Your Sinclair


Bomb Jack II
By Elite
Spectrum 48K

 
Published in Your Sinclair #17

Bomb Jack II

The best thing to be said about Bomb Jack II is the free copy of the original Bomb Jack you also get, though as six trillion people have already bought the first one that's not exactly stunning news.

Reading the instructions makes it all sound pretty promising. In addition to leaping around the place, Jack the Lad can now karate chop the assorted nasties and there are 'over 40 fiendishly complicated settings'.

Unfortunately the settings are also accompanied by fiendishly uncomplicated graphics. Can you really play a game where both your hero and the nearest monster impersonate the Invisible Man when they meet to do battle?

The game's not a complete disaster, but it's a pity you can't super-zoom around the screen in various directions any more. Now you merely jump up or down, left or right, gathering up the goodies and chopping the baddies. Mind you, getting your chops in can be a bit tricky. Some of those platforms just ain't big enough for you and a monster, and seeing as the monster has the advantage of being there first you've got to fight like f-f-f-f-ury to zap them out of the way. Though they don't so much zap as disappear in a puff of smoke.

The game's hardly likely to do that, but I'll bet a bomb to a damp banger that Bomb Jack will be played a lot longer than its sequel.

Mike Gerrard

Other Spectrum 48K/128K/+2 Game Reviews By Mike Gerrard


  • Aztec Front Cover
    Aztec
  • Plummet Front Cover
    Plummet
  • The Pendant Of Logryn Front Cover
    The Pendant Of Logryn
  • Time And Magik Front Cover
    Time And Magik
  • Zip-Zap Front Cover
    Zip-Zap
  • Potty Pigeon Front Cover
    Potty Pigeon
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Front Cover
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
  • Kobyashi Naru Front Cover
    Kobyashi Naru
  • Double Agent/Escape Front Cover
    Double Agent/Escape
  • Pool Front Cover
    Pool