C&VG


Ghettoblaster

Publisher: Virgin Games
Machine: Commodore 64

 
Published in Computer & Video Games #45

Ghettoblaster

Look mama, could it be I'm falling love. I've made eye to eye contact with Ghettoblaster and it sends me so far away that I want to spend the night playing it.

Rockin' Rodney is an ace dude born with an unforgettable fire to dance to the rhythm of the night and go walking on sunshine during the day.

But the heat is on for Rodney who works as a messenger for a record company called Interdisc. They give him no rest. His job is hanging on a string.

Ghetto Blaster

He has to deliver ten demo tapes to the company's head office in Funky Street before the day is through.

But first he has to find the tapes which are hidden all over town. As he grooves around, ghettoblaster perched on his shoulder, he faces all sorts of dangerous dudes cruising the mean streets.

They include Jack Flash, Gangsters of the Groove, Bandits of the Beat and The Tone Deaf Walkers. Get into a duel with them and you'll do more than cry. The message is don't come around here no more.

Ghetto Blaster

Besides delivering the tapes, Rodney must also get the people dancing in the streets by blasting them with music.

As Rodney enters various houses and shops around Funky Town, messages appear telling you how he is doing.

And the music is truly funky - with twelve original rockin' rhythms. Turn the sound up and the walls come tumbling down.

Ghetto Blaster

If the C&VG games ratings went higher, Ghettoblaster would get 19.

I was born to love you, Ghettoblaster. Would I lie to you?

If they get really mean, they'll damage your ghettoblaster or - even worse - they could damage you?

Watch out for Jumpin' Jack Flash. He could give you a new direction.