Commodore User Issue 60
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| Commodore User Issue 60 | |
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| Editorial | |
| Editor | Mike Pattenden |
| Art Editor | Elaine Bishop |
| Staff Writer(s) | Nick Kelly |
| Publisher | Terry Pratt |
| Publishing Company | EMAP |
| Pages | 108 |
| Previous issue Issue 59 | Next issue Issue 61 |
This magazine was dated September 1988 and priced at £1.10.
Contents |
News
Edit
Arnie Times Two
- Grandslam pick up the rights for The Running Man and Ocean pick up Red Heat.
Softco Triad Announced
- Psygnosis, Mirrorsoft and Telecomsoft pool their resources.
Calling International Rescue
- Grandslam announce new Thunderbirds game.
BuzzEdit
Terrorpods - C64
MicroProse Soccer - C64
Foxx Fights Back - C64
Overlander - C64
Savage - C64
SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative - C64
Neuromancer - C64
Kellogg's Tour 1988 - C64
Mafdet and The Book of the Dead - Amiga
Shoot'em-up Construction Kit - Amiga
Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax - Amiga
ATF: Advanced Tactical Fighter - Amiga
Siege on London - Amiga
War in Middle Earth - Amiga
FeaturesEdit
Preview of the Personal Computer Show at Earls Court.
ReviewsEdit
Key: Vid=Video, Aud=Audio, Tgh=Toughness, End=Endurance, VfM=Value for Money, CUR=CU Rating
Main ReviewsEdit
CU Screen Stars + SuperStars in bold.
| Software Title | Publisher | Format | Reviewer | Vid | Aud | Tgh | End | VfM | CUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge | Ocean | C64 | Steve Jarratt | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Psycho Pigs U.X.B. | US Gold | C64 | Mike Pattenden | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Katakis | Go! | C64 | Julian Rignall | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Night Raider | Gremlin | C64 | Gary Whitta | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 19: Part One: Boot Camp | Cascade | C64 | Mark Patterson | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | Domark | C64 | Steve Jarratt | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | Domark | Amiga | Steve Jarratt | 6 | |||||
| The Vindicator | Imagine | C64 | Ken MacMahon | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| L.A. Crackdown | Epyx | C64 | Bill Scolding | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Summer Olympiad | Tynesoft | C64 | Ken McMahon | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| X-Terminator | Novagen | C64 | Steve Jarratt | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| The Fury | Martech | C64 | Ken McMahon | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Whirligig | Firebird | Amiga | Mark Patterson | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Bomb Jack | Elite | Amiga | Gary Whitta | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Starglider 2 | Rainbird | Amiga | Steve Jarratt | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Vixen | Martech | Amiga | Gary Whitta | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| SkyChase | ImageWorks | Amiga | Gary Whitta | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Thundercats | Elite | Amiga | Gary Whitta | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| StarRay | Logotron | Amiga | Mike Pattenden | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Army Moves | Imagine | Amiga | Gary Whitta | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Space Racer | Loriciels | Amiga | Gary Whitta | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Bionic Commando | Go! | Amiga | Gary Whitta | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Bermuda Project | Mirrorsoft | Amiga | Gary Whitta | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Street Fighter | Go! | Amiga | Gary Whitta | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Tracers | Microillusions | Amiga | Nick Kelly | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Diamond | Destiny | C64 | Ken McMahon | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Cheapo Round-UpEdit
| Software Title | Publisher | Format | CUR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bomb Jack | Encore | C64 | 6 |
| Kane II | Mastertronic | C64 | 5 |
| Tau Ceti | Rack It | C64 | 7 |
| Hummdinger | Alternative | C64 | 4 |
| Super Cup Football | Rack It | C64 | 6 |
| The Future Zone | Compass | C64 | 1 |
| Mad Flunky | Alternative | C64 | 5 |
| Gauntlet | Kixx | C64 | 9 |
| Vectorball | M.A.D. | C64 | 3 |
Into the ValleyEdit
| Software Title | Publisher | Format | Reviewer | Graph | Puzz | Play | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legend of the Sword | Rainbird | Amiga | Keith Campbell | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| The Bard's Tale III: The Thief of Fate | Electronic Arts | C64 | Keith Campbell | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
ArcadesEdit
| Software Title | Publisher | Reviewer | Gra | Sou | Tgh | End | Con | Ove |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devastators | Konami | Nick Kelly | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Altered Beast | Sega | Nick Kelly | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Toobin' | Atari | Nick Kelly | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Super Ranger | SunA | Nick Kelly | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
TipsEdit
F/A-18 Interceptor - Guide
Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax - Guide + Map
External LinksEdit
You can get this magazine on DVD from The Zzuperstore
Issue IndexEdit
| Date | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1984 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 1985 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 1986 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| 1987 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 |
| 1988 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 |
| 1989 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| 1990 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 |
| 1991 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 |
| 1992 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 |
| 1993 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 |
| 1994 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 |
| 1995 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 |
| 1996 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 156 | 157 | 158 | 159 |
| 1997 | 160 | 161 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 168 | 169 | 170 | 171 |
| 1998 | 172 | 173 | 174 | 175 | 176 | 177 | 178 | 179 | 180 | 181 |
