Galaxian

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Dave Nicholls 4/5 HIT

Roger Willis 4/5 MISS

Ross Holman 3.5/5 MISS

JOYSTICK JURY From their bench on high, our regular panel of jurors - Ross Holman, Roger Willis and Dave Nicholls - pass judgement on the latest and greatest games software! Here they are again - that motley bunch of joystick jockeys, ready and waiting to sift through the plethora of software to help you make that important decision! WARNING! Just in case you find our scoring system too confusing, here's what it's all about. The score out of five at the end of each person's review is based on their own experience of the game. But that's pretty subjective... so they also use the HIT and MISS system to indicate its potential as a commercial success. GALAXIAN Atarisoft £7.99 Dave: I'll always remember the day I walked into my local pub and discovered that the Space Invaders machine had been replaced with something called Galaxians. The shock was so great that I had to have a drink pretty quick... medicinal, of course, you understand! I soon recovered and spent many happy hours (and lOp pieces) learning the movement patterns of the aliens, until I could almost play the game just by listening to the electronic blips and buzzes that accompanied you through the levels. Now Atari has brought out the home computer version for the Spectrum. To be fair, though, there have been several other Gaiaxian variants produced for the Spectrum, some of which were very good. But Atari's is the first to include all the elements of the original, such as the movement patterns that I struggled so hard to learn. The only real difference between this and the original is in the way the meanies re-appear at the top of the screen. OK, so this version's overpriced, but it's still one of the best 'shoot 'em up's around! If you want a trip down Memory lane then buy it - but don't expect too much of the old fella...

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