht grounrJ - |UiT WWO^ Iho^P [fees' When lamihar with (ho iniiruments. you can blow planes outof Ihec^ourl^witrura^^ -via Ihe Dene-r yougei the rnoie your i^dn^ iinpfTjv" II you c^n fine! il fil s a wnnkly) you rt a Tool if you pa^^itby F16 COMBAT PILOT • Digital Integration Consldenrg the C64's limitaTiors, thte Is surprisingly fast. The cockpits exceJiert and lliefeel of aclually flying is evident, uviththe plane handJing smooihly and swiftly, AirhoUQh the buiidirgs are onfy wireframe, Ihoy serve their purposewell and when Chasing a MlGyDjr eyes are hardfy scanning lor ground objecls. F^fTdoes have a lewchalfybits For starterE, H rilTs high on the difliculcy gradient and I! takes one hock of a loog time to rake rnuch satisfaction Uom il. Hardly compelling, bur as air Imitaiions go it's certainly wonh a inal mn. DAM BUSTERS • US Gold hh. i\me to whistle thai meartdering tune of ifhe film. All togelhiernow. dooo. do, do djm. SOLO FILIGHT • Micro|»rose eJivenng letters ns a dangerous pb Sprirtting doi^n cgarden parhs wifh pit buH lerners hanging off ytcur heeJS- inpping Over dusibins. and having lo race So fhai randy littte gofir at nu mber 1 7 before the milkman. It ami easy' Spare a Ihpi^ghit for the coursgeoiiS tew kKiho look (0 ri^e air in i flimsy bipUnt' s during \he 1930S. WhaLaway (tfogts Dymg whi Is) carrying a parcel It s really hard la Imnd Einythmg absorbing in wmm ACE 2 • Cascade Seqj^l to one of the first ever combative flighl sians. Ace 2 radically simplifies thie action of Ihe original lo incorporaie a £innjlta.neD.iJS Iwo-player mode. A great idea In theory but the more basic fllying makes it less fuirilling to play t^an the original, and the head- to-head is inferior to Ocean's Top Guo. iORCti dedy d jm, dum Blaiee, I Thought it had a belter musical hopk than that. No matter, because as IjckwoLld have It this aJr trip is quite entertaining. Okay, so the fiying effect isn't too hot and there's no scoring system, but it's very involving and a pretty tough challenge to boot. Some may find H a little- too ditficuil.bLJliVs moriey welt spent. wiSEjmk .S^,s.«^,*rg Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet. There are no features that haven't been tried, fesfod, re-tesled or ktlfed off belore and I vjouldn neally recommend it to beginners By no means dire, but I dl il to \i*i a truly accurals Jumbo jaunt, not due to programniing flaws but the amqynl it's aged. f^msk COMBAT LYNX • Elite Another helicopter job, Ihis time taking {Duri Dun Derrrr} the Lynx as it's Subject. There is onl^' one lault with the game: Il's completeLy naffl Strangsly, you can actually see your (badly drawn) chopper on the screen. The instrument panel Ie thoroughly unrealistic, and as lor the mowemenl. . you can keep turning with no apparent on-scfeen movement when suddenly the view switches throjgh 90%, giving a less-than- totaJ Reefing of flying a modem combat helicopler. Bad? We thought soJ iORCe SUPER HUEY 2 • US Gold This new I m proved uefsion (welL new in Its time) is even better than it's older brother. There are sis intriguing missions (compart to three rntheorfgJnaJ], two of th'a best being the Gurt of Terror and the Bermuda Tnangle. Just when youtbought no enemies were arourtd, the radar flickers on and the air becomes taught with Incoming missiles. 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Pick up ihs hS'avy waiciht Now go right Tour Times and pick up ihe second heavy weiqhl. Go Jefl iwlce and drop Ihe heavy landing on Ihe ground ai Ihe oiher sifie. Continue left, pass ThE 3p*de' and collect ttie screwdri^/sr II yoj gn Istt again it's possibla lo pick LP an Bxira lile. buT you lose several n ii j.i/i>i IjH f ; ii J » ; jJiMJ J JjHij tr.iniituraiT7^^« fei ■:.T:KBiT ^rd down cnrktinuously. Now go up on the li'^. stand on rlia crals outside Daisy's housa and JLinip up tJIIEU L4lb ^IdLIUiril dU^VL?. ntTdU |l;:il i>ll^> drop rhe wBighl on Fhe second Lift. Siand on ^«*^ 1he lift and ^alh to ihe ptailorm edge &i Dentil's house Jump left and keep ■" ""■ jumping across rhe clouds until to Dervzhi and lalk lo him. Ha gives /ou a spanner in eKchange Novif go down the lift, right. ihB garden Walk lo the generator and use the spanner Go oul. tefl twice, up the lift, up, right and inrD Dora's house. Talk to her and she hand& you a cake. Make yaur wav dawn and talk to CJ. In return ^e- UnEXHEtZ XT tor rhe cake tie gives you an umbrella. Walklelt (our times and pass llirough ihe waterlall Go lelT twice and collaci the diamond. He^d right three limes Eland on the wall and drop 1tie diamond, G fkghl twice, up on) he lift and g:a into DejisV'e housi (via the window). Collect Ihe whip and go out. up, I U^l iT» iMi lT:H I ■■ tri II ■■ III I II ■■ l*l>L-ll IvaP 111* platTormedgB and use Ihe whip. Jump left (you'l! be hanging otr the whip) and then leap oft and int and drop down !□ Denzils house. Talk lo Denzil to get Ihe fliasaes. Now go down on [he lift and right before Stepplrig into Grand DIzjy's house. Give It old fella tt^e new 5- paper and gIrTSseS and read the blurb to complete the level I ^H H^ ■^■■^ ^I^^P tf>>_HHft P'^'^ Next, go right four limes, coilect the TH E l^l H ATE SH I f ^^^^ ^^ trudge left three limes. Drop doi^n ■ ■ "^ ■ ■■»»»■ ^m ^■■■B tjgfiortrdeck, go right, down to the bottom . o nghl, )u.mp up onto the platfilorm alcove plattorm, left three times and grab tti& plank of I ^l Freddy's Surf Shack andl nab Ihe fish wood. Go hghl. down and stand ftwd. Gel across Iba sea on iihe dolphin undemeatb the isak- Hokding the wood, and jump up the anchor to board the :ship, Gonght saw and i^pe. drop ihe plank of wood. The and lalk to the captain. Go left three tiiimes (back lo saw will cut it to correct st:e and the lape th^ Stan) and talk id Dozy, who gives \ you liie ship's holds it in place. Now go dawn to the Hag Now go right four 1in»e^ and dimbtJ the mast to bottom platform, righl, up to the lop colled the sLicky tape. Go down, rrghUanduplbe platform and pick up the needle Oouble ngging on itia tall mast, piok up the Bitiu Tak, siand on the crow's nesi and drop the flag W should be sailing) When done, pgo down one scr:reen, and Irom [tia right hand edge o1 the sail, juump right so that you land on the second small sailnl. Pid< up the steering wheel. Vou should now be hcoldingthe si-emng wheel, BluTak and sticky tappe Go down ID the deck and left tTirea times SlanoiQ by the little post and drop the wheel. The Bin Takik holds It m back to the bottorn platform Walk left, up l< Itie highest platform, up. left, up to Ihe lop pSatform. righi and get the sdssors, right up lo the top platfonn. left and up ID the deck. ClamDer the mast lo [he rolled-up sail, stand on t and use the s-cissofs which un-ravel Itie sail Dro] down and stand next lo the hole, and use Ihe pat Dizzy uses the needle and Ihread lo sew it on. Go down below dedt and hvice lo lalk to the captain. He rewai you with a Blue Pet&r bgdge. Go leti ride across the dolphin and go lett again Talk !□ Fat Freddy Heswapj the badge for a map and lelescope. Hand Ihe map to the captain, go ngl cljmb the Tigging up to Ihe crowfi f\k and use the telescope, Finito! mmm^ wmm CRYSTAL . , ram iha sla^ o' ifie level, , pich up Ihe lorch, go nghl twice and jump ur> onto pJaHorm. Tlhan |ure arson the pier. DrcapihRllippgrs and oxygen lank and get Ihe oil can and pick- axe. Go left Iwice. Stand by Ihe yellow part of p4p(5 Chaok to the dingy and place ii in also. Pick jp the pin, atard by Ihe dingy and drop ii. The dinghy IHg5 up fn-to Ihe air and inio level 41 THE CRYSTAL 1 the Starl, leave Hie treasures alone, ■fm^i'w-Biij-ji plalforms, go nghi. down, right, up To Top pJattarrTi. up and pick up The orvslal. flefrace your sieps to Ihe sian and give The crystal to the balding blokp resembling Richard O' Bffien'The wall should disappear, so pick up all ol the treasures and go right lliree times. Drop the treasuresinio The ;:atapult bowl. Vdu end up on The other aide of the wall. ig^. Be careful when jumping the waler, as it's a hig leap — sLand "^ nght on The platform edge ^' (Dizzy will look 1 1 he he's ^ houermg). Jump across tbut watch The dnp), CollBCl the salt, go up twice and grab the block of ice. Go right, down, across Ihe platforms, up and you use The salT on the crown [which Is Irozen). Gel iJie crown and go down twice and righT. Pick up the parachute, go lelt, up, lE?fl, down, lell. Drop the block ot ice into the water, which allows you to pick up the chalice Now. 90 hghi, up. up, left and -drop trie two Treasures you have Go righl three umea and jump across the gap to Ihe clojd [you Us.ve lo be holding ihe parachute as ^ou float more slowly). Gel the sword and fall to the ground. Dnip the parachjte and go lefl, up, ted, up, leltr To cornplete the game, yOL must place Ihe three treasures in Ihe lollowing order; CHALICE CROWN SWORD Talk to the man There's been soirw heavy competition J for The amazjng ^ Oatel Acii'On I R-eplay Can. A lot I Of you sent in Crystal Kingdom Djzzytrps, bul, as they say, [he early bird catches the worm In this instance ilS Tony Burden from WanATfCkshire far his excellent and concise maps, and solution. Here's a can foi" all your hard work, Tony I C-FORCEMo,4a APRIL 1093 LDWESr SEYMOUR t # Codemaslers THE SOLUTION Ahaa, ihai Seymour chappy's rsarirkg his fal litlta tsaTures again I thought I'd seen the last of him for a while, but Abn sriBW assures me the poTaio-dored' character's far from dead, tr his laiesi ouling Seymour takes a shot at movlfl making, and if you're having big-budgeS prabiems with the game, then come out of tha foyer and ist Aian Xa^e Ihe directors charrforiha main feature,,- ACT ONE L, in Bus. Tall^ !o Pela, Take Camera. R. Taik to RfcN, R. In HQ, Take Remote Contfoi, R, R, SwIlO^ on Remore. Go TO Plarie. TtdseBallefiea. L. Upin Utl. L In Door Turn o!f Light. Get Can Of Film. PUFiim and Battflfles in Camera, Take Light. R. R, Down Lift. R. Take Microphone. L. L. L L. L, In Bus. Give Camera lo Pete. Leavei Light and MdCTophone oit Seats. Go oui of Top Window. Ju mp onto Tree(nBeaspractice). Jump Rifll^tinexi tree). Jump Gnio Cloud. Jump R onto roof. R. Jump to shed roof. Take Ciapperboard. Go in Shed. Take Pi jnger. Go back ro D^Fkroom Unbiock Sink w\yh Plunger Take Key. Go Lo Daves Office. Take note (on safe}. Go to Bus Stan Engine with Key. Drop Clapperboard in Bus, Go outside. Talk lo Genie. Give Genre N-ote. Take Rows' to Claire (at HQ). Go out. Go back in. Talk to ClaJra. Take Scnpt ReTurn to Bus, Drop Script on a seal. Finished! ACT TWO Cede — 21 D1 35008 L L. L. Take- Brush R. R. in Shop S-weep Fioor. Talk to Dan through Door. Take Card. Talte Ticket. Take Dollar. L, L. L In Otftce, Go lo Boath. Insen Ooilar in Booth. Stand still at Boolh Door. Go out of Office and re-enter Taik to Man (if he Mys The Booth can be lemperamenlal than sw&ep up the Moor, gajn ariorher dollar and re-take a picturei. Drop Card, Drop Ticket. Leave Office. Return to Shop. Go onto ledge L. L Jump to highier ledge L OntoOfflceroot Onto pole Take Key. R (on roof), Back to highier ledge Jump righi. Jump right R. R. Jump onto tree. Jump onto cloLjd. L (on douds). Onto Top Hoof. L Turn Clock twice wtth Key. Walk left and fall off. Into Office. Gel Ticket. Gel Card, Gel Rcture. L L Talk to Suard. Board Train. Finished! ACT THUE Cede— 10C700068 jrnp onto seat Jjalow Medical Case. Take Sdssofs and Plaster from Case. Drop Piaster. Take Harmonica. Leave Traif*. L Jump on Coai. Jump right. Jump right (onto cliH). R- R, R- Play Hamoni03 to Snake. Drop Harmonica. Take PJck-axe. R ana flown. L. L Dig with Pick near the end. Fall down. Talk lo Genie. L. Give Attor Scissors. Take Detecior, R, Keep lathing to Gem©- Return to WJne ard walk right unUi Det&ctof Weeps, Dig there. Take Gold. Drop Pick. Drt^ Detector. Go back down hole and talk lo Genie. Giv& Gold to Man. Take Bucket. Go tsack inaide Train. Rx bucket wilh Plaster, G0I0 l_ake besifle Genie, Fill QuckeT with water. Keep talking lo Genie. Go hack 10 Tram Engine. Pui Water in Boiler. Go onio Goal, Take Coal. Put Coal in Engine Keep walking 1-1 until yoLj reach Tumbleweed. Take Tiimbleweed, Go right (bfick to TrairJ. Put Tumftleweed \.n Engine. R Take Cigar. Light Engine with CJgar- CTFOUR Code — 238A35008 L Fall ctown. Take Whisky Craie. L Talk 10 Blab R. R, R, fi. Give Whisky 10 middie Wigwam. Get Water-wings from Third Wigwam. no back la Blob. Get Bliob lo blow up Walsr-wmga . Examine ■ ivive. Take Strange Bone {Pipe). Go lo Wigwams. Give P^ to middloWigwam.fl.R. Get Spade. Sack to inOlar Graue, Dig iV Take Animal skin Spell Return to where you got [he Sparte. Read Speik Leave Screen then return. Take Crop to middle Wigwam. Game Complete C-FORCE No. 4 ■ APRIL 1^43 1 n awful movie, bul a fine game which ■ earned il^eli a shiny W%m Issue I Imran Shamim has a ma^ive guide to completing H — my hards ate leeHng in pain at Ihe though! 0I typing it qijII Nyet mind.. • From the start, jump onto the firsl taWe. Using the tables as platforms, make your way across thi root until you reach ihe ligtilrppe. CUmb acfoss carefully and shoal Ihe owls, one by one. Whan on Ihe other side, push Ihe nearest crate onto the lift and lake il up 10 Ihe higher platform {you must be on tiie lilt wiih the craie) Position the second crixlG under Iho tight-hand edge of Ihe plattofm. and Jilowiy push the ottier one on lop of ii. Jump down and pu^li lln^ slack ol crates Towards rl»e lowesi window, whilst avoiding the dachsEiund. Ciifnb Ohio the crales and head toward ihe left- most window • Stay clear ol Ihs lasers. Push Ihe small craie next to Lhe large crate and scramble ovet il, shooiing Ihe biKer. Leap on the springboard to clear ihe oiher boxes. Avoid [he pressure pads and kill Ihs guard. Crawl underneath IhefirSl SlUs on Ihe wall an-d |ump over the nei^t. Gel rid ol the guard and cirmb jp lo the the tightrope, f^ove across and kiU the biker at the Olhef end. CisaT the laser obstacle af>d enter ihe iifls. LEVEL 1.3 — Ploer ^c • Crawl Immetfatefy and Wll the (»p on the oihe side ot iho hole. Using Ihe arancliair as a spring boa nj. jjmp over Ihe hole and avoid the laser. Push ihe small graie next 10 the stack of crates, aliowing you to pass over Ihem. Shoot th cleaner and jump over the pressure pad. Kill the little shDoler' and coniinye iefl, bouncing over It pads using the armchair Kill Ihe cop and steer clear at the laser whilst makirrg a dash lor t^G LEVEL 1 .4 — The Labyrinth • Clirr^b the ladder and entfif the following room. Dodge the flarnetlirowers and go jp. Hii th© Stfi/ilch, climb back down and head righl until you reach a ladder Get climbing and Stand Between Ihe flama-fhrowers. Fue a ball to hit the swtlch or Ihe ielt. Go back to the lirsf switch and you lind V tan s slopped Run pasi and nip up the ladder to Ihe nej^t secli-on. Use ttie monkey bars to get across arid hurry rhght until you reach Ihe pil. Hll the switch on Ihe leK arid drop d&wn Ihe shalt at Ihe end. ~ lemMi inlo Ihe section. Behold yet anolfie; swrtchj '^jlnng depression hil hE and Ihe Tan wilf siv )lieci Ihe coins ^nd smack ihe lolloping ^wil^h. Ihiis tteaclivales some lasers fuifher on Once past conimue nght avDJdir>g the lasers to iha Bfid, I Km t^^e biker and 90 rig ht. Spnni pasi the lasef and wsllev ine crates by bauriding on the sota. KiSI Ihe Quard and leap Ihe pressure pads Put pay to tlie final guard arid once clear Dt ttie laser, haad lo theiifl. • StioattheGop. bounce across on Ihe sola and vault IhK crates and pressure pads. Destroy lUe guafd and use [he qrat© (and a rmnrung jump) lo Clear iJie gap. • Cfimb over the crates, kilf the biker arid use ttia aimchaiTS to cross ttie pressure psds. Scale the crates lo walk Ihe ligtitrape You will come across a huge slack of crates and a biker on the ofhef side. Ignore trie hH and head rigtit, shooting the guard and reaching the eKil. • Go past the laser a.nd kili ir>e guard. Wsti betuveen ihe nevi la&ers until Ihe coast Is dear. Destroy the cop aod wan beiween ihe las^irs again. When sate, run artd kil[ the gusrd Head rrghl and then junnp orto the platform and punch the painting Id retease iLi^wl 1 crackodi LEVEL 3.1 — The Sewers • Drop oH Ihe plafforni, tlien run nghl up Ibe Efairs to collect Ihe bonus coins Shool the guy ofi [be pogo stick lo stun him belore rushing loiward with a puncti. Climb Ihe net! ^ei ot crates and |ump onio the uppermos! platform — walk right as far as possible and drop down. Go to the left a little and waaie the doctor. Push the crate oft the platform and onto the lift. Now us© II lo climb up the Following slack of crates and on to the top platform, disposing of the doc vi^ho appears. Crawl to ihe gap edge, kill ihe opera singer and leap the space. Walk the ligblrape and fall oHihe plalfofm beading right as you de&cend. Now uae the crates with arrows ta bounce over the h.gber crates. Gel nd of Ihe opera sfnger and shove i he crate off the ledge and onto the lift as before. Climb the ladder to completion J • AvokJIng the Spear, go ngb! and clirnb down the ladder Head nght and up the ladder bui oniy walk □uer the pipe when the leal is mouiny upwards CPimb Ihu next lew taddars arid run left The gunner requires Twcri hits but once dead go up Ihe ladder nghl aind lake the first ladder you ^ee Dodge the spea'. scale the ladder and use the ligtitrope Co bridge the gap. Jump onto a Htf and get oti at the thjrd pkIi. Ctimb down Ibe ladder and use lh« tigblrope, Dgn'i Tail oiherwtse you will have to go back ijstng any switches to open gates. When across leap up the ladder and past Ihe spears, then re-climb itie ladder. Jump to llie rfght, leav-p Ihe switch and make your way up. Clear Ihe pipe by hurling yoursel! tnjm the ladder and dimb the re^t Go right and reacJi Ihe esil or visit the lower passage lor a bonus coin. • Wait for the gladiator to jump lo your lavel and then blast him twice. Shoot amy nasties huX waich tof the hurithbacks Cross the rope and nail the h;in^bacKju&t before you reach the light side. UVEL 2.