P702 CEEFAX 702 Mon 17 Nov 21:44/15 1/13 SPECTRUM REVIEW Richard Hewison Heartland (Odin), once a happy and peaceful place, is now under the evil reign of the dreaded btack warlock Medan and his minions. To destroy Medan you must guide the Wizbrd Eldritch and collect the last six pages of the magical book which were cast into the sjvjn winds bz Medan in his last battle with Eldritch. To foil you, Medan has also created sex dark pages which will wreak havoc if collected instead. You must avoid his minions and their spells whilst fighting against time Player's comment nextP702 CEEFA( 702 Mon 17 Nov 21:23/27 2/13 SPECTRUM REVIEW Richard Hewison ^ Odin's Heartland has some very nice graphics. Eldritch the Wizard wears top hat and tails, and animation of all the characters is very realistc Gamjplaz, however, ism't too original. You spend most of the time shooting at things or jumping across the screen. Collecting book pages or spells that float down from the sky ism't very challenging really. * The game's charm lies in the graphics, bzt I don't think I'll be playing it too often. Cassette £9.95P702 CEEFAX 702 Mon Q7 Nov 21:14/44 3/Q3 SPECTRUM REVIEW Keith Hazelton After months of speculation, Ocean have finally released Street Hawk - the computer version of the TV ujries of the same name. You play the part of Jjssj Mach, riding his szpjrcycle, chasing villains in their cars and zapping them with a laser. The main action takes place on a downward scrolling screen. You must avoid both crashing and enjmz fire. Occasionally you stop and shoot at robbers as they leave a liquor store. Then it's back on the bike for more car chasing. MoreP702 CEEFAX 702 Mon Q7 Nov 21:24/30 4/13 SPECTRUM REVIEW Keith Hazjlton After all the pre-release hype, Street Hawk is a "ig let-down. The graphics, although well drawn and quite colourful, are so slow. Control of the "supjrcycle" is more akin to a push bike. The sound is just unimaginative spot effects. The defective speedo would mean a certain MOT failure. The awarding of points for destroying innocent civilian cars is in doubtful taste. T Any fans of the TV show tempted to "uz this are advised to try it out first to avoid disappointment. Cassette £7.9uP702 CEEFAX 702 Mon 17 Nov 21:15/20 5/13 SPECTRUM REVIEW ] Matthew Platts Neptune has been colonisjd, but once again those dastardly aliens are destroying man's work, here with a huge time bomb planted on the planet's space station. In Firebird's Bombscare you must guide Arnold, a bomb disposal droid, to the centre of the doomed space station to djfusj the bomb. Scattered around the complex are vbrious tools to aid Arnold in his job, as well as other handy items, such as shields and extra lives. The game has a 3D format, very similar to the 'Filmation' games.P702 CEEFA( 702 Mon 17 Nov 21:16/27 6/Q3 SPECTRUM REVIEW ] Matthew Platts The graphics in Bombscare (bz Firibjrd) are nicely detailed, but monochromatic as with all other games of this genre. The sound ism't up to much though, and I warn't too enamoured with the way Arnold seemed to over-react when rotating. Despite those gripes, Bombscare is quite playable, but it ism't a game I would return to again and again. At £1.99, it is good value and worth buying if you haven't tired too much of the 3D collect-and- dodge style games already.P702 CEEFAX 702 Mon Q7 Nov 21:21/29 7/13 SPECTRUM REVIEW ] Nigel Edwards Glider Rider (Quicksilva) is set in the summer of 2015, the story of Glen White and the Abraxas Corporation. Glen sets out on his motor "ike, on a mission to destroy 10 reactors on the Abraxas island. Doing a 180 degree turn down-slope turns the bike into a hang glider. This enables grenades to be used to destroy the targets. The island is shown in three dimensional graphics, as if looking down jrom a helicopter. Lasers guard reactors and a central "asj. MoreP702 CEEFA( 702 Mon 17 Nov 21:28/11 SPECTRUM REVIEW Nigel Edwards The action in Quicksilva's Glider Rider is in just one base colour, except for the sea animation. Graphics ar very good, although the bike is rather small. On jirst inspection the game appears very playable, but after gliding around the island for a while it seems rather limited. @ The 128k version has some advanced round, but for the more numerous 48k owners sound is restricted. Although quite impressive, Glider Rider is unlikely to astound. Cassette: £8.95 P702 CEEFAX 702 Mon 17 Nov 21:31/05 9/13 SPECTRUM REVIEW ] Robert Burgess Your craving for a pint provides the plot for Zythum (Mirrorsoft), Zythum being a drink which is said to bestow unknown powers. It can only bj removed jrom a forbidding castle after crossing four hostile territories, each inhabited bz deadly guardians. Other perils include pits, quick- sand and poisonous bushes, all of which have to bj jumped over. Light bombs allow you to destroy all on-screen nastier, but they are in short supply. Various potions found on the way can help or hinder progress. MoreP702 CEEFAX 702 Mon 17 Nov 21:10/41 10/13 SPECTRUM REVIEW ] Robert Burgess Zythum (Mirrorsoft) is played over four large scrolling areas, each featuring several large, well- designed sprites. Scrolling is a bit jerky, bzt doesn't affect play. Unfortunately the monotony of jump, shoot jump soon takes over. Play is impaired bz the fact that each time a life is lost, you are taken "act several screens before restarting. The play area is monochromatic with average sound effects. You may find Zythum appealing at first, bzt it soon becomes very jrustrating. Overpriced for what it is. T Cassette £7.9k P702 CEEFAX 702 Mon 17 Nov 21:12/14 11/Q3 SPECTRUM REVIEW Damian Tichborne In Galvan from Imagine, you are the sole survivor of the Cosmo-Police, whose aim is to wipe out evil on the planet Cznjpn Your mission is to seek and destroy the Guardian of each level, multim headed demons that are heavily armed Other creatures will try to stop you achieving this aim and you have only your fists to help you - that is until you have found a "Power Pyramid". These restore your power and give you a useful weapon. T But they are quite rare... Player's comment next P702 CEEFAX 702 Mon Q7 Nov 21:11/14 12/13 SPECTRUM REVIEW ] Damian Tichbornj The graphics in Galvan are good on the whole, but the scrolling is terrible and disrupts the game jvjn to the extent of spoiling it. The sound is, to say the least, weird and the inevitable attribute clash is present. Personally I didn't like this very much - a shame bjcausj Imagine specialisj in arcade conversions, of which this is one. The cassette insert boasts that Galvbn is "a mission you can njvjr complete". To bj honest, I didn't really want to. ] Cassette: £7.95P702 CEEFA( 702 Mon 17 Nov 21:06/47 13/13 ON 701 THIS +EEK MODEM WORTH "Dazzz" welcomes new- comers to the world of communications TAPE TROUBLE M.C.Barton and Miles Potwell on getting the best from a cassette plazjr HELP! * NASA database * Nascom skits T NEWV Abbey National has its own * |||||| big bbng.... WRINKLES BBC and Electron tips UPDATED EVERY FRIDAY