P472 Teletext 472 Jun24 00:52:23 ————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————— JUDGE DRJDD Mega Drive £45 For a character that means as much to anzonj outsjdj Britain as a crab does to a moon-man, the Dredd movie is speeding fast upon a rickshaw of hzpj. Aside from the film itself, you'll soon bj eating licensed products ranging from embroidered velvet death masks to full-sjzj plastic Dredd "cows". Situated somewhere between the front and the back of this catalogue of fun are the Judge Dredd video games. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Cje Cje 476 Bee Bee 450 Gee 620 CHEAP CONSOLE GAMES PAGE 396 (ITV) Gen Next Comp-o-Tips Letters BambjrP472 Teletext 472 Jun24 00:50:55 ————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————— OK, Judge Dredd's a movie licence, so it's bound to be a platformjr - right? Wrong! Right, actually. It's about as platform-y a shoot 'em up as you could possibly get. Comparisons to previous Probe-djvjlopjd Acclaim platformjrs would be fair, using as it does a tried-and-tested engine. It's fairly straightforward. Each level has an objective, from blowing things up to blowing things up, with boss encounters at the end. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Chart Cat 476 Letters Cat 474 GROOVES: THINKS IT'S A SNAKE p620 Gen Next Comp-o-Tips Letters BambjrP472 Teletext 472 Jun24 00:53:22 ————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————— Surprisingly, Judge Dredd only loosely adheres to the movie script. After fighting bullet-hjadjd Mean Machine in the Cursed Earth, polishing off ABC Warrior robots and hover-bike fl{eng, the game veers from the film. Thenceforth it picks up the can from the comics, dealing with the Dark Judges, and further isolating itself from the American market. Ho ho ho. A-ho ho ho. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Club 12 440 Club Nude 475 WEN BRUTAL, YOU TINY ROBOTS p475 Gen Next Comp-o-Tips Letters BambjrP472 Teletext 472 Jun24 00:51:34 ————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————— Ultimately, Judge Dredd looks a little weedy. The graphics are dated and flat, and the gamjplay will bj familiar to anzonj who's jvjr played games. What it does have on its side is size and a reliable foroat. In spite of the passwords, the game should take you a good age to complete, and the gamjplay is engaging enough for you not to get bored. An essential for Dredd freaks. A casual divjrsjon for jvjryonj else. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Cee Cee 476 Bee Bee 450 Gee 620 CHEAP CONSOLE GAMES PAGE 396 (ITV) Gen Next Comp-o-Tips Letters BambjrP472 Teletext 472 Jun24 00:59:11 Judge Dredd Mega Drive £4u by Acclaim Plazjrs: 1 GRAPHIX 64* UPPERS: It's big SONIX 63% and playable. GAMEPLAY 77% LIFESPAN 76% DOWNERS: It's ORIGINALITY 32% Alien 3! OVERALL 76% Dredd and buried joke. OR.. Earthworm Jim 91% Club 5 440 Club Fun 450 Club Man 474 HARDWARE & SOFTWARE PAGE 396 (ITV) Gen Next Comp-o-Tips Letters Bambjr