^ Vatican Hcuis • The first sedrOn's r»ol ^oo difficult Climb down Ihe? ladder ano head left. Avoid the T" shaped blocks on Ihe llooi" or "you bouncf* up 10 the top ie\j6\. When far left, drop down Ihe hole into l^e hall. Qq right, lilKi^rg your time i^nd bi5 Sure to jump the gaps. CNmb down Ihe far right fadder and head lelt Now climb ihe ladder a.t the iar left and shoot the gladialor. Go nghl while jumping from platform to platform. Touching Ihe ground won't k]ll y&u. but It does lower an animal cageir^ the disiancei Avoid the 5«cuTFiy bleeps and you so^in arrive 31 the cage. Drop down oTr if Irom the platlorm ahd jI's a/iolher section hnished, LEVEL 3.1 — Outside Tbe Castle • Kill the balloon gangsfer, and sprini riglil to climb the ladder Jump oil ths drainpipe, then jump lelt across the lower set of plalforms and kill the slolh as you encounter him. Reach Ihe hit. Wast the kangaroo and run nght using the plaiforms (its more drfficuit if you slop between jurnpsj and go up the (adder. Go nght, climb up avoiding the tailing debns. Jump onto the drainpipe iheo off onto thg platform. Go left, kril fttf ^rooe ^reercieari £lime as >fl^^Hferd punch the I^^ddlsal Ihe Top. Run nght punching those in your way aryJ gi up [tie next ladder BBat the sloth, crouch down a kill Ihe batlooni^is. Tben run leti. IHiN ft\ M ^9 n • Kill the sfoth and the balloonist Climb to the higher plaitorms alwve Kill the hanging sloth an cross [he ropb Go down and leap ihe raniparls. Gel Ici tlie lop by uslr^g t1>e iell hand platlorms, a head ijp the ladder for the exli Do noi sboD! Ihe baddies — you'll see why! • Go past the Daddie above you. Kill Ihe ^loEh ar [ump The platforms. Avoid Ihs riBMT two baddies, fump Ihe platforms again anci kill the Aiaiting sloti Don't 3hooE the next nasty but do jump ihe gap and push the crate under the ladtlei to climb up^ • Go lelt. Jumping over the low balis and ducking o^j^r the hhgh -ones. Coniinue past the ier»nis machine and go Iar left killing the balloonist and jumping u.p along the platforms Shool the Kangaroo to get to the Nfl -making sure To jump off when It slops. Make your way left along the plaflonns taking care of the balloontsis and you w reaclT another lift, rJaw get onto the right hajid Irll and enit via the open uvindow. LEVEL 3 Ante Chfii • Inch lorward unlil youre standing In from ol the ladder Blow away the bomber and lt>e two guys Oehrnt} hun. CJimb up Hiy ladder to Ihe nyhl and push the crate ofl llie edge. Retread you^ steps backlfcfi and ue^f Ihp lilts lo manoeuvre the ci ale 1 [he highest pimiorm Vou can avoid thy huge Fat thir»gy by lumping on tlie crate. Push i| right until il cannot go any furlBicr. Now simply jump or to tfie crate and !heti onto the lop nQ.lu platform lo lind Ih exit. LEVIL 3.6 — Crystal Roam • Drop down to tbe bottom and hit the swrtch in tl top right' hand screen. Go left, climb up the ladder arfcd across the tightrope. Make your way Jight am; bit tha middle switch. Go back to the fjrst switch a quickly as possible but use the centra I ladder and nab the crystal. Now go back 10 where you hii the second switch and jump on the platform to press the bottom right corner to escape. Congratulation: you destroyed the alchemy machi ne and sawed it' worlrf— phe^ EXTRA CHEAT! , RIGHT, n%'^-^\^^^y?^^UP.DOmTEn Should 1^ ^ irdS^K,*^^- ^^^ ^=^" Moctor Seen has der,»?i^l^"''='^'^" t^sto, ".8,1 p,sss dowr Sh f, ^n.-? ^^ '" '■O'^O A l'< ^J helpr crteitrte dazed garAplayer. 't Just can't lalhom m "eve!, I ke«p gflling kriled oy ihe five-iegged septic-fsced demor> tsiiDot li can happen to any unsuspeciing reader, ihe common problem known as aifiiculiy Dilficuliy ^n compiminfl, destroying, rescuing: whaieyer the game, yoij can be assured i^at someone, somawhefe is aiuck Well, lei the Clinic (toors swing wide open anO may the public swarm in wih enquiries Rrsi to plonk himseli on Ihe couch and ratay his morumenl- ous pn^blem is Mr Capes from Sklp»on, West York*. Now thks poor geni is getting very peaurtaed by Di^^y. Pfnce Of Trte Yiolk Folk. Only the other day Mr Capes asked for a complete solulion and being Jhe caring soj! rhai I am I promised to send It along 10 his ^ery doorstep. But the rooms ot COMMODORE FORCE are sa.id lo be haunted and torch my trousers, my solulion has complslety vanished' Therefore, pfease fBspond to Mr. Capes piaa and get those Dizzy answers in (Which lolally contradicig what i said last issue, never nilnd). ■ Ember Stone from East SU9Seii has a problem gettfng otf the first faw screens on Rntfefs Kespersl Best easy EmOer. these tips wHlhelpyouDLitnoend; Th& Phlbfiopher'5 Stone and tha Lead Bar form a Coid Bar worth E500. Take the Sword to the Blacksmith and you get Excalibur, Spark Of LH*a and Pile Of Wud lorm 3 Mud Monster worth ElOOO The sacond-fromiop object In Needleworh Room is a Crystal Bali worth E500. Don't bother with the Z60 chip, it's only aaipf Don't collect the Sticky Bun or Glue because you can't drop them. Never carry the Saltpetre, CharcoaL Sulphur and Burning Torch all at the same. The Model Cutty Sark and The Empty Bottle make a Ship in a Bottle. Combining The Cheese and Mouse rasjits in a Very Fat Mouse. Get the Krilfe and Fork from Ihe Astrologer's Sffudy and the Leg of Chicken tTom The Garden Gate Maze, to mahe a Chicken Bone Vou can now getthe Large Hairy Dog from Gordon Trader's Poom Drop the Dog in front of the Cav It will disappear allowing you to escape from the castle. ■ Caroline Davies i3 at her wir's end with a, rather old game eniilled Krysials OfZong. She can gel Jar into Ihe game but Is encountering probleims at lh§ 9fid ienv levels. Rayrng tips joyfully accepted as we are l^ar last and only hope ■ I like polite people, and etiquette Trimmed Mr S M O'Brien would like assistance, as soon as nonvenienl' with Wizard Wtliy. Either a poke or general hint as lo defeating the Jevel t guardkan woukJbeappre-cialed. Hild- mannsred help pronto please, lad^ and Jasses. 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Philip aiid Meifion Davies (Wid Glam), Pajl 'iikkle isddie' Evelaigh CDorssi}. HithardBeckelt (York). J Wseif-conluSBd' Templeman {Leeds), Fajsal Ashraf (Boulton), Brian Given [Devon:. Gavin McBnde {Ireland}. Mark 'Charlie Who?' Forwood [Midlands} David CiarKson [Htpii), Carl O Donoghue {London Penge). Mark CariwrighT (WarcesieO, Jarrie 'BaTh' Mitchell {Shropahireji, f^fii Wel^h {Lanes), Trevor Fuller (Cambsl, PhUip Croft (Lines), Chnsiopher John Dare (Bojiton). Christian Geoghegan (Ireland Q Davey (Sussex), Daniel Morgan {Somersei} Bernard Mouldy Sandwich' Shendan (Dublin), Martfn Rose (EsseK), David Heslord (Merseyside), ^Time files when your throwing clocks from a ■ window, ond yel agoln I must wave off the I tips section for another month. Bye, see ya, la-raa, etc. JLway it rides Into the sunset. Bui |wl|ie these saddened eyes and mop that gllst- lened nose, becuuw I've had a vision. A vlslei In which I »it at my desk reading Hps and typing them out, commending I some, condemning others. I continue this task until deciding I to stop- I then write an epilogue that moons no sense whatsoever and really makes no ] difference to the planet earth. Hew very odd. Please keep youf [^werk flooding in to; The Tlpsteo COMMODORE FORCE, EuropreftS Impact, Ludlow, Shropshire SYS IX SUPER NINTENDO + STREET FIGHTER II + SUPER SCOPE ALL THE ARCADE ACTION IN YOUR OWN HOME MEGA DRIVE -¥ MEGA CD + SONIC 2 + CD GAMES ^839 40 60 42 SOUND, GRAPHICS, CAMESI MORE MEGA GAME GEAR + TV TUNER + SONIC 2 39 40 60 43 GREAT GAMES AND A T.V. TUNER AMIGA A1200 OR AMIGA A600 0839 40 60 44 CHOOSE EHWEEN THE NEW 36 Bit Al 200 OR THE TRUSTY A600 STREET FIGHTER JOYSTICK OR INFRA RED ^ JOYSTICK 0839 YOUR CHOICE! DECONTROL OF THE ARCADE MACHINE OR THE CABLE FREE INFRA RED £250 WORTH OF I GAMES 0839 40 60 46 RUN RIOT IN A GAME STORE! 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So Us innjendo. smirks and gags a- k plenly wilti Iwo o1 Ihe tirmesl palm-Hllirig g pals, the Speedhng {12 mu^l be won) and ^^ lh(3 ^f3^'g^fOf (36 soing for Itep). Vtfilh eifcelleni ergonomlc d-esign lo ease away gaming sores and ^ rjgged consiruciion iHal wilh5iand5 even me jfc'mosLs^rsnjoLS of lugging, ihey re nalonly ''" XhG &esl on the markel biil also among the F0RCE'5fa^DLjrHe*:ticksi Aind whal do you have to do lo win orre o\ mese lavish levers? Swim a crocodile- iniesled lake? Mucj wreslle a boa constriclai'' &rog Hanibal Lecter in a dark cellar? No, you |usi have lo vi'ork duI who's playing whai in our ace " joyshck piccyi So who IS playing JmuGan'^ Work It out. ssupid... Finally, belore enlerlng you mjslhold aslioh (or twig) abave your head and pronounce your undying love for Suzi OuaTIro in a Cornish accent W^e II know il you haven't complied, and your enlries will be chucked away — yoj'ue been warned' ^nirles lo A Hand s BesI Friend Comp, COMMODOHE FORCE, Eufopresa Impacl. Ludlow, J Shropshire, SV6 IJW, I Enlries must Ije I received Dy March 25th, so post early THE PiUON PnATING ■ C-FORCENo.4 ./APIIL19«3 kandwritiiig ^ I know you youngsters con road microdot, but crusty old byiwr motiop ilcs 1 (UALWD — thcrt's long Sightod folks lo overyono olso) havo rool ■rouble with tiny words. Most letters that wing their weary way to COMMODORE FORCE are fini but occasionally you got one so mucky it looks like Chris Hayword lot on It! It makes me go cross-eyed. I don't boliove in these new-fangled doctor thlngies, so I tried the local sweet shop for a cure (It seemed like a good Idea at the ttnte). The shopkeeper, Mr Woffler, sold aniseed balls ore good for the eyesight — hos onyone got any to spare? I'd buy my own, but you know how it is, with inflation, the state of the pound, the effects of the royal marriage on the country's fiscal status, the state of my bloody pay packet, etc.« Dear Lloyd, Could you lell me wheru i can gel The Grest Giana Sisters'' I've Iried -everywhere and no-one It, Is il coming ouicnbuflgai, if so wh&n?lf . why nol put Jl on Ihe covertape? Please print ihis letiar and I will leilthe Edio §ivt> you G pay t\5& Jotiotfion Bacon, Orini«by, South Hum ben ids. \SQrty, you're out ot luck. The GrealGlana aters was a blatant Super Mario Broa rtp-ott. ldNiJii9ndo didnl takp too kirnily tolt^ pysued. and ttte game wasqutckfy ..tthdiswn. You can fotget about gGWt}g it tmm a shop, tut it you re BXTREMXEi Y tiicky 'io might find a second ttand ■"V somewhere. i PD OR NOT PD». Oent Lloyd, I was very interesied (T>ltie Publii: Domaifi arlide in Jhe January issue of [he niag Where can J gut more informaTion? ( Ihoroughly enioyBd the Jrrsi issue of COMMODORE FORCE, Darron Morris, W«Bfard, Ireland • Sum — try Binary Zone PD. 34 Porlland Road. Droitwich. Worcestershire WR9 7QW They ve io^ds otdGmos. gum&s dna uUiih&s. andthGyrraw offer a Jape service as weiias disk. It any other PD tibrsries want a tr&e plug. send us some material (especiaify gafiies}^ There'j on/y one Super Har/o/(infl interested iri buyifiQ a moOefn tor my C64 t a few que^l^ons to a^k.. How miich does HcosT lo usea modem aTi n. rot Ort a Sunday, lor dt^h rniriute? Ti^asa /tonnaJ p/rpne call. How rnany lun. legal things can you do will >deni, and could you tell me how lo do thes You can use Bulletin Board Services, play Ttiulti-us&r garrtes with peopie lit/ingmHes ay, and chjt with all your modem-ownir rnds using a conferencing sen/Ice \i yau havE 3 call waning on /our phone wf J're using your inodem, will you know snrp>EDf»e'a trying lo caU you? On some exchartgea you get a sigrtaJ. but usually play havoc with modems anyway 4) Are modems on much more advanced comDLit!er? better than CG4 modems^ No, all CPU's are equal r^aidlng moderr^s 5) How do you set up youf own database on moderri? I presume you mean 'Bulletin Board'. Ask your local PD library about the necessary software 6) How mjoh does a modem cost? Depends how fast ft is. It covid be Bnyihia tro/TJ £50 — nOOO 7] Please can we iiav© ar> Agony Aunt m COMMODORE FORCE for people who have pToDlGmstnfhelrhlo* Your Sindajr have qdg I think il's a bhlJIanl Idea^ Yoii< Uoyd, seerr lik sen^ihle pernnnio do il 1 don't know What oth&r r&aders think, but can t see f1 working myself. WItii Itre Spectrum market rapidly diminishing, Yoa Sinclair probably included it as an set af desperation. For my money. COMMODOfli FORCE should remain a con^ptiter inaga^i — rest assured we w ne^er fill the mag wlh toys and comjcs either! Joel Winston, Edgware, MiddJH PS Don I make lun of Ihe Sp^clmin if we wai :itDp the thing F thaf are being said abaul B-bii home compuleis. Ihen. we all have 10 work Togerher PPS Give Uoyd a pay riso. he deserves It. • Hope Ihat helps, Joel. On reflection, yoi probably righl about the Spectrum. Airer^ used to own one when I worked for Crash there's no geflinQ away from Ihe tact that 1 now dying, but lis had a good (nnings! acrOR AP«L 19 ON THE MAKE? Dear Lloyd, Having ra^O your lasl issue I leel quiis psrpleiced Vdlf reviewers do an excellBn|oti mosi erf ttiB tiine. bul when you do a feaiue reviewing old games (eg liim iicances) I cin't see haw yoij can change ihe ratings ao drastically on some games and no! ataJLin otherE, &eanng in mund of cojrse Ihey'ii hiva aged- It leads me lo think thai y^j'Te not as unbiased as y&u shj^uld &e. Maybe i1 5 promises at soFt^ariJ houses' freeOie^ or backhantfirs! Paul Yates, Quamdon, Dorby. • Before yoir writ? snothei letter, Paul t suggest you look up libel' in the dictknary and don 't do tt again.' The lei/fevtrers NEVEP give nigh marks an the promise of backhartders. and the reason lor ratings changes (other Ibary aging) is thai the ffbout the game Ihan the orrginat < we do dfsagree occasianaJly (No we donlf -Ed). STAR BORES? Dear Lloyd a Crew, Greetings from the Dagobar system! As 4 tak«t longer for your publication to reach the Fwesi Moon ot Endor and the Ice World ot Ha\h. I've had ID dispatch a small rebel fleet to Calm the armies massing Ihera, itseernatr>fly were ready 10 storm Earlh. in particulai Stiropshire. Er>g1and. Anyway. I've rrrenlbned Ihal the force will t>a wilh Ihem — always. ICPUC PLUG Dpar Commodore Force. I m wHing (Why do people start their letters wtth Tm wntmg? H know you re niising. i've got yoi/r lelter tn front at me) f^a' lock on a Transtfme Decellei^tor to slow down the psssaQe o! tUne. This is IncwdiOly expensive, but If we didn't the mag wi?iild be out of date by the ttfj^e you got it We had a sflghi acciiient tyearntoff tew fhiee to ttw Zygorian Imperia — the TraftStftJie OeceHerator overheated, and they ended up getting the mag before we'd even writnn it! No wonder I never ffet a pay rime... A CASE IN POINT Dear Commodore Force, Hi there. How goes if Like ttie new mag and superb tips booklet. Now. down to business 1) I would like 10 learn how lo program games. etc, bu; IVe n Where did you used lo gei your cassette cases froim^ I used to gel my spares trom W H ISmth. bul ihey n-o longer sell them here As I now rtflve abQut seven cassettes with no memberstiEp Worth 021 '> Secondly do yoii know ot any software Ihgt I can use for my household accounts? Id really like to see il my C64 can makeanysenseofTTiy bank Statements, as I knowlh.