Intercept the 3D aliens and save planet Earth
ISN'T it always the same? The mother ship carrying urgently
needed supplies to Earth is attacked and you're the only interceptor
pilot on board.
They're swooping out of space, wave after relentless wave, determined
to stop the ship getting through.
Well, an interceptor pilot has to do what an interceptor pilot
has to do, so within seconds you're launching into space.
Away from the safety of the mother ship you have to destroy
as many of the enemy as you can before your shields give way or
your fuel runs out.
Your eyes search the long range scanners for a glimpse of the
Cylons before they swoop to attack, curving and weaving to avoid
your defence systems.
That's the scenario for Cylon Attack, the compulsive new game
from A&F. You play the part of the interceptor pilot, struggling
to get the Cylon ships in your sights so your lasers can lock
on to them.
The screen of your micro becomes the view from the cockpit of
the interceptor. Ranged around it are the instruments which show
you the state of the lasers, your fuel, your rates of turn and
spin, and a long range radar scanner.
Unlike some games this scanner isn't just decoration but really
does help you to track down and destroy the enemy.
The 3-D effect has to be seen to be believed. The aliens loom
out of deep space, growing larger as they close to attack distance.
Also there are funny things out there in outer space! I wonder
who's in the telephone box that floats past the cockpit?
The game is excellent, with lots more features than can be described
here. The graphics leave most other games standing. And, as usual
from A&F, the instructions are simple but thorough.
They also give you the option of saving the high score in a
special table and will pay £200 to the person who has the
highest genuine score by the end of March, 1984.
The only real problem is that I can't find anything about it
to criticise. I've seen it entrance people who normally despise
computer games.
It really is that good, and sets a new standard for action games
set in space. Thoroughly recommended.
Trevor Roberts
