Amstrad Action


Roland On The Run
By Amsoft
Amstrad CPC464

 
Published in Amstrad Action #1

Roland On The Run

Roland is escaping from Amsoft (can you blame him with games like this?!) and is stowed away on a train. You have to get him and up to 254 others (big train) off the train and into their hideouts via some passing lorries.

There is only one screen with a detailed scrolling background, a train in the middle, lorries and cars going both ways on a road and the hideouts at the bottom. you can control the speed of the train to match that of the first row of lorries and when a man on the train flashes jump him onto a lorry.

When a man in a lorry flashes, you can jump him to lorries travelling in the opposite direction and from there to the hideout. You have up to 255 lives and you lose one every time you miss a jump. On tougher levels, the traffic speeds up and slows down to make your task even harder.

Good News

P. Excellent hi-res colour display.

Bad News

N. Boring repetitive gameplay.
N. Stickman character graphics.
N. Timing of jumps isn't made clear.