^l I can"li Sinon Trenerry, SuHon^ Surrey. • Haven't a Ciiie about household recounts packages — the best thli)g you carr do is contact ICPUC ttgairr. Their technical and product advice is second to none* Membership Is definitely worth the asking price if you're into more than g3mes. As well as excellent service and regular newaletters, you also get tree use of thetr extensive PD library. Anyone wlshmg toiolfi the ICPUG sfsould write lo The Membership Secretary, P( Box 1309. London N3 ?UT 19A Dear Lloyb, a ue goi a tew potnts to raise. 1 J CONSOLES "What sihebpg fuss about tliem? Mytnend who's gol a Mega Drive go! Sdijc ^Ahen ilcam< out. li^ two-player mode vus compileled ;( m two gije5. OK, so it has brill graphics and music, but Where's the playaf^itiiy ' Scrne people compleleb wiihin \t\fbe hours ot buying lE^ 2|Ce4 SOFTWARE Wliy nave most sliops stopped se11ir>g C64 games'^ In Keighley.ItiefeusPd to be live sUops serving the C64, now the-re'S only one. T^e othtii are console only^ 3) AC(^ SOFTWAPE Sorry but we ne^d all Ihe free plugs we can g< 4 J COMMODORE FORCE Gmai naw rnag. Jus! don't get anyone- called Lijcy or t^iss Wt>tpla&h near >l. Sorry about the length oi Ihi^ letfe-- bul > Siad a oil lo say. Jitmie Johii»n, 16S Long Le* Lano, LaH L«e,Ke!ghl*y, W Yorkshire, BD31 4TU< PS For info on Ace Software, serd a disk and a first class stamp Id the above afldrass- / wonder wbst II happen to Itiose sbops when Ihe conaale OuiJ&te bursts and the scene's dominated by compilers again? Serves em right ioi not suppoiHig the C64'. Remember you can always gel software direct from Ihe software houses, and the Forcetield PIbzp can get anyttjing currently avalfabfe loo. m C-FOHCE Na.4 A APRIL 1«93 Well, manks for HsJ&ning Hope you can make ser^e of my scrawl' Andy Tham, Ktng'* Lynn, HArfolk. PS II anyboOy lA^nf^ sn olca Q.irie thai's no longer available. i£ il legal ot Illegal lo Dbllge'^ • Np magazine programming cotumn will ever be as good as a decent beginner^s guide — check oul your local lihiary, yon know it makes sense. We hope to market C3sset(e cases through the Forcedeld Pla^a soon, so wstch this space. Finaliy. you can do what you tike with your originai program, bui f( you copy ii you're breaking the law. Greelings Lloyd. i wonder rf I could ask 3 big favouc, 00 queslioris I promise Being a dedicaisd CEd user, 1 sef ms To me mat ihere's nof enougti help available for ihe gamesplayer (COWMODOHE FORCE eicBpied, al counsel 1 Intend lo set up a PD library and JnTormation exc^hanQe. covering all tlie usual garnes and demo^i 'or llie 64 bui also cheats, pokes, listings ©Ic. i've already buril up an extensive COltecTior oi my own. but *hal I rieed now is tor Other 54 jsers 10 gil in touch with all Iheir material so a large en[>Ligh database can be formed, I wojld also Bike fo correspond wilh oltier Comrriadore 64 users world-wnJe, and perhaps help set up a user ^rojp here in B^dlordshire, It I can compile this database, ii won't be a pnjfrt making orgamsatian. il'll be a C&4 help desk joi, more accurately, a colfee table as my funds don I run To adesk^ Here's hcipJng ytsj gel your rise, as ft may encourage my boss fo give me one roo St«vtt Morris, «« Kvsiell RIw, Luroit, Bcdf LU1 SEX • What's in it tor me? Only iokiiig^ IF you Va any cheats, pokes, tips or other interes ling pieces of PO. send Steve a copy at the above address. Oh. airdhy the »ay Sieve; don't forget to bung us a catalogue when lis ready! I SWEAIL„ TO TELL THE TRUTH? Dear Lloy^d. I was told my language was gettrng pretty bad. so I've been practising som^ soft swearwords K y-ou want to hear a tew, here they aire: crikey, drat. darn, tlippin heck, hlmkin heck, oh sugar bums. 5uck-a-iash jeepers-creeoers, knieker&, golfy-gosh and CC'^-OAl^ l> Gregsry, 9lachro4l, BoUon. • You sound like a schootkid from en Ejtid Btyfon bor>k. If i were you. id stick to the stronger words — you might get a cfip round Ihe ear If you' oid dears hear you. but St least you IS keep your slteet credibility. Ormaybenot., PERSONAL ENQUIRIES Dear Commodore Force. I think your new magazine's great, tl was a gtwd Idea to put a tips booklef on Itie cover, Bui now I'd like Id unsftBt some questions (any on&care to askany?) I'ue played my Inends copy of Turbn Outrun on casseCten and was wordenr>g whether il S sliJi available undisk"' llilsbeen deleted, da you know Where Icouldgelsdr^kve^ionolthe Sega Master Mix (I Ihink it was called ttiai) and how much It would be'' MISSED BimiLES Yo Lloydl I just want lo comment on a few things regarding yOLr rnag and the C64- itselt. I've owned niy C64 tor about a year and \ love your niagazine, but (here's one thing I don't like at all — ibose two geekfi, Chris a.nd Miles. Miles es;>eclally — how car he knock Em^n l-lughes and Mfcropi-ase Socce^ They're Ihe best soccer games on ir*e Commodore and will be very hard 10 beat. They also grve some games NO good comments, making them out to be a complete heap ot crapi I msar. the other veteran reviewers make at least or>e or two good comments atxiul bad garner, but Ehase guys seem to give them no oharce. God kr^QWS what Ihe manufacturers say lo themsS'lves wJien they read them: they probably ttitnk, 'It wa're producing games as bad as Ihis. what s the Goddamn point in carrying on? Let's face it, we couidn t produce a good game if we virere paid (even though we are), tet's Just fin Ish it here a.nd nowl I know that's a Wt over-done, but you never know. As a matter of irtterest, have you ever had comptaints from games companias for giving their games aap reviews? Now on to the CS^ rtself. Answer rrw thJs Uoyd — if you sent som-eone you know into a computer shop and told him to buy any ten games for your C64. how many of Ihem would you find highly aMicllve? One Or two at most! I've noticed that sir^cB the Amiga and Other 16-bit compears cavT^e on the 5cenG. programmers waste their time trying to match C64 graphics to the Amiga's. aiTd in doing so the game iiselt en-ds up crap — all presenf.atloo and no gameplay To test my theory I bought ten games daGing from 1985- 1969, Oeiore (he Amiga afrlv^ these being; GtKJSts *n^ Ghouls — Ellto WizbaH — Ocean SlienE Sendee — Mtcrqproae Gunship — Mk'opfose Spyhunter — liSCjold Turba Outrun — US Gold Buogy Boy — Elite ^ Barman The t^apad Cnjsader — Oceon MiCfopiro&e Soccer — Mlcroprose Aoes of Ates — US GoW I lound all oi t^1esa games highly addictive, especially Slleni Service whJch I pisyed unill I readied iJhe Nghest rank poERible. WGSC [World's Gfeaie^i '" ■■!.»* Capiairij ■_\.-\ Ihem, an my sotiw^re y^ \Jq CoKt reir " 1 199Q / , , ., ., J wa de, /itOflfl thecr'L/ctim Win itionoT T' the L, J... . i/inba's ^ ^ ^ Quest S^dly Co: .L «^^-- ■- —^ ^s^ off. troraw(orBe to /ou Gerard Pag*, BrlftlitoH. PS I also have access to ^n IBM PC ranges bul I am not parting with my r^i hurry. IVeW... I'm waiting— are yoittjoing to answer th& qu&stions or not? Oh i see, you wanted to ASK some questions — vthy didn't you saysoV Unfortuntilely Ofr/f/i&r Turbo Outrun nor Sega rjlaster MIk are currenUy ovaHable on disk — sorryt eKoellent gs me these days, and it's all tjecause" programmers are trying to keep up with the Amiga. Iric Knott, Karry, Irvlanrf id • Look bud, f've teeri In the magazine biz tor longer than I care to remember, and in my experience EVERY rrew staff member's been knocked by a reader or two. Miles and Chris are Ihe best rookie writers we vehad In many a year, so don't scream for their P45'3. let them get into their stride. Siire they're harsh. buJ isn't that the way It ^ should be? II a developer hes so little f confidence In his product that fie facks It In over one review he couldn't have been up to mveh anyway, arfd do you really want us 10 contrive kind comments tor games with no redeeming features whatsoever? S dare yoi to buy Oazza'sSiipet Soccer (11%^ Ishl} and find something good to say about Itl i-laving slagged elf our reviewers for being ovet-crWcaL you then contradict yourself by saying CG4 games ere going from bad to worse to abysmal- True, there are a lot less strategy games In the Silent ServicE mould f you re right it's an excellent game)., but there's still a fair few ace releases if you look — ttie brilliant Ranrjparl for example. And remember. Trolls and ^ Lemmings are fust around the comer — ■ shortofa disaster, thesegames willbe WOiid-teaters! if you're into wBr gatrms, checkout Bismarck from Summit (Aliemailve). ■ C-FOtCE H0.4 ■ MARCH 1M3 y '■- .- » * -^ MORE MEGA IMUD- SLINGING Dear Lloyd. Th-inkGod for Gk3 Foley fms^mDiflj/i'steften the month' wtnner) I qol^ C64 ion my 12th birthday m I9ti-1 and h.ad a great Tirrte using iT f awfiQfe range qf a pphcaiior^s befo ire i1 ended 4. asa aa""^^ ff^cliine I sold rny G64 and upgfad^id' to a ^^egad^ve Ihi^ year, and lik€ any reasonaOly new machine I had lo tmahe sure I avoided Ihe crap when looking lor games. However. 1 slill had a disk drive, Comniodore i Aianso-ll carls, and various oih?r t^ki^ ^nd g\QCi/i. which 15 why me T^gaokwas ideal lor me M gor it on tjew Year s Eve and unlike the MD {sorry Se^al} I've never been on 11 for less ihtan five hours at a lime Even Ihough I own one, I challenge any MD ow-ner 10 t\t\6 me a horiEonial SCroUer IiKG Armafyle, a puzzle game Hke BoaWsf Dash... the llsl is endless. I have ifiebesr of Doih workk.bulfullimaleiy the 8-bit gaimes w Re^tay us&lcss — it^s d ^f&At if^speetion and tniner taoi, snd you can h&r^ly cQndetnn it for *ol bsing periect tor piracy. I agree the Ci4 disk is Ufyd^r-used Bnd overpt-lc&d Ihmgh — a bist^k dipk 19 no more expensive r/tana blank tape {Otten c'leaper. in fact — Ed) aid 'Is easier la duplicate, so it anything il siou Id M cheaper- Bui no, the software rumpsnies think, it Jhe user's geWng a suierior product. hell damn-well psy a Mghorprce, ' and cheerfullyoocket the ■■' dosh. 'iidm. UJdrir Gornmogore Force, ) h^ve a tjp tlicit works for any game where vou have r^cre than one liSe. Yau need ^n Action Replay carl. When Ihe game has started, nole ho^w many fives you hnue and press the Ireeze butlan. Press X lor Poke Finder — the screen '^ should show 'How many live& now?'. Type in however many lives you liave. and when aH Ihe pokes coma up press a key then press F3 Play until you lose a IbIb then re freeze, Pul y a Spactru m, ■obart OmwwMW, Scarfavraugh It's your tossi ■ Do 1 get a Wet Kipper through the post II I win It? Rakln Pocar*, Tofford Roaders don 'I go oat of their way to wtn It, dl¥vlet ■ I'll finish now as I'vQrunout of pape,.. Julian Pearta, Oxon I'm going now. 'cos I've run oui of Ideaa... Well, thot'B that for another month. Hie letters ore definitely Improving — no mere 'whon's thU coming ouf or 'where can I get that'* Remember, if the FORGEFIELD PLAZA can't get It, no one can — market stall/second hand shop/car boot solo sounds like a cop-oMt, but there's nothing more that I for anyone else) can tell you. I'm off home now to rest my weary eyes. Any |oy with riie aniseed bails? c-vo \>/ f ; CHARTS ^ CfltfPlLlDft* 8P0NB0PED BY jQALLUP PEK6UIN BfSCJITE dlKifl«r hifl W% hardly ■ppovlUif pr^dM^asor rtghfr ir» rtralght In At NunbM- 1 1 Honaariy gvy« and Kili, Uoyd loy* hi* moirbag U H of mottiu abffvt lh« ■tot* of C04 «*ftwar«; what do yaw axpoct If pao^la huy gaipam on Iha fttrongth of tha hyp*? ffraof Ffgrhtar ti lin't a Numoro Uno motorial, and lt> lowMn'r hova ch«rt#d mH «IL WWF EUftOPiAN RAMPAOI TOUB Ouan ■ DIZZTt Cadmiflitan PRINCI OF £l«.99 ■ THI TOLK POLK £3.99 6. Lotus TjrbQ Cha«eng» QB H ^ . „E3 .99 7. Rainbow IsIarnJs Nil Squad E3.99 a. Fun School 2 Ovef S s MH Squad C3-99 9, American Tsg t«am WrMlllng .Zoppelln £3.99 10, DJ Puff CcdeMBSiera £3,99 il.FISComhst Pilot Action 15 E3.99 12. Bubble gobble Hit Squed £3,99 13- Tesl DrlVB 2 HH Squad £3.99 14. Spellbound Dlz^y CodeMaftters £3,99 15. Graeme Souness Soctof ZeppeNn £3.99 16. Magic Vand Dizzy CodeMasters e3,99 17. Fun School 2 6-fl Hir Squad E3.99 U. 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GO, 61, 62. 63. 64. 65. 6G. 67, SltckB CodeMeslefs £3.99 Pitllghler Hit Squad £3,99 InlematlonatTenr^iS.,.. .ZeppeNn £3.98 Shoot-'em-up Coital, Kit GBH .,„..C4.99 Chase HQ HH Squad E3.99 Sum lT»r Camp Klut E3,99 Bully's Sporting Ob rts-Alternailvo £3-99 popeyoS,. Alt©rnaUvo,....E3-99 Super Monaco Grand PrI x -™ KiKX E3 .9 9 Gunship Kljijt £3.99 Turbo ih« Tortoise CodeMasiers £3.99 Operation Ttiunderbolt Hll Squad £3.99 Bubb*e Dizzy CodeMasters E3,99 V ii Tro rtlx ^4,9 9 Leihal Weapon Ocean £10.99 flo&ocop3 Ocean £14.99 MultlMixx 1 Golf KlJtM E4,99 BBC TV's Match of tho Day Zeppelin £10.99 Slleni Service Klxai £3.99 dragon N^njB Hit Squad E3.99 Gfaeme S<»une33 Int Soccer Zeppelin £3-99 The Addama Family Ocoan E10.99 Quattro Megaslara CodeMaaters £3.9$ Fllmbos Qjest KIxk £3.99 Pro Tennis Tour Hit Squad X3.99 Shadow oHhe BeasI ....Ocean £19,99 Champions 111 p Wresillng Kixi £3.99 SWIV KIKX £3,99 Trevor Brooking World Cup EiJ C3.99 Supefsiar Seymour CodeMasters £12.99 G8. 69, 70. 71. 72- 73. 74, 75. 76. 77, 78. 7d- BO. 91. B2. 93. 64, OS. e&, 87, SB. 89'. 90. 9t. 92. 93- 94. 95. 96, 97, 98. 99. 1(H Balmsn The Movie H If Squad .,.,,£3.99 Treble Champions. Eftj ^3.99 DiZ4y'8 Excellent Adv., CodeMasters £9.99 R6ai GhostbusLera HH Squad £3.99 SuperAll SlaFS CodeMqsTor3.E12,99 Urtimate Golf „GBH Gold. ..,.,£4,99 Teimilantor 2 Hit Squad E3.99 Fainlosy World Dizzy-,., Code Ma stars £3.99 CJ tn (he USA CodeMasters £3.99 Dl22y Collection CodeMaaters £3.99 Ml crop rose Soccer Kl jrir £3.99 Combat Pack 3 .Zeppelin £3,99 Renegades Mil Squad ......E3,99 Total Recall Hit Squad ....E3.99 After Burner Hit Squad E3.99 Toobin c .PuHIl Squad £3.99 Slightly Hag Ic CodeMasters £3.99 World Champ Boxln© .,GflH £3,99 James Pond 2; Robocod Mll^ I urn £i 1 ,99 Cabal Hit Squad £3.99 J Ga me P ack AHanlls C3 .99 Smas>i TV Hit Squad £3.99 Badlands Hit Squad £3.99 Hudson Hawk Hit Squad £3.99 Baiman Caped Crusatler Hit Squad ...,.£3,99 Gazza'B Super Soccer .ToLjchdown ,,,£3.99 Plcllonary m Squad E3.99 Rambo 3 Hft Squad E3.99 Italy 90 KlxK £3.99 Stag the Slug CodeMasters £3,99 Int 3d Tennis GBH £3.99 Hook Ocean £10.99 .4 Most World Sports Alternative £3.99 C-FORCI No.4 APU, IW3 ^l' L 55 --H /y^. .V '^ ■''■■ SS- i 1 A ?Xi 'i iv ^ ^1- / y- ^ }£. r - ■\ ^■^ iiiA ^vj ■-J.