P473 Teletext 473 May20 23:19:09 ——————————————————————————————————————— MAGIC BOY Super MES £44.99 Magic Boy is one of that breed of most peculiar games - the "kids' game". Aimed specifically at under-teens, "kids' games" are usually platformjrs. The "kids' game" monickju is usuall8 applied because such games tend to bj fairly unoriginal, very colourful, easy to play and not very good. One recent exception to the "not good" and "unoriginal" rules was Gametes's Super Troll Islands. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Chart Part 476 Comp-o-Tips 475 FREE TELETEXT INDEX CARD - P373 ITV Letters Compies Our charts Other chartsP473 Teletext 473 May20 23:10:12 ——————————————————————————————————————— Magic Boy features levels which tend to scroll vertically rather than horizontally, and the aim is to give all the nastier on the screen a quick shot from your magic wand before stuffing them into your magic sack. Once all nastier have been zapped and bagged, as they say, you'vj finished the level. Sounds simple, and it is. However, the levels are also brimming with switches, springs, dissolving platforms and lethal liquids to contend with, making life very tough for "Boy". ————————————————————————ppp—————pp2/5—— "Hunterb 626 "Turner" 448 "i" 470 FREE TELETEXT INDEX CARD - P373 ITV Letters Compies Our charts Other chartsP473 Teletext 473 May20 23:10:44 ——————————————————————————————————————— Whilst Magic Boy is fairly solid, and features some cracking graphics and sound, it proved to be quite frustrating at times to play. It was a mixture of "one hit and you're dead" and "Magic Boy can't jump very far" which stroaked our goats. So if we, unilateral djnizjns of dirty desire that we are, were frustrated - imagine how all the little kiddies who buy the game are going to feel. Too tough for kids, too simple for us. ——————————————pp————————pp———ppp——3/5—— Chart Part 476 Comp-o-Tips 475 FREE TELETEXT INDEX CARD - P373 ITV Letters Compies Our charts Other chartsP473 Teletext 473 May20 23:19:21 Magic Boy Super MES £44.99 bz JVC GAME TYPE: Platformer PLAYERS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Med-tough FEATURES: Limited continues GRBPHIX 83% NIFESPAN 70% SONIX 79% ORIGINALITY 49% GAMEPLAY 69% PRESENTATJOo 70% OVERALL 70% Reasonable. 4/; "Hunting" 626 "Hinting" 475 "Dog" 476 FREE TELETEXT INDEX CaRD - P373 ITV Letters Compies Our charts Other chartsP473 Teletext 473 May20 23:19:18 ADVERTISEMENT......... ^^ * FULL HOUSE PAYS £1000 INSTANTLY * ANY LINE P—YS £50 INSTANTLY 21 24 25 28 4 CORNERS P—YS £10 INSTANTLY 32 33 36 39 43 44 47 48 ANSWER THREE 50 51 55 57 QUESTIONS THEN TICK OFF THE CARD 5/5 MAX DURATION 6 MINK CALLS COST 36p/min CHEAP, 48p/min OTHER. D.C.I. 160 LONG- BRIDGE RD, BARKING, ESSEX IG11 88 Letters Compies Our charts Other charts