Home Computing Weekly
17th May 1983
Published in Home Computing Weekly #11
In this derivative of our old friend Centipede, deadly rats advance on you from the top of the screen. If they touch you, you lose a life (you have three to start with).
The rats appear at the top right and top left of the screen, and travel across until they reach the other side or encounter a tuft of grass. At this point they jump down to the row below.
You can move left, right, up and down, and fire at the rats as they advance (you use the 0 key for this, a point the instructions fail to mention). If you manage to clear them all, a larger swarm appears...
Every now and then an easily avoidable purple killer rat drops down to add variety.
No problems loading, and you can play either from the keyboard or from an AGF or Kempston joystick. One or two players can take part, each player's turn ending when he/she loses a life. The highest score is recorded, but not the player's name.
Reasonably interesting, but unmemorable graphics and lacking the addictive qualities that have made similar games so successful. Disappointing for the price.
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