The Birds

Crash

Overall 49%

Producer: Rabbit, 16K £5.99 (2) This is a straightforward shoot em up with a left/right moving laser base and three types of birds which hover, flap and sweep down on you. Points scored relate to the type of bird hit and for hitting the bombs which all three types drop on you. Additionally, a duck flies across the top of the screen from time to time. The birds have a nasty habit of turning into bombs when hit, which makes it necessary to have a good 'getaway' technique. Reasonable graphics if a bit jerky and plenty of sound. General feeling was that there's not enough in this game to make it very addictive or a better buy than most established shoot em ups. Simple control keys, joystick: Sinclair 2, overall CRASH rating 49% m/c.

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Playability 45%

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Value For Money 40%

Overall 49%

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Producer: Rabbit Memory Required: 16K Retail Price: £5.99 Language: Machine code The Birds is a simple and straightforward shoot em up more in the tradition of 'Galaxians' than Phoenix'. Your laser base can move left and right while three types of bird hover, flap and sweep down on you. Points scored relate to the bird hit. Each of them drops bombs, and you can score points for hitting those. Additionally, a duck flies across the top of the screen from time to time, and you get most points for hitting that. Most of the birds have a habit of turning into a falling bomb when hit, which makes it necessary to have a good 'getaway' technique. COMMENTS Control keys: 6/7 left/right, zero for fire Joystick: Sinclair 2 Keyboard play: reasonably fast Colour: reasonable Graphics: just average, bit jerky Sound: reasonable Skill levels: 1 Lives: 3

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