- Ji 1^ » , \ [»Iimi!Kllim!RlN!l • Topaz fcbfeiT' Child. ^. He Knows Me is Ihe TOPA; ' BEERLINE ertrv for Ihe Camelol parly dQmocompetOon. lis certainly oneof Btie beTler demos, learunngi some good grapl^ics froin Ihefr new artist DEATH [macabre handle), and some good coding by D'ARC (weird handle) Ttiev begin by graphically illustrating whjch member does what, setting the standard lor the demo as a Whole. Feaijring shade-bobs (sma.lt, moving objects whicii leave a coloured trail) and s^ade- plots (ifie saiTie, o^^^v with small dois) and a spooky DYPPlremgrtibefftiaf?) D ARC'S high- qualrly code provides a great springboard lor DEATH'S graphics, with two great pictures [weW. the Die Hard pidjre is great, while the Scyifie Man IS okay) Donl tbirk TOPAZ tias only two members; AMJ and HTD provide audio support. PD or not PD, that I* tfio quoation — whether 'tis noblor in tho mind to suffer the slings and arrov#s off the marie efplac e.„ Dutch Pubiic Domain expert RJEMI ^HE BARD' EBUS soys 'NO' os he brings you the latest in dynamic demos! he CAMELOT Psiy iT> Aars Ewe;actfy formed last week ailher. Still, they've been releasing dejnos like hell and are starting lo give the bettsr-krown groups a run (or their rnoney; let's see whether they're worthy ollhefr position. For starters, ComaligM 8 won the competition at the CarnBlot party, Uniortunateiy my contact made a cock-up and Forgot to send the complete demo, but til da my best with what I have. The miro is simple, some teict and a logo foiiowed by an all-Dorder upscroiiei — yes. you read i[ right —an upscroller which goes through alt four borders! It's not that this has never be^n done belore, but rt eats a whole lot ot raster time (about 90% of II according to the prog ramifier) The best part ol this SBClfon Is Ihe musk;, a great converalon ol a Eurylhrriics classic by PRI Graphically there's not Too much to see other than an eniarg&d chiiradef set and picture by KIKR. Other pans seem to have an Amiga influence, evrdent in a iot of demos lately: affects such as tilled vektors, plasma and boE^s, ail ol which are are pretty comrnon on the C64 today allhough they were first seen on its Dig brother. OXYTRON have also attempted some elteds that have never previously been attempted on the C6^. Oihor [not so Amjga-onentaiedl parts boa.st elastic lines, as Graham (Ikes to call his plot'rojlines. featuring some stunning transforming objects, or a split- screen, with on one s^de depicting some text in Hi res, whiie on the other side FL Ms shown, divided by a swinging line. One of my personal lauourites, and probably the most original pad in thfs deniD, ii m C-FORCE Ha.4 ■ APRIL 1 993 and oihsr members lave definiTely contrtjuted to ihe demo as a ^holt The end sequero has something lo say: tt i§aijres Two fwHii. pfhaps you can say Ihree} endings II yoi press space during Ihe SGCTion ^hich tl^py say \s Uib lasi pari, Ihe real' las! par] I5 jaded, toniairing a reasonably cool InTetererce rouline wfiich HiGy thought IDO bacto have In ihe demo Hi[ space again andil's lime lo blow ihe cantfle. as Ihey say., and that's e'actly whai happens' Problem Chtid \s ;gaod demo from TOPAZ— Ihey're rslly gening the hang ol if. Wilh some pratlice Ifi&y'll he ralBaBing some srLBmiriQ sEuffi • Crest r ve been telling you about CREST tor the pasilew issues, th^nkirtg 1 knevf whauhey were worting on. but again rheyVe -caLghl me by surprise wilh another shock release — 4 Years CresS. aka Avani GanJe. aka We Fighl Fsscisnf and goodness kno^^s what else^ Why are there so many names for ihiis demo'' As soon as you run it a rrnjlme changes Ihe direclory ol your fljsk, ctranging ihe label, Ihe lile-names and llie demo s tilie. CREST have always been fiddling Enounfl with such rojimes. They also love registralion offices. For example, in McDofiaid's Rfis/aursnfihey made you type in your group's name, and gave you fdeoending on what group you were in) an amount ol monHy (on computer, oP coursel. Their main pan was a menu, all sub- sections having names like Btg Mac. Milkshake eio. and each had aprice — lor example, ng new; fifly of their closest friends were g singi^-colour dots, bul ihis enables the computer lo cstculale youf fractaf In seconds Vou can gel inevueiriJesieHGClfi Uyou try ofl&n enough, Qui il's rather inaJ and error. rnaMns tha TWO aiampies given a hUle inadequate. That s all ihe JnTeiresting stufl i c^n leli you atwut this flemo- aa the fas! pan i saw was a nice coiour'Scroll-pan which ash^d you !□ turn the disk, ihiough on the olher slos oT my copy was TOPAZ'S Froij^em CNd ComabghtS \& a. fflood demc, worthy oT your collection (it complete, thai is), and looking at the oihBf demos reiJeaaed at Ihe twty in Aars. ii deserved To «ln . PROMETHEUS UNBOUND Now tor some demo5 Winch weren'l released at Ihep^rly • Flash Inc. LASH INC. are already one of the olde&t groups on today '^ scene. though lor me it BflKTiaWkeonly veslerdaywtieni saw their first d&mo I wouldin't call i\ palhelic, hut Jt was dose. f*3wada¥E FHI ^avG graven into one ot todays legends, with two of Lhe scene's tnoEl talented programmers ZODIAC and UNIFER, some bodacious anisis like CREPT, ZORtS and CREEPER, and great musicians suciias MCX3M and SHADE. FLASH are one of those groups Which successlully combine great design with h^h-quality code. ProweWeiis Unbound \5 no ejtcepfion, starting With a good picture by CREPT, a nice logo by CREEPER, and one of the desl characl&r sets IVe ewer seen on this machir^e. The second pari brings you a complicaled plot- scroller, hard to code, hard lo de&ign, and even harder lo read! COOL CODING The lollowinci pan leaiures 'Metamorphoses' a complen! roulinefthich anjm^leEi one picture inlo a^o!^er one. very difficult to ejrpiain. very diflicuM to code. eiflrBmely r:ool lo look al Part lour has some more dots by ZODIAC, this linne calling their use oniy. The rest had lo rh H wilh an unregistered version of 4 Years Crest. Luckily I'tti registered as User 50, so I musi be doing sorneihing right. [TBtanks Deek!). The version I'll review t.5an unregistered vefsian, as that's the one you're most likely to sed, whlla you've 9 J i ill JlwJriWj, V ^^H about It, why nol «Ibp m« ^2 Ibsuak of cOHMODORFFoncE,lc«: And Juii think of aJI IhB copp«rB I'll «av* by viriiicribiing... Tick wbar* appraprlflta, HH RENEWED Pieu» «and rn« tha nsiil lllania* ol COMMODORE FORCE: I! liva in tha UK. PI»bh atntf ma 12 laauaa ol CF wIthTapa CZ9,60 D MOT II SOIfi I llvalniha UK. Ptoaifl undmv 12 IhimidICF wlthOlik C^.90 i~ SOU l: 6017 II liva In Eupopa or Elr*. 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Hbvb yoLi ever purchased a gaine only to find tt won't loadF The most common reason tor loading difflcufflea Is caused by nie tape read &einfi oul of allQnmani The AZIMUTH TAPE HEAD AUOUMENT KIT, enables yoti to re-align your tape fiBa^a simply and qjicJsly, No tec^mcai 5hl]ls are required. Stap by step p Yi .^^^. >= I'm In a bad mood today. I get home from a hard day's Ore-battering and found a Stygyan blood-beast devouring the contents of my larder, dispatched the beast fairly easily, tut hew was I to know their blood as highly acidic? Not only did it rust my axe, it also burned a hole in the fleer. Ah well, at least I've got an inside toilet at last. LOST WORLD • Walter Pooley Tape or Disk, £2.50 I hits 15 Th9 latest game by Walter Pooley. famed for such adventures as Casiie . Adventure. Mi5sior\ X. Pyramid. Desert SPECIAL COUPON Tony Collins of THE CGUtLO has come Jp with yei another speciaf oWer for COMMODORE FORCE adventurers. Tliis lime you can get Casiie Wartocl^ and Y^rch Hunt, two encellemi aidverlures, a.1 a pouPTid ofl [Tie usual pnce o1 £4^r Please stale tape ? or dish wtnen Drderhng. • Please send mee your Iwiti pack of Castle Warlock mnd Wlicti Hunt at Iho special price of C:3^ Name .»».,.,...„ A d dress „ ., ,„, ,.. <■ Postcode ....,..».» ..».■■ Favourite GUILD d ad venture island and Mansion Quest, True la his usual style. The Lost WoTld'i a fext-only adveinlure based on Lhe well-known Goran -Doyip Qook. Like Sir Arthur's story, tf>e game's set on a mysterious plaieau fUled with strange preMsloiic creaLures and people. Truly a land that linae forgot You play Edward Mabne, a reporter for [he Daily Garette. Your lask is lo iird yoEir good Iriend Maple While who {according Id his despatches) discovered a strange world that time passed by Beginning al your camp -site at the base ol the plaiaau cIlHs, carelul examinaipon and eifploration ot ihe inilial locations reueal your friend mel a hofrific and untimely end. Determined lo discoveir how he died, you sel oul lo lirid a way onto Ihe pfaieau ThJs can be a bit Incky, butwi(h 3 iiHle thought and very careful ejommation of your surfoundin-gs you should :sOon manage i|. Onice (here ihs fun really begins! The localior* desctiplions are atmospheric and really set the scene lor Ihe action that Joiiows II they're not enough to lieep you on yOuf t&es, the savage apemen who are imonl on ihrowing you off Ihe plrjteaj (head firat) certainly wiiH Hur^gry pterodactyls, huge prehistoric creatures and a deviUsh Tytanroaaurus R-ba appear loo, ell sei in a steamy, jropical, dripping, uasl jungle. Luckily there's a few friendlier, more helpful charadeJB around (well ihei are if yoy Ireat ihem well) Despite the sense af senousness .Tind tension generaled by ihe igame. ti>are3a Ifiw humorous touches loo — search a leal-st'?wn hui and -you geE Ihe response, 'Vou discover something — leaves, leaves and yel more leauesl' At one point 1 was forced lo leave what could well prove to b? an e-tremely uselut ob|9Cl behind, and then wasted a considerate amount Of lims Irying to gel it back — drat those pesky appomen! Clever programming adds lo the tension of the adventure, wrlh short pauses between certain messages as you aHempt a pa«1icularly diificuU aclbn 6r discover something signiJicant, eg the-re'S a horrifically hairy moment when you're attacked and haue only a tew moves to escape before meeting your floom As usuaL Its wilal to search and examine everything As you maike progress il's easy To rniss vital Objects, without which you become- completely stuck ir a rasty situalion later ori- ThankTuHv Waller has included a Ramsave laolily. so lake my advice and USE IT OFTENI The advenlufBs quite incky at times, though the sofufions to [he mr-jny problems aire alw:iys logital — you'll kick your?;ell foi noi thinking ol them eadierl The parsers a little dirticoll at Times bm ii ifton'l spoil your en|oymen| ol Ifie adveniuri II you rhink c.^refuliy ahoirl whai acilo-n you want to flertorm and choose your wording carefully you'll gel along fine. M in all. This IS one ol Ibe imosr enioyaWe advenl^jres I've 5een recenliy. and il shoiitd appeal lo novices and oKpeils aliKe It's not ouerty large, but it's gnt enough Id keep you scialcbing your h^ad lor hours. Waller's also selling his comtnlalion of live older games for Ihe hargain price ot E10 [single adventures cost f 2.50 each). C-FORCi Htt.4 , JVRIL 1993 wammm (S2|™rxY?m I had a pu22linQ letter passed on lo me from Brian Gee. ii was addressed to the iBchnical departmert (sniff), corlained 3 Cheque (wfhl(^, t slress, wont be cashed — not leasT because il is made payabis ■□ P'Ot Brian Strain), and was asKmg tor help wtxh ar adventure! Don't you realise, MrGee, thai I'm the adveniure e"pen around tiere? Brian's playing The Famous Five, and asks, where can I find the key lo Ihe cuptraard an the wreck and where is the rr^ap ol ihe island?' To answer your first quesiion. there isn't a key. Try CHOP CUPBOARD and OPEM CUPBOARD to sea Ah^t's- inside it. Whai you 'md there could tomalti 1 he map — gelling It oui of ttie boi is a tan order, ^houghl Another Jet3er arrived via T/re Tipster \[ was a 5«t of maps for the ZorJt series Dy Infocom. kindly sens in by 8 Dallas ai FleelwDOd. He also sent some advice for J Nixon who wanted help with Kenftlla. Mr Dallas says, 'The castle is enfered by befriending the eagle, who carries you to (1. Tite boat rs kept afloat by "bale boat". using the bucket Get Elva to shoot the Oarg- Vool with the arrow. Cheersl P BockJng wrote lo Bash (yayhayl) to say that tie's bought two old adventures in a car bo^^t sale, namei/ Tt>e Woftft/lard Kobytishtand wanis some tips on Ihem, Well. Mr Bockmg, If you would care lo write hn and leli me eyacTly wftere you're siuck L'll be delighted co tieip f/ake sure you Jet me know if you have KobyashI Naro or KotjyoshI Ag'kiva. both by Clivs Wil£on. I f^an i>elp on DoTh , but I need to know which one you have, Gary Sfie-nce ties very kindly sen me a solution lo The Case 01 The mxed-i}p Shymer. He admitted he had a bit oi help !frorT> his sjster and his rr^um — I'm not surprised She won't let you reveal her age When she finds you tried to calculate il and said she'd CBlebraied her ^Isf birthday TWICE she H probf^ly pull the plug or you next time you're adventuring! Gordon GIIHee says the Levef 9 adveimures Sluarl Sumner from BirrT>irgham asked about are still available directly from Leval 9. The last address he has is; Level 9, PO BOK 39, Weslon Super mare. Avon, BS24 gUFl. msmmm enly, many young adventure heroes wi&h Id benetil Irom my gvisdom in Ihe art ol adventure- 1 cure Keed my coirnsil artd you won't go far wrong,.. When af^maching youi fiisl edvQnIure you should d/wa-ysbe armed With a pencil and paper {as well 35 a broadsword and a battleajce). as it^s essential that you mul^e a map If you don [, as sure as kissing a Uoq lurrrs il into a handsome pnncG tyuck. spill), one ol two things happen — you either ftrd yourseFI hopelessly lost in a complex maze of locations, or (worse still) lorget where you left that vital object Don't enpecf mapping to be easy — ater goirg North from one location, going South doesn. I always bnng you back Where you slaneti Don I despair, just rememl:>er the progTaminer started wjth a map ol his o^n and every aaventure is mapable. And rsmember lo explore each and ev9ry direction, including up and down, before moving to the next FDcaiion-. The importance o; ejiaminirtg everything and anythmQ you come across cant be stressed too slrongly Most obiecTs have a practical use in sciuing problems, and examining 111 em carelully lOmetimes gives a liinl regardirag their use. Read location descripiion s t'ery carefully flemember The smilighns beamtng through the rthndowand shining on the paperweight on tlie desk in ihe corner coesn I necessaniy mean giab the papenAieight and msh ofl lo e!aned or looked behind as they often cover an exit or a clue of some sort. Piciures can also give valuable clues, and could also cover a watF-sale ar niche in Iti-e wall. Fireplaces mean chimneys, and these are o'len worlh cliiTibirg. If there's a lire in the grate, try to put it oul. Don't lorgel lo search eve^lhmg more than once — sometimes you find an object and rush oft with it. only lo iind there was something else there after ail. Lots ol adventures have trees, and your (irst Itioughl IS to dirrrh up Ihem There's usually something up there, bul don't fusl leave rt at that. Shake It, you never know what might fall out Are there any branches that could Ije broken or cut to provide a useful stick? Could Ihe tree be chopped down and used fociosa a chasm, or chopped inio Iirewood' HGniertifrer to Gjamine the tree c:areiully because there may tie sorDeftiing hidden in Ihe roots or in a knot. More useful tips for tacki>ng advenlures next monTh — keep your anes sharp and your eyes peeled, and you never know what you II l^nd^ CONTACT POINTS V Cheqyes payabFe lo W Pvoley. Please # Please make cheques payable le state dish or tape when ordering, Clenda Collins. Walter Pooley, Flat 1, 45 Exettt^ Rd, Boode Mer9eysideL20 7BL U The Guild, 760 Tyburn Rd,. Eidingiton, Birmingham B24 9NX. D Well, fliat's all from the mailbog for new. Remember, iff you want to nvrlte in on the Bubiect off adventures then address your letters to Bash the Barbarian (remember Bash ahufoys keeps Ms bafffeaxe sharp and gleaming, and the nejTf persan te write ffe Liayd, Brian ar The Tipster will be reifecoraff ng the waffs wflfr hjs own bfoocff • If you want a personal reply, don't forget to enclose a stomped, self addressed envelope. Moy you never be caught in a dark location without a light source Sask L C-FOIIC¥ lio.4 APRIL 1993 If you've got a problem. And you knew just what it is. Call on me and I can assure of this, I can help, I've been using a 64 for years Yes, onother months another intro, another borrowed song lyric. I've got a packed postbog to get through this month, with everything from disk drives to flashing cursorsl THE TTJiTO^TTTTR OF BEING Dear Gri, We got 3 oroblern. I have an Eiceleraior-4- i3i£l^ drive and the prablem is Ihal when t iry \o load Defender Of The Crown and Sfeanh Fignter. ihe pfograms crash. Ive heard Ihai ihie load routines Ihe programs jae are incornpatiQle wt\h [he drive, ao I was v^Dridenng it Ihgre's a ^3'f arojnfl this with a roulin-e or 3 :,ouple o^ pokes'' Pater Flynn, Low Hill, Wol ve rha m pf o h . • n reminds me ol a problem some people T^ere having wrih the game Reimgrade. In lhaL all Bhree are heav^ rn jltiloads (even on disk) and so a problem wttti (h-e supposed^ly 'compatible E- crops up The ^oiuijort -Involves loading ihe main code dJreclfy. bul since I've not got the games o>f Ihe di&k dri^e in quesiion I can'l help ir anyone else can , contaci at me at Ihe C-FORCE add ress- ■rlan m C-POtCE H«.4 J ANIL 1993 BOTTOM OF THE CLASS Dear Tech-Head. I have starred ^vriting a Desk Top program but so tar all I have writter) is ihe menu I want the program lo incljde a word processor, a datable and d pn^ram thai shows intormarion on a bar graph. t ) Please could you loll me how to write a viiord processor »n BASIC? How do you t^pe Ireeiy on the screen wilf^oul getting aSyntaxError'^nhinkl need to jse a Gel or Input Eiaiement, but I am nol ejre, Also, could vou send me a Basic database and/or bar graph program ttiat leis you enter Inlormation whila n rs running and not have to pul It In data statements? 