Baron Rouge

Your Sinclair

Max Phillips

FAX BOX Title: Baron Rouge Publisher: Labochrome Price: £17 Reviewer: Max Phillips Sacre Bleu! Les Belgiques, zey 'ave gone potty! This, errr, shall we say rather crude, dogfight simulation is just plain weird. Don't worry about the cockpit view at the bottom of the screen - it's merely decorative. That's you on the right, where you'll stay because you're limited to moving up and down or firing! What little of my O-level French I have left explains that the infamous Red Baron was on his way home after cursing a few more unlucky Brits when suddenly... ...He's attacked by hang-gliders. No kidding! Followed by airships. Then Japanese kamikaze planes. Then elephants. No wonder the Red Baron's squadron was called the Flying Circus. This is, of course, a humorous game and Labochrome claims there are twenty different flying thingies to deal with. Fortunately, we're promised that there are no aliens. What's so annoying about this game, in all its childlike simplicity. Is that the stupid graphics, zany sounds and mindless blasting makes it great fun to play. I'd even dare say addictive - until the point at which you get all the way through. But £17? Von Richthoven would turn in 'iz grave.