C+VG Issue 28
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| C+VG Issue 28 | |
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| Editorial | |
| Editor | Tim Metcalfe |
| Art Editor | Linda Freeman |
| Deputy Editor | Eugene Lacey |
| Staff Writer(s) | Clare Edgeley, Seamus St. John |
| Contributor(s) | Keith Campbell |
| Publisher | Tom Moloney |
| Publishing Company | EMAP |
| Pages | 92 |
| Previous issue Issue 27 | Next issue Issue 29 |
February 1984 issue costing 85p
Contents |
Computer Software
Edit
NewsEdit
Urban Upstart - (Richard Shepherd Software) - Spectrum
Manic Miner - (Software Projects) - C64
SCOPE 64 - (Interactive Software) - C64
Bubble Trouble - (Arcade Software) - Spectrum
Doomsday Castle - (Fantasy Software) - Spectrum
Runelord - (Modular Concept Peripherals) - Oric
Kreigspiel - (Beyond Software) - Dragon
Felix in the Factory - (Micro Power) - Electron
Hunchback - (Ocean) - Spectrum, Dragon, C64, Oric
Crazy Balloon - (Software Projects) - C64
River Raid, Kaboom - (Activision) - Atari 400/800
Neoclyps - (PSS) - C64
ReviewsEdit
Scores are out of ten.
Key:- Get=Getting Started, Gra=Graphics, Pla=Playability, Val=Value
| Game Title | Publisher | Format | Get | Gra | Pla | Val |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Gates to Freedom | Phoenix Software | VIC-20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Mr Wimpy | Ocean | Spectrum | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Cybertron Mission | Micro Power | BBC | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Jetpac | Ultimate | VIC-20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| SS Achilles | Beyond Software | Atari | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Defence Force | Tansoft | Oric | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Atic Atac | Ultimate | Spectrum | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Acheron's Rage | Softek | Oric | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Daredevil Dennis | Visions | BBC | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Stonkers | Imagine | Spectrum | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
Video ScreensEdit
ReviewsEdit
Scores are out of five.
Key:- Act=Action, Gra=Graphics, Add=Addiction, The=Theme
| Game Title | Publisher | Format | Act | Gra | Add | The |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorf | Coleco | Colecovision | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle | Coleco | Atari 2600 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Art Master, The | MB | Vectrex | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Decathlon | Activision | Atari 2600 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Super Cobra | Parker Bros. | Intellivision | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
NewsEdit
Coleco Expansion Module released. It allows Atari 2600 games to be played on the Colecovision.
FeatureEdit
Interview with David Crane
TipsEdit
Pitfall (Activision) Atari 2600
Arcade ActionEdit
ReviewsEdit
Elevator Action (Taito)
Donkey Kong 3 (Nintendo)
Star Blazer (Sega)
Cliff Hanger (Stern Electronics)
Superbike (Century Electronics)
NewsEdit
Firefox (Atari)
FeaturesEdit
Martin Bryant looks at the best computers for chess and reviews White Knight for the BBC and Cyrus IS Chess for the Spectrum.
Namco feature
Extra Bits - A guide to new peripherals
AdventureEdit
Valhalla - (Legend) - Spectrum
Gateway to the Skies (Solar Soft) - Spectrum, BBC
Space Island - (Terminal Software) - Spectrum
Regular FeaturesEdit
Bug Hunter
Graphics by Garry Marshall
Type-InsEdit
Lost in the Jungle, Eagle (Sharp MZ-80k)
Rhino (Oric)
Mission Impossible (Spectrum)
Qwarrk (C64)
Skier (VIC-20)
Book of Games pullout contains another 20 games.
Alien Attack (Dragon)
Reversi (BBC)
Briky (Atari 400/800)
External LinksEdit
You can find this magazine at the World of Spectrum archive. Or if you would like it on a DVD try The Zzuperstore