2] What are the advantages and dls.advantages ot prograrrtmino lo machine code*^ I have no Idea f*ovt to Stan programming in if. Do all (he keywords like print, input, goto etc change in an/ way^ 3] II I use POKE 204,0 lo turn the cursor off fluring a GET statement, moving rhe cursor or pressing space OJ return while the cursor is on screen, it leaves iiEsir behind' U there anyway of stopping This 'J Morli Dy^r, Lttwaatafl, ftfH«lk • Ten out ol ten for writing to me hflTG at COMMODORE FORCE wrfh your probjem, bul you gel no marlks for asking me la send you ■ programs. I WtLLMOT WRITE OR SEND WHOLE PROGRAMS, even if yau send me a tape. tj My advice lo you is not to attempt writing such a complex program in BASIC. II may be very fswarding. but the end result would be slow and noi worth the etlorl. t recommend the Mini Office 2 fi> set of utilities by Database Software, which wllF ^^ all the things you want plus whole lot more 2) The greaiesi advanrafje i^ speed adncei every single command of every line of a basic prograrn has lo be nterpreted into ^ machine code befor V it can be ejiiecuEed The disadvantage is Jsarning the £40 mnemonics in all their dttferent forma, bul you have greater control over what happens when your program Is working. To learn machlrie code you need 3t leasi a machme cod^ monitor and a decent book^ such as Wacft^ne Language for the Cc/ntvodore S4 and other Commoiiore comptttEis by Jim ButterlieltJ. 3) here's Ihe line you need to use immediately after iha Gie' £ Late mem, 1 D If Peek [207JTHEf4 GOTO 10 20 POKE20-1.1 Tr)Q first line MUST goto Itself; it simply walls uniii the curtiOa would nomatly be off before poking 204,' to Start It blinhing again. Brian BACK TO Dear Bnan, I m a bufldcng BASIC cfogra'^'ner, so you □energive me Ihaansvv&ra m BAStCa' else' I I How do you make the SID chip play all three -aice5 at tne same time' 2) Ho* cto /Qu make mulh colour sprues? 3) Da you n eed to use machine code to- use a loysIiGk in your own games? it so, then how ^q you do il' 4) Can you LIST machine code"? Thai's ^11 ■'or inow. Bve' Stvart Long, Rutherglen, Glasgow. # in iime-hpnpur^la.?*in5Ti ruansmrtr The ::L-e=i iiiE iri reverse Z"0^'' ^rc^gram you nwo a rn^;nine cp^e TiDfiji&r f>T a Oisasseratoe" - r . "fie rn^mtwfs *itt> ■hfe Tinemon»cS'lh£;i-'= ^b-I^U/ 3) .-..--■-.---. = - z^ '^s3 as *s'^o*5 = ncns 1 = JD .i^aNvri 5 = up & l^t 6 = flomi & left a = ngni 9 - up -S right 10 =dQVgily-iil smoKey air, plenty ol be&t and lattyn warped labfes — me coMUOOOnE fORC;EoPice?No, pur average pub wHth a pool Table, You're a hotshot (Id wflh senous street cre6. VouVe gotihe looks, i^ou're wearing Ihe rtghl clothes, and your cue ^outd put i^9 Trembles up any local husileT Knocking tiaHs around alable isn'1Tak>er ligiJiTly ir your neighbourhood. Its no[ a hoibPy it's a way ^1 "l^l Cue Boy. CodeUaster's inf&rpr&laTbn of the sport, pronnses every gsped ol pool (BJicept Itia dirifly lit rooms, smokayajr, banana-shaped cues, etc). SlJ-ength of shnt, cub poailiomng, louls and many mare realisliic elements are ^11 Ihe^e. The labte's wiewed Irom afwjve and feaiureB a little bloke njrnirgaPourOirWiearing 037 where The mmputer opponen(s ball is going to head. There s tne- added bonus ai a two-player option, so cnupies can sae who can pull oft The best ball spin or the deepest screw shot and still manage 10 reiarti aslraigiittace — youcenainly won'l whan you see TFie Codies sports presenter, a tiiQ-nosed oik with a gormless expression permanefitly glued lo hjs race! Cue Boy will soon be released on the Super Sports C/'aWengecompllalion, which also features ttiree older games — wiPI it breaK ths pi ayabillty frames or piummel flown the nearest pockat? Chalk up, polish your lengthy hickory Stick and take a floI-5 hot at our review nftjtt rrvonth! • Codemasters gJIILJII! t you prefer getTIr from A to B on Tia . wheels, there s n reason to l«ei iefl ou CodeMaslers are st to release their bikin game inrefirafional Speedway ^ery soc Rev upyourbiKear roar around the circuit. The crowd yelling IheiT suppop from the stands. You starloulas 'Z Zeppelin i ^" Oig liowdy to all you roadslers ouT tfiere, on your ears an' gimme a big 10-4. Smc kinlo neM issue, y all be p^ea3ea to hear. new5teoi-st^^J^g raaO-racer irom Zeppelin, Yoj probably lell Jrom Ihe Eitle this atn't no sfmpfe rai: game — the other cars arecsui for blood' Vouro chance is to bash eni tiefore they bash you (aoi like your dr]vif>g, Miles — Dap Ed). Sustain loo much damage yourself, and iis time lo see il yo pit mechanics can patcli up your machirke. ■ C-FORCE N«.4 ■ APRU 1993 wm ^Dung hopeljl. Firs! you ntust qualilv tor iTie Nalional Cham pons hips ty/ finiahung lap of !!ie qualilymg divtsion. Succeed, and i\'s ont<] NaLional. Continerl^j ^nd rinalLv World championsliips, glory, wealHi. (urry avocados with mini shetbel cenlres. elc. |['s another 3D bGrhind-the hiks etfon which shoLiid appeal la dicadesK^rs fed up wilh Tiitbo QufiuT} and Power Drill and loohirtq lor ^ new dnvt umjp Th&£priies are c:f'Hi-iit .inU wts're promised lliai overall bike conirol^ and anHmaiion will be jusi ae GO'Hl II ri^main^ lo be stmu whether or rml yon gul are^ilislic leehrtg of i^tied {nc biaKn5, remember ). in \he mmUma.. nil's good we'll (ell you iilFiJiglil, In l-sfnUH Five, so make j dale. The place la hern, ihb litne- Is novt. Apples, trousers, insFtds, b(«ar s Playeid in classic ^upot Spun! slyfe, each track I5 vrtnA'^J Troni abovca -on a single screen vwitli liny can-p r.cFiHschlricj roumd a1 a good rale ol knoi& rht: iHliljtinriiil Hclionn flfem^nl should improve lliu ago old torrnula rno rjnO. rindwilh ,1 sljiitisgy talDm^nt In deckling uwli^rri lo uviirfr ycur pil !;tap&, <] \tV\i' IttDonhl gofi':. ,;k lori[|w.iv In rjlli'^i worcte. pjt!p,Ara vom^iHI far ■some liurJoj^ rubbuf b<«rnlnrj ik^luon - Evooon Bui remambni don'l yoLj c)Q ^.punding nil ^your c-uh lu^r ywi w.iil lor The iruHi DEihind tllhe biurb in Cornmudcre Fon»' Ws FlaSr s there anybody out there who /jasn'fhad a TtoJI \ iram their boyfriend or girlfriend as a token oi aliection? These omnJ present hairy horrorfi have become 3 symbol of young love, Afhich is strange rthen ycpij consjder how Slag geri fig ly ugly [hey are iand I thought Don King looked bad}. They corns in many shapes and sizes, but all have pai-belllBsand uniformfy silly ^aiTS[yl&s, in 3 fit of Huffy romanlJdsm, Flair Software have snatched the rights to produce a computer game based around the Trolls, It this conjurss up an image ai colourful, cutesy pJatform antics you're spot-on because that's axa-ctly the game design Flair plnjmbed tor. You play 3 toy Iroli (they called "em 'gonks' in my day — Dep Ed), who cotnes to fila on the stroke of tweke midnight IQ rescue umpteen batyf iroHs scattered throughout tiie game. On your travels you rrieei friendly eiephanrs, lucky white rabbits, and a multitude of less pfeasant characters . As well as this there are sub-levels at the end of eacfi wodd. some good and seme bad. Sonus levels {-exceilent) and bog js levels (mosi exEraineouBdude}. Look out for the weird devices and brilliant touches, such as the yoyo — when you've found it. you can Ihrow it at walls and roofs and swing on tl Batman The Maui0~s\y\e, react^mg previously inaccessible areas, Lcol; out for hidden platfom>s too. We've seen the Amiga version and it looks and plays like a dream. There's na reason why the good old C64 version shouldn't be just as fast and furious..^ ■ C-FORCE Kci.4 ■ APRIL 199 Hmmm 1 -rik 1 al i t' i 4 ■ s ./ :• ii - ^■■-'■■^^"^ ^ P^H| p- 1 i ran w" Tott'vtt heard the hype. You've listened to scores of SNES owners saying how good their version is (hot neglecting to mention the £65 price tag). You've written countless lefften to Lioyd oslcing when It's gonna hit the C«4. Weil here it is, but is if any good? MiLES 'DON'T BELIEVi THE HYPE' GUTTERY tells it like it Is«. I is here al lasll The mosi heavily markei&d. budly falked-about and generally most Lbiquilaus g^ine »n hIslOfy — Ihe C64 welcomea Strees Fighief lt\ Feel f^e to- skip thts bil, but for the banefii of George Muggleihorpe in Plymouth who hasn'i a clue whai SF irs all dboul, I'll furnish you wilh the facts ir^ a lastefut and understated peach hua^ The »quel to Strsei Fighter [queite surprfSG), the CapCQin arcade machine was a bea!-'em-up e>rtrava9a.hiaH fealurirg huge sprites and a ranga ■ C-FOftCE H«.4 ■ AHUL 1 993 of radhcai moi/es nevsf beTore seen in a fighl game, as well as gorfleoLis Qraphics and great Ewo-plfiyst heab-To-l>ead battles. Alf twelve 0^ the coin^op's tearsome charactgrs have had thejr muscle-bound hides squaeied into the conversion, complete with the special maves that set the original apart from the uas! universe of past baai-'em-ups. R^u has his Dragon Punch, Guifs's Sonic Boom's a real 'stunner' andH>a mighly Slanka's tactics ar a slTocRing. Not forgetting, ot course, E Honda Ihe Sumo wresltar, Dhalsim ihe Voga master, Zangref the tag Russian, Ken Ihe arrogant twerp find Chun Li ^ tioibaba. When the games loaded you pick your fighter. There are eight lo choose irom, each with Iheir own strengths and weaknesses. Alter n^aking your spsleoiion you get a brnel profkle of that chaj-acier jnclucJing height- weighi age and a list of his or her special abilities. Butt-Kicking Baddies In one-playsf loumamem mode the u IliTnate aim Is 10 become street lighllng qhampioni and win the much-coueied title oi World Warrior. Select your Character, then travel to your opponent's home co-untry. V^u musi take on an(J beat seven other chaffengers belor© go»ng up against the Grand Masters, the most formidable street tlghlars in ihe world. Your prevkous (ighfs are a picnic compared to these btood -curd ling contests, and ihere can only be orte wlnnarl 01 course, you can only get so much satisfaction Irom wiping ihe computer all over the floor. The awesome Iwo-player mode is where SF If comes into its own — choose ydui characters and kick merry hell out of each other, Theresa helpful handicap feaiure which aftacts how much damage each player's punches inftici, allowing a novjce to contest a slightly more ev^n brawl against someone with hours of street- fighting under their bell, it's also good for a yuk or two it you sabotage you: opponents charactet wt>HB they're out of tha room (snigger). Wben NJnienflo fspil} convened the arcade orlginat to ihe SNES, Ihsir marketing machine really went into overdrive. Wflhin weeks, SF tl hecame tlie besl-knoswn vidso game since Spacs tnuadsrs. and being able to complete i| became as essential lo street cred as a pair ol 501 B antf a copy of COMMODORE FORCE urder your arm Because of the publicity, the original Sirest Fighrer game shot lo the top of our vary own Commodore chartE despit© being a distinctly dir>gy ottenng. In the wake of all this, it was inevitable that SF it would make n across the forrriats and cash in on Iflie razzmaiaii generated (lis interasting lo note our Speclnjm-ownlng buddies are gelli nQ it loo — Dep Ed} Street Poo? kTU « A pura warrior and pupiS of tlid nUBt«r Shong LorHl. A bom wandaror. he- hai n-o hmlly, no homa and no frianda. Ever since the N-FORCE team (ace Europress mag lor Nintendo owners) got holdoHhe SMES version jfs ty&Bf^ a nighlmare down by the office coflee machine. You can't even say good momirig' without being told ho*v they KO'd Blarka with a spinmr>g pile driver Insids 8 seconds, or baal M Bison withoul even taking a hit, only slopping to comrngtes of Brazil, BImnka liai challenged »varv fijghter on iha planet. IDMOND HONDA Namta clalirte SMmo wrefttlan era the beet flghte» in the wortd, and Intend* to prove Itl GUILE - TlwabllsaloryttK- •quaddltt, Oiflis wai a mwnber of tha etita Spacial Foroaa. A brilliant fighter f • (below} Th« ancient Sumo tradftlon of punching your lov«d on*B lights out. £. HoFulB al^o looks II ko 80iTi« of Mites > AK-airtfrlends. [repldatian by our qoad seJves, and on loading, ourfaara were reallse/J. Gone are ihe Ecrolllng backdrops — each bout takes place on a singla- scisen playing area II doesscrolt {vsty slightly) veriically when a characier performs a high leapn bj[ by 50 imie you harcify noiice Each fighter's speciaf rnoves are aocesssd v\a a tombl nation of |oy5licK direciions loliowsd by hming Hre. These are tricky to rr^aster, arrd ir hardly aeems worth it when you can beat any ol ihe compuler opponants by pushing the slick Towards Ihem and repgaredly jabbing fire E^en wllh two players It's not much belter, Arllh unrsspasiSive controls reducing mosr contesis to 'who can press the fife bjticn quickest sessions. The whole game was obviously put together In a rush lomake sure- it hit Ihe shelves before the hype was torgoHGr. Consequently ii sEili has glaring programrning errotG, eg computer characters sometimes climb onto scenery which l^n'i actually there, ar^a the game occasionally pauses UseH al Ihe most inopportuns moments. TtiB graphics are colourful and detailetJ. but so poorty thought: oui tof uie mosi pan they just look s, mess. To their credit, the programmers cramrrwd as many oftriearoadB'a teaiuresas possltDle into the C64 uefsion, but — - unlortunalely ihey don't appear to ' have Been given enough lime. A • I wasn't loo crtilcal Ahllst walling ror X\\is game lo appear;^ some laughed at the ihoiught at the triistJng C64 version, while othefa expected It 1o be siarillngly similar lo the SNES. Graphlcs-wlse It s prelly much as I expected tor an elghlbltlef, Tlw sprites (though a weeny bll small) move really fast and I'rn astounded at the amount ot special moves Included, but there's a long list of problems. Two really bad- programming laulis rear tttair ugly tieads — the game pauses on Its owr> and computer opponetils leap In the air arid end up on top ot {he background scenery. Very poor! The backdrop during the Vegas fight Js quite harrowing, and singles competition Is truly deplorable (easily completed on the 'Irst attempt). It'll sell thousands on the hype alone r but, with Ihe faults ten »n. It's • * i / . i a llcer^ce without a game- -^ ZJ J -J Despite this review it'll sell like crazy, which is unferUinalB — [here are plerriy of better light games ^kOUtl \ \ ^^^' mm, n f' H n *i n FlGHIEE II "lIl.T," 111 PL44VEP 1 tl>E mr fe -■ 1 < — -,. r^MlTiTf *;'/ J* ^ Ifi^ KgS^' V W ^amfl \m t>-i ' 'i J — '-^— l^^v*^ ■Kkkc ^?