C&VG


R-Type

Publisher: The Hit Squad
Machine: Spectrum 48K/128K/+2/+3

 
Published in Computer & Video Games #110

R-Type

When this first hit the streets two years ago, the world and his wife were, to put it mildly, gob-smacked to see a brilliant Irem coin-op translated so well onto the humble Speccy. Now it's getting a new lease of life as a budget re-release, and it's all the more brilliant for it.

It's a horizontally-scrolling shooter, with bags of power-up weapons, a drone which can be attached to both the front and rear of the ship, and loads of horrible aliens to blast, all in glorious technicolour! Yes, indeed, folks - tons of colour, with the minimum of attribute clash!

Okay, it's got a rather naff multi-loader, but with a game that's as addictive and playable as this, such things can be overlooked. As far as this conversion's concerned, if you didn't go out and purchase it then, get it now!

Spectrum

A great conversion, and at the magic price too! Purchase immediately!