Table Football

Crash

Presentation 32%

Graphics 30%

Playability 20%

Addictive Qualities 25%

Overall 28%

Mike Dunn

Paul Sumner

Unknown

Producer: Budgie Retail Price: £1.99 This sports simulation takes you into the compact world of table football, a game where a football pitch has been squeezed onto a table and then peopled by midget Glen Hoddles and dwarflike Brian Robsons. The pitch has goals to the left and right. Lined up against each other on a grass-green pitch are two teams of six players. Each team stands in three rows, with three players in midfield and two in attack, and the ultimate line of defence, a goalkeeper. Players can't be moved individually - they go together as a row. But any player can kick the ball forward or back, or pass to the side. The ball is not blocked by a player unless he attempts to kick it - usually it passes straight through his legs. Once kicked, the football can bounce off the side and end walls of the table. A ball cannot go out of play, except when a goal is scored. When this happens a message is displayed, and another of the game's nine footballs appears on the centre spot. A score is kept for both teams in this two-player game. COMMENTS Control keys: Player One: CAPS SHIFT left, Z right, 1 up, Q down; Player Two: M left, SYMBOL SHIFT right, O up, 0 (zero) down Use of colour: reasonable Graphics: too simple Sound: spot FX Skill levels: one Screens: one

A dramatic save in Table Football.