^ "-^ KEN ~ Another of Sheng Long's pupils^ Ken's a natural athlete. Sadly he also has a huge chip on his sheuldef. • Whan voVra a J«t you're a Jet! What? Hobikdv r^neniben IV««t SMe Stofy? Bahl ZANGIEF - A fierce patriot, Zangjef fights for botli hie country and himaeH. i A fearless and brutal warrior. CHUN LI « Chun LHfi out for revenge. She's searching for her father^s kilter, and thinks h«'t a Grand Master.., DHAUSM - Having devDied hi* llle to Yoga, Muffsm can alter his height and weight to sufi himself. IREWIliKi!! *>• Ho hum,., after all the 'Tiyperbole (Lloyd's lent me his Lor>g-'Word Dlctlonaryl Srretff Fighter IFs jmsi another beal-'em-up -~ rea3onat>ly competent, but difflnlteFy unremarkable. A comrnon fault wllh pixilated puglllams la ttie one-'move-kills-all syr^drome, wtiere contlituously repealing a aIngJe action effortlessly deleais all computer opponents. SF it firmly steps in thai particular pMe of doggy cfropp^ngs. producing a game you can complaie on your first ^o In one-player mode. It's better basNng a buddy, but even then It's nothing spedaJ and nowhere near aa good as the older (and cheaper) International Karste «-. No game could live up to this amotjnl ot hyp«, but SF II doesn't even come close, tf It sells by the bucket-load as expected Ihere'll be a toad disappointed Comrmodai chums out lher~e! as E. HCnOA rTTTiP PLOVER , m G'roRCi Ho*4 m afril 199: The crowd roars, the leaders cheer, and CHRIS 'BASKET CASE' HAYWARD slams, dunks and apple bobs bis woy to stardom (and then starts to dribble|» Amencans like their ^pons luge, hypad and ludicrously loud, if Ihe rules arent complex The nation lsn'1 satisfied. All parlicipanis inijsT be built Wke re-enforcwl bulidozers, and learns olgidias must flounce their limbs whilst clulching Two large clumps oE Eassely wool- In typicai Arriefican style It isn't Itie tailing part that maners, it's the winning thai counts! Baskelball Is, apparently, the largest span in the AToricl. It's A gam« where monstrous Fieight and a paif of foolishly DveFpnced trainers can make all trie dlflerence. Not content with being named alter ITieir dty Biles ^ the yanks like lo add more fitting ontitterrtsnts like the L,A Lakers, Ct^k^ago Bulls, Boston Sirangiers etc ttiough l:>Bhird the pretence and Charade the sole aim Is to bounce a ball around, gel it through a net and than strut abound high living. Zeppelin's newy tries (note the word Ines) to capture ihe essence of itiis gilory splattered s|>ort» but «ride option -saturated seleaion screens (In being highly sarcastic ol m C-fOME H«.4 ■ APRIL 1993 course) wtiere you chooae what team you coniroj, the colour of your stnp and game type (single match or Toumameni). When these arduous specif ications ar& set it's en to the co-uft to get shootin' those troops. Yes, the court — now Biere's a Eopic for discussion. The entire play area is brown wiih yellow lines, No tioardings, no revelling crovud, noihing. lithe pi ayability's better than the graphics all should be dandy. i>iJt what lies tiefore us Is a very che^p looking baskett>3ll 'sijTiulalion'. The inlay card promises many exciting features, but as expected the myriad of options are missing. Where ah where was the ability to 'dunk^ the bair as stated? My interpretation of dunking' is spnnting up to the net, leaping 4Dft in the air, powering ihe ball through the mesh and swinging about on the nng like a hapless orang-ulang The sprites have no luiention of spnnting tlifting a leg sesms too much iTDuble let alone jumpfngl), the ball by-passes The net when yoi> score ar>d they wo-uldrn'i swing aTuurkd e^/en if able, they're all too busy dedding who should go and pick up the ball. Deciphering shot strength Is implausible and the ball runs out ol play lar to quickly Thankfully at le^sl some of the game's accurate. The three-second rule Is irnposed, le If a player stays in the opposing side's basket box then a penalty Shot IS awarded. It would be all ^e 1 1 and good if it was possible to score from this posjtion, but It's not. When It oomes to b^kethaii, you may as well go to your nearest leisure centre than purchase this. You'll have more amusement, more dunks and the chance to score — not just baaketSn but with pons. I Odd! DIdfl't we review l-'^'lhis a white ego? Strange, where have the goat-posts gone? Why has my player picked the ball up? Funniest game ol toolball I ve ever seen. WbU a jnlnulo — It's besketbalM Almost identical lo Zeppelin's eorher release Int&motton&t S-A-SId^ Soccer In design and graphics, they obviously think they have a winning formula. They haven't — thifi Is a deeply uneiilerla4i>lng bash st the sporl. Ball movement Is totally unconvincing and straiegles are very llmJl^d, Either zigzag your May up the pitch (and probabiy get tackled) or just chuck the ball as far as _^a^0 you can, arid hope II goes lo ^jr\y one ol your players. Well _ * // crumby! -f ^^v • All logel now: You put your left fool I ' your left foot out <—y»*Bow I tightJng? No, he dons ih;B same Oarti 35 everyone else Ttia strength of the combatai is displayed as an energy bar. 1Youdtl-nnk a playsF could only be pinned il it's empty, bul iT "doesn't seem to matter. especially when challenging the compuler. It'sjusi rnpossible lo Deatf When tne lighiers grapple, (f e all down lo who hits the tira i bullon first — fioweverqulc* you are you never seem to CosmSST in, £3.99 Ladies and genflemen, making his woy dovm the aisle, w«tglilng in at 1 1 sfones 3 pebbies, the undefeated champion of very iittie — CHRiS 'MPERWEiGHT' HAYWARD! » Ut'« face i1. teax- 'am'upB are generfllly useless. Final Fight, Final Blow. Wreailing Supersiars, Double Dragon, the list ot patheiic pugilisms is almost andloss. With American Tag-Team Wrestling. Eha Mai gftts one game< longer. Featuring abcul as much variety as Ihe speaMtng clock, it avoids (he one-move-beats-all trap by being darrtn-near Impoasible. However hard you try, you never seem to win a grapple! The overall Impression Is rhai h was rushed ouf to cash In on the WWF craze, allowing little time tor trivia like playtestlng. On ihe plus .^p-^i^ side there's no waggling - ^ J 'J/ Involved; pity there's no garrte ^^/ /• eltherl " 'J American wrestling'^ become quite a phenomenon m recent years, gaming a massivS foib^rng on bo!h 3ides of the pond. Little old igdies and spQlty-Eaced youngsierfl make up the majority of stappcsrlers, all screaming and jeering as two blokes swear, scream and jeer Back. 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WORCS VinW 7QW V • GBH mwUg £4*99 Cassette Axes clash, swords are crossed, mighty spells are chanted in sepulchral voices, and.., dice are rolled? IAN 'IN FOUR MINDS' OSBORNE checks out a role-playing game for the masses... SBSre ighr ler s gel one thing clear righl horn [he sTarT AlFhough I 've played The compufor .version Toaeaih on ssuer^l lorrnaT^, I haven't plaved rhe tjoartf game at al|i I Va no idea *heiK6f or not Th& program'!! (many) tlaw5 are carry awera from its laWft-top incarnalion, and Ea DE iion<:5T ( don't reall/ care — if ihn ciompLiier garneA gomg tc cul the mu^tara it has To sia^id on Its own Iwa feet, and eir plar^e >h a simple-tHfi- elfecfive moveineni and combat system ihal's so easy your granny could understand it Whelher irni IS a rjn?n or d fjlundfjr 15 larqeJy a matter of opmion. bu[ There's no getting away trom Ihe fact Ih^t HeroquBst is berhcusly flawad. Take The Flaw.** Intheifitei'fiSlfiotSimplidt/, theprcgramme/s haven't Included any means ot passing objects Irorri character to character [or even stropping Ihem atTbgefheriJ, so uvhen 3 character upgrades his equipment hie has to keep |he old slull ICO. Havjng a couple of warriors hobbling round With iht entire coniants of Albert Stepioe s Lai wagon I can handle. SiHy as U is, il □oesn t interfere wilh ihe game, bul iiVhen y^r Barbarian finds afi Object only the wizard can use or your elf lies dying while your dwarl j has ail his hits and I wo healing potions. It gets senously annoying. Afthougti Ihe other characters can splash out on bigger, better weapons fno levels of e;*Derience here, folks j, the wizard (who can'i use "em? has no means ol improving hhmself, and jusi coHeds coins l-il^e aulumn leaves, knowing he car never spend them or oa^s iMem on. Tfie monster could l>e a little bnghier, loio — Ihey'refar loo samey for their own good, and Ihey don'l actjally move unit! you'rejn Ihe same room By (iringyour missFfe weapons tl^rough open doorways, you car wipe oul load^ of fherrv withoul taking a hic! All of Ihe above, roupled with lou^y grao^^ics and an entremfily clumsy menu sy.'iiem make Ht^foquesi somelhing ol a mtssed' opportunity It's a lun game and a greal introduction to RPGs, Qui wiih a &1I more spii and polish It '' _ could've been nP\ Rm ^JMl* GOOD -lAVI BAHIE- ft AlTTD-MilPPINO, CkUMSr INTERFUE ■ MUPKIUa IblM'tfniMKlT LOOKED fHI» HP OH THI COMMODOU ■ lOBittia MINIflULIITiC tUr fUHCTJOHAL — MKiirun • NMHUUIUTTB LUCKILT,nPUY1A\ LOT BiEnER nUN H LOOKS ■ LAnUIUTTB f^ CJUCTMITIfDOWII ^^^\ TILTOUPINISHrT, " IT'SfcUmiEJUY C-FORCE H0.4 AP Who'd be a plumber? Endless leaks (Steve), annoying dr^s (Chrls| and persistent blockages (Ian). MILES 'HANDS ORF ME BALL-COCK' OUTTERY decided to do something about the COMMODORE FORCE irrigation probiem once and for oli.» Forget the Blob, commit merT>orieso! school samolina to [rte bach o1 your mirxJ and shove all tho jghts about olhef formless ameoba-like horrors In a Sinall Iray wilh a slurdy liO, The liooze (Share and lis seeping' You are itie urlqriuraie check-shirled handyman wiih ihe responsibillly ol" constructing an unDroKan pipeline lo channel the ghasUy gunk ID safely. The game commences with Tfie screen divided Inlo a grjd wlih a piece of ptpe already in place — This b where iltie flooie sians. Addtnonat segnents o-f piping are dropped by a dkspe-nsef aMhe &lde of Ihe sciBein Vou have ihirty seconds before Ihe rioiQze slang lo cruise, ao get youj conslrucllon ujnder way wiihout delay. Pipe segments appear r in Ihe dispenser a1 random , so lis imponant to plan sevsrai moves ahead to auoid gsuinga yourself stuck. Unwanted pieces can be 'bombad' Id mdke way tor new sections, bul this coats points Exira polni bariuses ame obtai ned for tive or more junctions in the rnetwork, but these require con^3iderat>!e fforethoyghi if youVe to gel it hghl To complere a i level you must Successfully channel Ifthe flooze through a certain number of pipee sections (shown al Ihe top of the screen). Anyy further sections Simply boost /our score. Sophisticated Sewerage As you progress through the levels, varwus hazards are rhrown ai you. These include sections Of pipe already in place which cannot be bombed and blocks on «Hth y&u can't place your pieces. Not all 0"f these features are hindrarx^es though, eg. a reservoir secibon slows the pnogress olthellooze A level ends when the flooze reaches the end of the pipe and your score Is totalled up. Points are deducted for secHons ol unused pipe. So H'fi quite possible to CO mpl-ete a level and end jpwllh less points Ihan you started with* Artd there you have it —the unlikely ba^is for one of the most addtelive games of recent Times. Graphics are extremely basic yet entireiy furdional — it just doesn't matter when the playability is of this standard Tdedarn thing's so easy to play ii's almost Impossible to get frustrated, but then Its so challenging if keeps you up til the early hours. Bonus screens and a password every four levels tops it olf perfectly. II all t^is wasn't enough. I haven't even menlloffced ihe two player mode yeti Here eacn player's given [heir own persona! dispenser (cor I) and real co-oparation la required to do well. If you're really cunning you can replace your opponents pieces when he's not looking to get a higher score. You mufii be really deviou? though otherwise you Just end up Ijombing each Dttiers pieces willy-nilly and games become very short. can! Iiegin to relate hD\ft or why Ptpemsnia's so appealing, it just Is. Fab with one or two players. The onlyadvicre a humble reviewer can oflor IS flo and hunt down a copy as soon as poss, i What an odd job title a plumber has, I mearin he has no involvement with cylindrical (usually dark red) fruits wItTi a hard seed at all. Slopping green slush around in a pfpe may not convince you of it's- hookabihly, but believe me. Miles, and everyone else in Ihe olflce, addictiveness is lis nnain quality. The two-player mode Is perfectly executed, each participant blowing the others pipes away to add a tube Ql their own and get a^l the points. H's unique, untouchable enjoyment... whal rrore can I say? (Chris looks longfully Into the heavens^. Well, lo' addle-brainad beluddlers no single pipe game harnesses as much mmc mesmerizing minutes of merriment As puzzlers go, arrive and disperse ils g recomrriendable lo the M t^ighest degree, ^ • By thundsT this k looiis su&plclouily like ono of those fableiBd bonus screens- Quick timing end accuratate pocitloning Is a mustt ■ C-FO«ft Hd.4 ■■ AniL 1993 • YvllOWi goo*y and very very long. The sewage syetems pay the price after a heavy 9««sien of ^dvocaat hinging. mmom rj^v-' m i'^jjAt«»K' "„,gSS2 fi^^'o S>^oaoDo cfme -1 ,^^.r:i;;C ^r:| >1 - t M i i?*^ ^S • Flossy didn'l even loo up Bs the tnige battle tank rumbled by.'- Gladiators! The official conversion of the latest in sports entertainment? Nope, it's a regular shoof- 'em-up. CHRIS 'OH, BUT Ill's SUCH A BABE' HAYWARD forgets his mtiscle talk and sticks fo his guns— s ace heficopler pilots go you re one ol the aceiest (vdij te \\iea — Dep Ed). Your unrivalled air supremacy and sTeel-gutTed bravery has earned you a / IL -.„m (eTBke smv, rolate It IC'"^^ '^^^-'X' through 90 degfeea. rsniov& the |oop and you're left with Gladtators. The /no9l martted difierence belween the two Is that the non-slop blasting action oE SWIV Ls Tar more satisfying. The acMon bn Glaataiors cenalnly gets rurlDUS. but poor sound eltects and graphical 'sameyness' contrive to bring down a pramJaing effort. The severe loctt of power^ups is unforgivable and The end o' level baddies, though hard lo k^U. are 9rnaM and Immensely feeble- looking. When you finlali 3 secUoin you want to sae a WAAAH, WHAT THE V@>r enemy who explodes speclaculariy Into thousands ol pieces to a rousing fanfare from a 'Hffill practised b-ras« band, not an over-exciled tadpole. Could (and should) have been betterl place in the Giadlaior Squadron — the aeam of The bestaenal t^clicians congregate here, and you've alfeady made a nanie toi yoursell IhanHs to your skill during various hell-beni CothfliclS. Regular pairols over unconquefed lands ate pan of Ihe Gl^diaTGrs rosfr^, ^nqi whilg] scrulimsing a rugged tundra one day a mesMge CMCkies -oveF ihn? radio. The rasoing noise IS a 'ranih^g cry fo^ heJp^ A series ol small islands have E>een captured by unknown forces, who could prove Id be a Ihrea! [o aH mankirtd Triese orce calm islands are ol g real strategic jmporTance. so the Gladiator? mus-T wpe oul ihe enBmies hardware so Ihe ground lorcescaii move in, Fretidorri comes at a pnce, namely horrific warfare and bloodshed, We ysed. Seasoned blast addicts will soon acCon^plish Ihe task at hand k becau?