Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

Your Sinclair

Life Expectancy 60%

Instant Appeal 82%

Graphics 75%

Addictiveness 73%

Overall 74%

Rich Pelley 74%

Hi-Tec £2.99 cass Reviewer: Rich Pelley I think Hi-Tec should give themselves a pat on the back, buy themselves a bunch of flowers, invite themselves out for a romantic dinner and then ask themselves back for 'coffee', because I reckon it can be safely said that this is their best cartoon tie-in game yet. Not that it's exactly brilliant. It's nothing more than your average horizontally-scrolling platform-and-ladders game (probably the least original type of game on the entire planet). But at least this sort of thing's a lot more fun on the Speccy than the poorly-written scrolling beat-'em-ups and crummy arcade adventures that make up the majority of the other Hi-Tec tie-ins. Right then, the game. Scooby and Shaggy have wandered off in search of some grub and haven't come back, so you've got to go and get them. Conveniently, Scoob's right at the end of the four levels which you (as Scrappy) have to negotiate. On the way you get to collect Scooby Snacks (for extra lives), apples, and rather scurrilous-looking lumps (for score) which I naturally assumed were dog turds (they later turned out to be burgers). And there's the inevitable baddy lurking on the odd platform here and there, along with the unsurprising object which will kill you if you land on it. And, to tell the truth, this is about as much like a scrolly platform game as scrolly platform games go (if not more so). The difference here is that there's enough quality for it to be far nearer the standard that new budget releases should be. In true Hi-Tec style, the graphics are gurt lush (or whatever the latest 'hip' phrase is) but underneath them still lurks an addictive enough game to stop me moaning on and on. It's all rather too repetitive, conventional and familiar to achieve an astonishingly high mark though. Nevertheless, it's a bit of a nice surprise.

I dunno. Where's Fred, Daphne, Thema, Wilma, Barney and Dave when you need them?

Tidy graphics, aren't they? Here we see Scrappy, er, walking somewhere. (Ahem.)

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Crash

Overall 90%

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Crash

Overall 90%

Mark Caswell 90%

EXCELLENT CITY How many times have you seen a review in CRASH and thought 'Wow, that's a skill game, I'll go out and buy it', only to find it's not on the shelves yet. Or, if you've got some dosh, just can't decide which game to buy? Help is at hand, shopper! You've just bought a first class ticket and arrived at Excellent City, where the best games of the last few months live. Here's MARK CASWELL, who pipes 'Prepare to be dazzled (dudes)!' AND THE BEST OF THE BUDGET SCOOBY AND SCRAPPY DOO Hi-Tec Software £2.99 Control pup Scrappy through four scrolly levels of platforms and all sorts of obstacles to rescue Scooby. There are many attackers which Scrappy can deal with his puh-puh-puppy power and a sharp right hook! Addictive, entertaining and hassle-free gameplay make for one hell of a playable game.

Sinclair User

Graphics 79%

Sound 67%

Playability 70%

Lastability 73%

Overall 74%

Andrea Walker

Chris Jenkins 74%

Label: Hi-Tek Memory: 48K/128K Price: £2.99 Tape Reviewer: Chris Jenkins Scooby-dooby-ooby-doo! Hi-Tek's latest Hanna/Barbera cartoon-based game is well up to their usual standards, following on from the ace Boss Cat and well-received Yogi Bear titles. The latest series of Scooby Doo includes Scooby's nephew, Scrappy Doo. OK, the smaller of the two ghost busting doggies, Scrappy Doo, was always a pain the tail - the sort of dog who has you reaching for a sock and looking for the nearest pond. But in this title he's the real hero, racing through a haunted castle to save Scooby and Shaggy from a ghostly fate. This is a straightforward 2-D platforms game, probably best suited to younger gamers - certainly there isn't much challenge to it once you've mastered the art of jumping Scrappy around the battlements, punching monsters on the nose and avoiding deadly skulls and man-eating flowers. The mono background graphics are fine and the character sprites and animation decent. Scooby and Scrappy Doo just about earns its Scooby-snacks, but it not a howling success, especially compared to the old Scooby Doo title by Gargoyle which hit the shelves a couple of years ago.

Guess which way uncle Scooby and Shaggy went.

I promise never to eat snails again!

I told you not to open that Fridge. Thinking with your stomach again!!

SCOOBY FAX The cast of characters in the original Scooby Doo series of the 70's included Scooby Doo, Shaggy his hippy-like pal, Fred the square-jawed straight guy, Thelma the porkie clever girlie and Daphne the curvaceous bimbo.

CrashCrash Smash

Overall 90%

Mark Caswell 90%

Hi-Tec Software £2.99 Puh-puh-puppy power is the order of the day in this Hi-Tec game where you play the part of Scrappy Doo, searching for Uncle Scooby. As usual, Scooby's rumbling stomach has got him into trouble, so it's Scrappy Doo to the rescue through the four levels that make up the game. You start in the Ghost Town and leap and jump your way across many platforms and battle through the many traps that litter your path. Plenty of nasty creatures stand between you and success, but you can hit your attackers; the longer the fire button is held down, the stronger the punch. Along the way there are bonus objects to collect, including invincibility, bonus points and extra lives. There's plenty of fun to be had with Scooby and Scrappy Doo. the character sprites, despite being monochrome, are really well drawn - Scrappy really does look as if he means business. The game is fairly tough to get into, but a bit of practice soon puts you on the right track. Addictive, entertaining with hassle-free gameplay, notch up another successful cartoon licence to Hi-Tec and a very playable game for you. Hurrah!

It's pup to the rescue in Scrappy's own smashing platform game!

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C&VG (Computer & Video Games)

Overall 88%

Richard Leadbetter 88%

Hi-Tec Spectrum £2.99 Take control of Scrappy Doo in search of Scooby and the wimpy Shaggy in this horizontally scrolling platform romp. There are four pretty large levels to conquer and the game itself is good, solid entertainment. The graphics (though monochromatic) capture the knockabout atmosphere of the cartoon and there is a nice variation in the backgrounds and sprites. The gameplay, although simple, is very entertaining. One for Speccy fans to keep their eyes peeled for.