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Hirise
By Bubble Bus
Amstrad CPC464

 
Published in Computer & Video Games #50

Hirise

Beware of hasty judgements. I groaned inwardly at the thought of Hirise. Not another platform and ladders game.

However, some very nifty three-dimensional graphics make Hirise a cut above the current crop being unleashed on the poor, unsuspecting public.

The story is simple. Builder Bob has a strike on his hands. But for him, work must carry on. He must work his way round the whole of the Hirise building site painting each scaffold as he goes.

The strikers have other ideas, however, and set about chasing him. If they catch him, Bob loses a life.

Hirise is a simple game but it is exceedingly hard and addictive to play. And with around 100 different screens to choose from, the game's challenge should last more than a few days.