-? Ihe levels are- lew, the ^ difficulty setting is hardty Formida.ble and overall Its teature-s don't pol^e /" out tar f { enough \ ^ ""^ ~Jt IS fe \^^ 1 ^] '^ .i fCrHMLCr-SnTINfi tlKf THAT FAILS T€ ENCDURAIH HUT SraiTEl, IITTIE BACHGROUMD VARIAnOH ZERO MUSIC tASV TD GET INTO, II HF MOST SHOOTIRf A TIME-PASSC& WITH A LIMJTEO UllfPAN "i^Xl C-rORCE No,4H APRIL 1993 wmmm % AllwiMHn% Dropleb of perspiration glifffoned on liar smooHi pale brow as she ron hor tlonder fingers softly titrough hi^ blende loclcfl, and her breathing become almost imperceptibly quicker. Unfortunately, MILES 'WORKAHOUC OUTTERY had to review Alternative's latest releose». ufus \s a gree-n, poT-beLlJed creaTure of debatable gerder He basin ihe encharied land of AtwcKy, a pleasant place Indeed Pleasantn that is, Lrnbi all It's inhabilarits iivefB captured and imprisoned by a couple of very unpleasant witcties, RLrfus was The only one who evaded the gnjesome twosome and r\ow must save hia Incarcerated friends by finding and unlocking Ths cages strewn about Ihe game's eight levels. The witches, aware that Rufus 15 still al(very) large, anticipated his daring rescue anempi «ind left dozens of na^ty demons, vicious Vikin-gs and mad rnonks patrolling Atwicky's many platforms To complete a lev^l, open all the cages then mahe your way To iJie e^iit. Being a biE of a por)ier. Rufus isn't exactly built for dahng rescue attempts and would ha.^e an imposstble rask on his hands were it not for ihe various objects and spelts ^le happens across on his rravelE. The nnosl importani item he must ffnd is ttie (single) key which opens the cages on e^ch level. Ot^er goodies include afr spells which allow our intrepid hero to breat he under water and a selection of weapons for dealing with the demons. Most can be despatcihed quiie essity with any weapon at haod, but some are more powerlijj than others For instance. Viktngt can only be krffed by the axe or with ftre. The weapons are {from least lo moat powerful) spear, zap (I?}, axe and fire. Beware though — The baddies are onfy out ol action tentiporarilyl If any ol the nasiies ge! the belter of ol' Rufus. magic mushnjoms collected along the way will top up his energy. Very useful. Wipe The Flaw With lt„. With fl's cutesy main sprite amd simpfe platform- Isaplrag arucs, Msq'c Rufus could easily have been a fairly folly affair, able to hold It's head at least ar medium heighi anong the current crop of onginal oudget lines. Unlortunaieiy it's got mare flaws than an episode of Neighbours Take character movement — man. is it lethargic' Rufus lumbers araurd iihe he's rust eaien 12 fried horses. You'd hardly guess he was being pursued by denizens of the underworld. To make matlsrs worsa. hrs leaps' are in fad liltie more than half- heaned skips making moving tjetween platfonns hdicubusiy tricky. One faJse move and you Nnd yourself plum meting right lo the bottom of the chasm you just spent ten minutes climbing out of. As he can'j change direction In mid-air. toieap onto a platform Pufusmjsitie Standing a reaso nable disiance away. This makes climbing steps Inlurhatingiy Ihcky. Jump onto Step, turn around, wark to edge ol it, turn oack around, Jump onto next step, and so an Graphics hardly change at all in general appearance from level to level, making pfogresE tremendously unrewflrding. You'd at least ejfpect a change of scenery after slogghng ihrougtt such drabness. In short, I wouldn't recommend Magic Hufus^o anyone I imighl want a , favour off Jntfiefiituref • Irt a world full of wizards \ L' ar^d MitcheSn the fast person you'd ejipect (o carry out heroics is Rufus. He's eucli an unsightly teMow. And predlciEiblv, Ihe broad- befUed one's good deeds don'i make tor a good platformer, no sire©! Several factors heFp dig its grave, the main culprit being the controls. Us ao unreaponsiva. Having to maha constant ad|u«Tmenis before jumping a gap of one m^Mlinetfa Is unbellevable- Tha gome needs a complete reconstruction. Every level Is grephlcaUy iderktical apart troin the mix of two clashing colours wtitch churns the alomach on sight, end as for ihe difficulty level, woah there! Talk about aggravating. It's terribly worn and laded. as If nobody bothered to playtesl me thing at all, Liberaling an encaged populous has never been such a laborious toll. Miss \X and you'll be highly ^ ^ I r^ deltghted. ^^J . ■ f-HRU Na.4 ■ APML W»3 500,000 COMPUTER G 1 n SURPLUS STOCK SELL - OFF!! TOP SELLING GAMES FROM ONLY £1.00 EACH AMIGA/ATARI ST/PC/C64/ SPECTRUM/AMSTRAD JUST HEND ONE FIRST CLASS STAMP TELLING US WHAT COMPUTER YOLHAVE AND WE WILL SEND YOU A PULL LIST OF AVAILABLE SOFTWARE AT PRICES YOU JUST WONT BELIEVE TO: SURPLUS SOFTWARE SELL-OFF DEPT Z1, N0.1 SATURN HOUSE, CALLEVA PARK, ALDEfiMASTON, BERKS, RG7 4QW THIS ISNOT P.D. SOFTWARE, ALL GAMES ARE SHOP SURPLUS • Hit Squad, £3*99 Thwack! Smack! Pow! CHRIS 'CESS pir HAYWARD gets his kicks by rolling in 1 the dirt, pursued by ' evilf leather clad women intent en doing him ^ bodily harm. Hey, he's only human! an ^^■i^v.| 1 ; [ 1 riUJIinHDu'ii. Vi\ |i, - ^ ■-1 b ^ ttWhyls } 4 1" ' ■^ W always ^ 1 ■fl tf have such ^ .■• ^ daft names. L Ty, &iat, Kato, ^ d HEIes, etc — * • The big Gelling point o1 this otherwise 'taeen Ihere, seen ihai, done thai' coJn-op was It's graphics. Dlgllls&d Irom animated piccies Ol real people, th-e arcade version was stunning 10 laok ar but saTnewHial less so Xo- play- Obviously the C64 version tiat \o dispense with the graphics and consequently we ar« ieiX with an an unmsplred end unlnspldng UgM game, ^ncorporallns unresponsive controls and very dozy opponents. Dash ^ out and buy this immediately, / but only If youYe a mad -'j /V lobsterE un 5on. Nip dam \u\ shop and gel ' 'ov»s lo^l wHis ya, I'll puT tui pi^onsirt (ui lo*l and ed off darnt pit Sadly, iri^iwastnui^Biaemenr^iriar All Ferrelerner murmured ore typical working man's day Not only ^as Ihere a nolher strike al Ihe local '(nine, but a group oi big burly wredll^rs had marched in anrJ^iaried stomping on eachoififir!i Intestines Pooi Alf stjmblwJ in:|o the brutal fight, and was just going to complain To \\^e managemen aboui working conditions whan a barTEl waB bounced off Ills cranium, knocking him ^tone dead, Of course iliis ir^vesly w^a ignored by Ihe remaining parlidparvis because in Ihe savage 'sport' known as Pii-Fighter. Ifie winner's :iie person Who retains mast oHfiei r Oiood and remaLMS standing. Pit Your Wits.- Belore stepping mio ihe gore-slameO arena to dislodge ycur cpponenls bones, you {and a fnend if you wi&i^f seieci otie ol irtree rugged combalanrs. Unfonunately All isnl one ol them as lie's an imaginary peison I irivenled purely to make Ihe intnjdLction a liflle novel, The boiste-roiiS brutes each have ttieir own lighting slyle and unque Christiar names For Jnslar^e there's Bu^z, a big wrestler who (as weH as having an appaJirng scenl of Qnlons) lif^es txiisling leions over his head and iitamming fhen down again . Kalodat^l^s in ^ ^KThcp • ' ■ s ^ I h ^ j L M t «3 19 h:cKt)OMng and can! re^st breaking sonieone's spine Willi a flipkrck now and then, but Ty is a more reservad fellow. Modestly putting his. thoughts of Karaie champiotishipa to the back oi his mind, he took up freelance gardening. Tlie old memories ol brain -spH ling refused 10 go awa/. so t>e stepped back into Ihe pit for a good old punch-up. When in [he battleground you pile 1ra energy is gair>ed in the form ol power pills which are scattered around every so often. It's these replenishments thai help keep your player on hh5 toes. Two players compete in a grud^s match after every three figlils, the first to bash the oliieff dowr three times rec&ving a cash bonus. Being a lerociouE, callous sort, money means e^eiything. Vou can afford big mansions, swimming pools, private leTs and even a tsandage for your brjised ribs Fighting Giigh[ Ihe djgitised graphics moved very sluggishly with the brawling bpcoming alt-too dismal. The graphics are captured briHiantly — Ihey re rjotdpli^ed but they re without doubt very sluggish I Thecompoier opponents casually stro-ll in E>na at a time ta receive a liard kicking which makes for a very tedious, _ drawn out beat- "em-ijp Granted, the ^ two player punch acllon is sufferablEf rl only on the strength ot ^ the grudge matches, but alfogeiher It doesn't capture the essen-ce of the hailed coin op .. if Ihere wns anything lo hail in Ihe PirsI pidce thdt I si \\ CHDICt OF FIGHTERS %J AND TWO'PIATER j ^=1 PiBTiriPAnnu A DEFINIIE BROWN ''rWl THliHE, DOLtOPY SPRITES. FAVOURAPIE T]>NKLES, FEW fFFCCTS BRA IN ins HEAD) lOQH GUTES... ■ UMAIIliU ■ ...Am im- fHALLENGIHG OPPONENTS BORE. IP 1 mmm ■ C-FOtCE H4.4 ■ AMIL 1993 BaHGIfpipiBHp Can iff be true* two games ' a mere £4.99? Is iff double th^e fun or just titfice OS Inlviriating? MILES 'DOUIBLE OR NOTHING' GUTTERY was the only guy prepared to turn Japaneise... • Mot exactly th0 Ed's idea of a decent ntghl out in bustling Bangkok... n a mysiicai oneoiai land, the evil Shogun and his Samurai warriors live extravagantly ana rule with an iran hsr The powerlul Shogun lears only ane Ihifigi — IhB great Mmiulsu brolherhood Formed centuries earlier, they re ihe only people who can appose him, More iha?i anylhmg else, he craves the knowledge and secrete ol Ihe NJnja. Once a year all Niintas visit the isle ot Ur Fen la pav homage a.\ Ihe 'ih'ine ol Ihe White tJInja. Healismg Ihis i^ when the Niirjulso are rrost vulnerable, tde Shogun used his Qoyiers or evil agamsi Ihe galhered Nmjas. who we«e wiped oul in The resulting slaughter • The last nJnja 16 allerflpt this tricky r^ver cr«s$.ing took an earty bath — Ktepfiing stones may break your bonas... All except one — Armakum wasn't allowed id go 10 Lin Fen. InslEjaid he had to stay at home and guard Ihe Bunkinhan shrine (mayhe he was naughty and retused to eat hia greens I don't blame him, those anvlrofimenialists always leave a funny tasle m Ihe mouth j, Having survived Ihe holocausi of his comrades, Armakuni (the lasr nnja) swore To avenge them. A5 Armahuni (surprise surprise), you rnusi hack your way through si* levels and 150 screenis of mnja arcade- adventure am'cs in search dI revenge. Movr around each of the 3D screens, killing ensmies and coileclmg useful objecss and weapons. eweriTually making your W5y to the Shogun's inner sanctum. The graphics were showered with praise when il first appeared Fhve years or (has iT been that lon-g') they iiJonl have quife the same eftecl, bul siijl look very good Gameplay, however, has dated somewhat and fncKy joy^iEick control makes progress b little stunted. Despite tliese gripes. The Ljist Nif\f^ still deserves a place m your aoftwarcr collecilan Alter ali, IE was good enough to spawn (wo eicellent sequeisi 'J u, rtai Boiing is one of the mositirulal con!at sports rr ths world — anything goes in thi5 barbanc speclacle The grt^atest Thai Boi;ers in the world are Tin the game at iea^lj th( Bangkok Knights, forffnid^hitr :ifi\*iit\^r\f:% irideec You play a hunnble peasant Irom Thailand who^ dream (s to share in Iheir glory. Ol coufSf you can't |us1 go w^ll/iriQ inifi ihfj gr*jjii Lumpini siadium straight away, you mus] rirr^i prove yoursell worlhy q1 |h© honour Your tirsi Imul l^kur. pi^f,'; in your own yiihge whert you loam Ihe rudiments of irte '^pcjri — suote^ hera and yQu'r© ready To mix il with toughar opponents on Ihe Bangkok strtelt Be sure lo ^h.^rperi up youi skills lor the chaflenges lo comei 11 you survive you gel to take on thcr Knights themselves, v/in, and fame and fortune Is yours If success in Thai Boifing js Ihiseasy to achreve, Ihen sorneore please gel me soma boxing gloves! I compteted the game on my first atlempl, wjthin Iwenty mioutes ol loading It lake a couple of bouis to work our Ihe techniques, bu after that none of the computer opponenis prese a problem. As a two-player game this is one o! the bfi-sr beat em-ups around Large, well anrmaied sprites. 8-way scrolling, responsive controls and good array of moves mean ihal some very sati&lying br;^wlE can be achrHved- Pity fl'a so bloomin easy on your own I ■Jz r:J. Multi-litle budget releases should usually be treated with caution Im happy to say this is not Ihe case svith this one. These excelieoi games would be worthy purchas.es on irieir own, bul together they're a must buy! ■ C*POtaCE Ho.4 ■ APRIL 1999 50 liumvyii V nit M|tfad, £3.99 Cassette — A Terminator review means plenty of pathetic gags and cliches. CHRIS 'I'LL BE BACK, FRONT AND says 'Hasta La Vista Baby' wliiie checking a street cred guide to find out what it mcans.» ^* OllywDod'fi vi&iDrts ol Iha future n&uer hold much hope'priheiiLimsn race. Dark, ! dismal and homficaJly corjjpt ciues ha-je poJenTiSl only lor rhe warped and unjusl These pessimishc prfldiclions snake superb scf-ti movie scrifMs — whocouid forgellfie smisier ae-Itirgs in movie cJ^Sics Blade Runner, mam \ • Am I the onfy one In the ( '*?"""-''W^j world who ihoughl T2 {the movMe) waa a bit of b lel-down? ThB flrsl film blew II outcflhe watod Equally welt received at \he time was Oe-ean's computer ln1erprelBllO[>r but again I canl quite see why. Okay, so Ihe presentation's oulGTandlns, but th« 9&me 3ect[ofia ar» unilormly jnlmpresSivB- The mix of maze, racing, puzzle and beat-'em^up «lemenls Is 3 good one^ bul none haua been implemented to anywhere near Eheir fultest. At full price T2 was tar too doar for what II otier&d, bdt did wen on the strengih of the license. Til be back!', screamed the packaging, and now El Js — on budget rc- release. With lite kerluflle generated by the film having died down, however, II struggFee lo find ^ favour as a stand-alone gflme, « ' | Not dtre, lust not vary good. ■ C«FOIICE No.4 ■ JLPML 1 903 Escape Ffom Nen York Hafdware ana. oi course, ^^le ef lecMaden TerminsSor 2^ The ComjTiDdQJe inlerpretaijon of the tarned m Dvie consists of nine levels and Four diHEring gamestyles. The first \s a beat- em up contronlalion, with chunky Arnold swapping punches with the T-IOOO. Von have severaf punch' and kick lacijcs wiEh which lo thwack the evii metallic one until his energy runs dry. This gamestyle is repeated on levels Five and Eight. Level Two sits the Terminator and John Connor an a rugged Harley Davidsoi, pelling up a venjcally-scralling storm dram with the T-lOOO (complete with juggernaut) hoi on Itieir heels. Ojily by avoiding all roadside objects and re-aching a low-level Dndge C3r> you elude the ardenl artic. A later level boast? highly similar gameplay, but Vi\th Amie and company dodg-tng a helicopter while drjuirug a sec^jnty van — plus C3 change' Made of metal ttiough he rs. the Terminator can orly take so much damage, so waich youj energy bar. i I »1ji In parls Three and Sin you must repair Arnolds now-balte-red bo(ty This Is achieved by re^onslructing the ard one's lace and wrist to (Is orrgmaJ fonn via a couple of neat little puzzle games. Played against the clock, the bigger ^jercantage oT puzzle solved, the higher ^our energy bar's increased. Menial ^nstlliflicins are Fike rnaicimum security prisons, and m Level Fouirpoor Sarah Connor has the daunting task of escaping Irom one, armed with just a broomstick' DnFy Isy locating ihe correct ro^ite Irom the maze of lilts and doors (and beating up the prowling doctors) can you break ires. Pari Seven is similar, but has Arnold pegging around Cyberdvre LaboraioriEs armed with an Uzi and taking on a large SWAT team Surviving aM nine le^^els Is essential. II you 1ae ground If you ve already read our ace reaiure (and il noi, why noi?) you'll *^"°w some of the aviation aniics at the past searched home with Hying ■colt>urs, but winai a&OLi t these lwo'^ SPITFIRE 40 Thsfe's a lot lo be said for games Taatunng ofder kites. No guided rrlisSlles, no radar scanners, nochahlo^e^9ase when Ihe going -gets hot" iLSl good, honest dogfiahling. Spitfiie40 almosl rnalies Ih© grade, but (like it's aeronau^k; inspiration} is