C&VG


Red L.E.D.
By Starlight Software
Commodore 64/128

 
Published in Computer & Video Games #73

Red L.E.D.

Okay, despite the fact that Red L.E.D.'s plot is about as thin as our ad manager's hair, we've got a nifty little game on our hands here. Well done, Starlight. The best yet.

Earth's resources are running out (even Starlight acknowledges this idea is a bit over-used) and using three battle droids you must form a continuous link across an inter-galactic link across a grid. Each step on the way you must complete a landscape by collecting the energy pods there. Win and the link is yours. But if you are defeated it shows white on the grid and you must try for another link.

You have three ZMX battle droids at the start of the game, each with its own strength and capabilities. Select which one to use and which grid link you wish to play for and the droid is plunged into the battlescape.

In all there are 37 landscapes to explore. So you can go for the quick link win (hopefully) or travel the grid piling up the points.

Lots of action in this very playable offering.