Amstrad Action


Punchy

Publisher: Amsoft
Machine: Amstrad CPC464

 
Published in Amstrad Action #1

Punchy

Hunchback has spawned many copies and this is one of them. The castle has been replaced by a Punch and Judy stage, Quasimodo by a policeman and the arrows and fireballs by custard pies and tomatoes.

You control Bobby the cop who has to jump, duck and plod his way across sixteen screens to rescue Judy from the evil Mr. Punch. The custard pies and tomatoes fly across the screen forcing you to jump over or duck under them. You have to jump gaps in the stage and use flying carpets to cross alligator pits.

On some screens a sausage will fly across the top of the screen and if you can jump and catch three of them you can warp to the next screen or save them for later use. Instead of bonus bells you get bonus helmets for rocking the baby at the right of each screen.

Good News

P. Better than the original.
P. Addictively frustrating gameplay as you try to get one screen further.
P. Colourful graphics.

Bad News

N. It's still a rip-off copy.
N. Can get *too* frustrating.