showing its age pertDrmancg-ftise- As you can see from Ihe screenshots, Ihe graphics are ba^ic 10 say the Lea^t. What you can't see, Ihgugh, islheupciate — tl's slower than a Sinclair C5 wirh a flat i^atleryl Thia makes il dittitull rif>l to OversfSSr as you end up cenlring the loysticl^ before t^e screen's ^lnis^^ed Updating. Worse still, there's no lime accelerato-r, so flying from A to B takes ages — get thai kettle on, you'll nsed i[' Having sepaiaie screens for aackpHand conEroJ panel views is a Utile odd, too. Or the "plus' side ihe flight mechanics ara preEty Qood, but whilo wingmg my way E^'OUgh an enipty sky like an elepl^ant on apogo &[jck I could^^'t help fishing I was playing one o! ttie tieiter ighi s>ms from ihis month's feaiure. STRIKE FORCE HARRIER • Look outl Bandits are coming at two o^ clock, ylke*E Pretend we're not inl 1 Fual 6 R«vs 2 Flaps 7 Landing Gear/Brttk« 3 Airspeod Indicator 6 Oil 4 Art racial Horizon 9 Compass 5 Vertical Speed 10 Rudder Indicator Indicator 11 Pilch indicator Sr'dVI'iRI 40 COCKM¥ COiMTROU ow this Is more like It — a lot more care and arientimhas been lavished on SJnfce Force Harrier, and It shows. Set in war-Lorn Centra! Europe (betote the Sovii Bloc collapsed), your task \s 10 take QUI the Warsa Pact HO deep m occupied Germany G<'aphics art crisp ajid clear — ihe grourfd's a iitile sparse, Dui 100 m jch detail would kill the trame update. I never understand how/ some reviewers can make categorical sialements aDoul a plane s realtsm. Personally I've never flown a Harrier so can't be certain regaining Its har>dlin9 quaHties, but II leels reasonable enough to me. Tiie controls are a little heavy {the Harrier Ju mp- Jet' supposed to be one ohheuvorld's rnost manoeuvrable planes after all). Dut given the limitations oJ The home computed it doesn't do a bad fob. Like most complB* sIms, you ne&d to persevere if you're to master the controls (this isn't G-tOC alter all) . but if you're prepared to 5!lcis ai It you should find it quite _^^b^ rewarding. There are better flight /m^'J simson IheCS^ (if yoL can ^Ind 'A 'J / 'emi), but Strike Force Hamsfs a worthiy purchase in its own right. either of (he games on offer are particularly _ outstanding, but look at the pncel Petsonali I'd rather pey the extra and get a really good Sim (you'll be playing il lor agos after all) but the choice isyours. IMlilR ■ CPOta H0.4 ■ APRIL 1 993 Today's special guost is that squeaky bloke who used to be an A avesffen Of Sperff. Is the game thuf bears his name worffliy of a place in tlie first team, or wiii it end up in tlie reserves? MILES 'DAVID COLEMAN'S CHUNKY SWEATER' GUTTERY is asking the questions*.* E miyr Hughes.., '! know it, I know It, I kaow ii — no, ll's gonel' I reaJly can't remembeT whal tie did for a living before becoming a Quesiian Of Sport celebrity — perhaps this game will gbve me a tew clues. Ort yes. Emfyn Hug^s fntefnaiionai Soccer. He programmed C64 sporls simsl EH/S IS one of the most celebrated soccer games ever to hi the Co-mmodoae, ijijl {unlike A Question o/SporT) has it stood the taslot time? After loading. Ehe first thing thai hits you Is the number ol options auailaible, accessed via a series o1 pull-down menus. Afmo<5r every aspect of the game can be tweaked Match duration can be anything from a mmjte each way lo a full ireal- Ifme) M-minute match. You can even haue two playafE tBaming up against The Mmputer, makinB peal leamworf essential. ThBfea'elen sMf levels on ofier. so you vi^oni whop the compute! ior aome time. You can chan^jeths colour of laam strips, pitch mafklngs and even tha playfng surlace ilaelL It's advisable to go !of green on ihe lattar, as a red pitch js a garnsh oyesore. Ifs A Game Of Two Halves». There- are eight teams, any number ot whhch cafi be human -co nTrolled. Also, all team antf player names and individuaf skills can be ctianged to suit your requjremanis When you're saEisfied with Ihese. you choose the kind of maich yo\j i^ani Play a Iriendiy, start a league (and choose the isams to be Invoh/ed), go for a cup conipetiiion -or begfn a full season with home and away matches and a cup indudeO. There's even a save gaine ophon, A management etemeni is also present, so you must rest your best players from ti-me to lime as they pick up knocks at quite an alafming rate. Wrthi ns weatlti of customisable leaiures. Emiyn is one of the best-presented foory gameG around. With ils easy-To-use menus there s liardly an aspect of the game you cent adjust- But, alas, even EHiS has its faults —this is the bit I've been puttlrkg nfl lor itie last couple of paragraplia. Call me a CJutt oJd parly pooper It you l(Ke. but in my humble oijinion ils a tad overrated. Sluggish movement and unresponsive conlrals car be olf-puHing at first. Keep ai il, though, and your patience is rewarded — unlike marry football games It's actually possible To string together passing movements rather than just hitting and hoping. This makes play 3 lot more satislymg whan mastered. Looking not unfike The andenT Intemshonai Soccer. EHIS is a lar more sophisticated game with plenty ot kiCk strangthis and directions amiable. It's probably the nK)st realistic simuJatJon ot Ttte sport on the CG4, but It's not a game that will appeal lo every- one. CHlHi!! # I can't aay I've seen onft really good rooty game on the 'dore yet- Jusl becetiae Emtyn Hughes Is bettor than most, It doesn t mean It's a good release. Originally tl ravelled In praise, osrnlng 90%-plus In some mags, t>u1 En my opinion ll's unworthy of the acclaim. Tfue, Ihern's an abundar>ce or opilnns lo wade Ifi rough, but the gameplay's a me^^y bloich on the programmer's curriculum vhaes Cor>IrDlllng player \s^ reaNy irlcky and I totally disagree with Miles concerning passing shots, and scoring goals l9 noihlng more than a lurching shuffle. The 'keepers roll across the gr«sB and tall 10 stPnd up correcily, allowing the fonvard to vvalk the ball over the line. U you re a lanatic about the game, thCMi you can't go far wrong With the half'lcilerBbte Mtcropross Soccer — ils not ^ fantastic, but it surpasses this t>arren charade. ^^■J'A u Canseco • And to Uiink hard-wo>rhing Americans pay gE>Dd money to watch this! The^y must be completely batty... tmmm / y • Hit Squad, £3.99 Cassette The WORLD Series? Where, pray tell, are fhe foreign ffeaml? CHRIS 'BUND PATRIOT' HAYWARD tucks his trousers into his socks, puts his hat on sideways, climbs onto o mound then opologises to the mole... tjied rounders iva5 always a limrfavoHfe in school PE classes. No! only could .you smash the ball otl llie lield and mio the gard&n rtexT ^ool Dui yoj cnuld also chal upyoui lauQunle g'l on second posi. Muck up Ihe rules, Oress Irke ] rrnjrri!, dancer and lake away ftie women (kllljcis) and you re leH wuh baseball The spofi conarsis oHwo teams, amassing points by sprinilng rounJ four bases, scores be»ng awarded Tor getting bacK !□ hame base like cncket. one Team telds and the other bafls, siwapping over when the dulling leam are all out. The screen sdiviOe<] into thtee vertical stnps, ihe middle secliofi beinT a behind-ihe-Daning square view showing tie current bai&man wiih rhe pitcher in troni qI hir> Shots □! the ottier two bases are displayed eilier side Should your Dalsman nit the ball, Ifn viewpoinl: changes, showing tlie entire sladuin. and lollows Irte ball ifajeclory wilh a small oagram ol base posilions insei Tnere arelhree yays in which [he fielding Side can dasmiss a barsnanor rjnner: 1 , Causing Ihe batsman to miss Ihe ball three times. 2 Caicliing the b^ti belare if hits the ground. 3. Gelfing the ball Id a base before a runrer. Head-Scratchin' Ball Bashing To *>a]Gguaifl a winning score you have several fimeauls, used to slop fhe clock and change team mefnt:}era — this Is ot a high stn^tegic importance because pitchers irre stTerconstani baii-bunging, and teeble ihrows o1 30mph dan'i do your team any credil. This isn'l as dillicult as it sounds. It youVe unsure oMha scoring system, or anything el&e !□ do wilh baseball., no worries — playing RBI 2 ts a doddle. Actually hiLiIng fhe ball lakes practice, bul ihaE's hal! [he fun. Ms qjite an achievement walloping a bafi mio rhe crowd for a home run , even i[ the ceremonial fireworks are josi a few paltry pixels. There are Jots of leaiures la hnd and explore, such as stealing ^jases and making subsuiutions at fhe right l^.-'woodQn stick at a ball travelling ax alrnost iQQmph has never really C9ugh[ on over here. Perhaps tor this reason it's a bll ol a neglecied subject aa far as computer games are concerned. StaioGlde. though, t>Baeball Is a big deal fndeed. The excellent HardbaU with all its management optfons and groat pleyer animation has always been Ihe one to beat and I'm aorry lo say flfli 2 tall^ short of the mark. Because it's easier lo play 11 seems ralJier good at firat^ but things ara a Utile loa shallow and slmphatlc lo ke«p you swinging lor long. An okay atab, but ft wouldn't ^ make the World Series dje to r ^^^j serious weaknesses in key i^/',-'^' posillons, -^ LJ URGE SFUaPON Of OPTIDPfS ARD ITATISTKS GALORE MTHIR FUMCTIDNAL POaR, UHREAUSTIC mithlS AND (WIPES WtTH EVERT PLAY SHOULD flAND THE fffioniMc REASONABIV WItL fl C-FORCE Na.4 ■ APRIL 1 993 Who says variety is the spice of lile? The Codies obviously do, OS they've released sixteen of their older arcade bashes on one mountainous compilation — so what's the COMMODORE FORCE judgement? The court is now in session, with MILES 'BARMY WIG' GUTTERY presiding... • CodeMosleffs, £ 1 4*99 CosswHa GUARDIAN ANGEL First impressions of this horljanially-scrolling beat-em-jp aren'l very good, but afl-er a lew plg-ys an exceptionaily QQO[ Q^ms is revealed. The Ertaded inonochirome graphics took ^nghlBTiirgly Speclrumes'^ue, and moai baddies are easily flespaiched, lulling you imto a ere the aim's to cras-hf I'm a natural. TypicaHy cheap and cheBflul. the Idea is lo Hy over a builOIng where hostages are hald and crash into it so th-ey can escape, avoiding or shooting enemies or the way, ThB gaTTie is lull of humorous touches, eg when you shod a paratrooper he hovef5 \n mid-arr flapping his arnns < belofepiummetinoio Ills death, 'J^J /'} Simple, colourful funf ^^-^^ J -> ^ MIG29 Who said ' AHefbumBT Tip-^tf>' Well II couldn' any worse than iNe official conveTsion, could In a word, MO, bLi its sliii not much cop. Endless, saney baddies, constant fire- and- dodge gamepJay. enthralling il isn't. Control's a bit dodgy loo. Pulling bach on the joysiick cau^ses you to diva while pirshing forward's a climD. -• / -. Most iKogjcal, Captain Play it %\m\ once, and that s enough. ^^^^ Tbe t? SAS COMBAT SIMUUVrOR A-ha, a simulator. Tactical decisions, many and varied missions, compiej strategic nnanoeutfres carried out with pin-pomi accuracy in order to attain success... unfortunately no. it^s an interior Com/Tsando/ihari Warriors done. Take tl^e role of ai Jone soldier yomping across miles of enemy terrain, pumping lead mto myriads of incredibly dense enemies — not the Emsi exampJe of Ihe genre, but ' r ^ / , \ you can gel some fun out of it, ^--^--J j U SUPER HERO After the fabled WeaO Over Hee^s the isomeWo 3D gamestyie should have been l^d 10 rest, so dgfinHive wa^ thai game. Undaunted, GodBMaslers \^ % tried to surpass it They tailed. SKY HIGH STUNTMAN BBcome a sluntman on a movie set, battling through louT aciion-packed sequences in various flying machines, Thps is a very basic verticaJiy- scrolling Shooter, the- only variety provided by controlling a different flying machine on each level. For example, on level two you man a hot air balloon. VouVe no control over movement dirsction, you FTiove a cursor to aim bombs, ir^stesd. This leads to KOB SUPER SPY Vou'ie a spy with a (3a ring rescje miss ion — pi a helicopter and liberate captured scientists. Th Chopper whizzes round so fast il's impossible tc anticipate the baddies, so you just plough ihrou regardless. Combrne ihis with teabfe, samev an completely un interactive backdrops, below average sound and a near-absence of things to do and you re left wrth a ^^i^^ total ral^its-droppine of a game. ^ T^'J AI least rabbits droppings m^ -_ . / / biodegradable, SuperSp/' Pah! -^ —^ -f ■J • MIG 29 — Nat Ihs most antarprUtng of arcade flycre, but ^t |«aBt It's bottor than tho h^dftouH AftGrhumot. C-rORCI H^A APRIL 1»»3 countless unavoidable deattis and the reset switch begins to looK very inviting • Guardian ancel — The Codies -coulcl've made a great b»al<^6m- up with ac« graphic* and animation, but GHOST HUNTER TERRA COGNITA SUPER ROBIN HOOD Jump traps. Traverse plaHorms, negoT^are mazes, collect keys ard r^sc^ue Maid Manon, Nol to be confused with The inllniieiy superior Hobin Hood — Legend OuBsT {a\so by GodeMaslors). Super Robin Hoodie packed wiih shoddy graphics, dodgy aniinai^an ant artnoying programming glitches, Robin hardly ia.\*s any disiance without draining his energy, and he can't even perform a vertical jump. Even so, ^^^A ardent mappmg fanatics mig^ii -^ ■ ,^/ (possibly) gleen scmathine from ^^ ^^ J L) Ttils Slow and boring plaHorm eftorl looks l;ike it Mvas programmed eight years ago. Take control of Hunk SludbiicKle i(!7), njnning and jumping around the screens collecting poDons, and rescue your f Ifapped bfolher. Tuppenny ^ ^*y , ^ . game, tjppenny quality I "^-sLJ J U POLTERGEIST As Straightforward shoot-em -ups 00, Poltergefsfs not too bad. With so many Turkeys on this compiaation. its im-pressive spaed, plethora of things to shoot and(orcot]rssnhos8 ali-imporlarit ^ collectable power-ups make H an # T^/ alrighL blast. ^^ ^ LASER FORCE Varied sections and a good range of difficult/ levels makstNs a rather good vertical scrotier. with Moon Cresra-style docking sequences thrown in for good measure. At last — cO'Uid things be improving? Intrepidly, we delve still deeper ^ into this compilation with renew&d ' hope... to •^ A vertical scrolly blaster with very IfHl b;asT. Basically all you have to do is memonse which biTs of The j landscape yOu car fly over ard ' those which ygu can't. Very (>Dor! SUPER G-MAN A cross between those old classics TTirusJand Lunsf Mryi5f> adequately descnbes Super G- Man. Unfprlunalely it's not as good as either. As a stand-alone ganie ii hais no tharics, as a filler on a g> compilation there's still no bj^gusq " for it! ^ ^/l "^yj * • SUPER ROBIN HOOD — Hove you noticed how games wlt>i 'supor' in tha title always turn out to b« traih? FRANKENSTEIN JNR Bacome Doc Freshen stair e son and attempt to bring tiis famous monster [o IHe, Franky Jnr moves around a 3.D maze representing Tfie casfis and surrounding graveyards, coileciing objects required lor his eicperimenl. Occasiorially keys turn up and jnicck various doors, giving access to previously une"p!ored areas. Not a bad game, bul with only one lite it can tie frustrating. Also, when you leave a room through a door ^t the bottom of I he screen you appear in the next room stlti at ibe bottom of the screen — this means if you don't release tha joystick very quickiy you find your&elt tiack where you Starred. Needs patience r NINJA MASSACRE Having seen the title ^d read the inlay blurb you'd be forgiven for ©xpsciing an onenlal-atyle beat-'em-up. Prepare youtseHfor a small Surprise... it's another Oaf/nf/e^cionel Playabliity of a reasonable enough slandardn though the sciollmgs a liTtle — p^^^ suspect. If you enjoyed G^yrj/te/ f/i P/ you should liise Hin\B^ /vfassacre. _^ ^J^L ARCADE FLIGHT SIMULATOR Not a simulator at all (in [1^^ gonerally accepted sense of t^eword), but a novel approach to tlie tried-and-tested scrolling £hocri-'em-up formula. The game takes [he farm pE an aaria' dogfight over an area about toijr screens in size. Though tricky at first. II gives more of e feeling of being in control than usual. 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