A&B Computing


Samantha Fox Strip Poker
By Martech
BBC Model B

 
Published in A&B Computing 4.02

A clothes call

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! Are we really reduced to watching the digitised representations of our Sammy's admittedly well-formed chest in order to sell computer games?

Think for a moment about the number of sweaty young (and old) palms reaching over the counters of software retailers the length and breadth of the country in order to take home a copy of the 'hot' Sam Fox game. Not a pretty thought, is it? And in any case, all you see is a digitised and monochrome version of a body that is freely available in colour at any newsagent for a fraction of the cost, should you so desire. It doesn't even play a decent hand of poker! The first time I played the game, Sam took all her clothes off!

Graphically, the poker part of the game is poor with a bad screen layout, relegating the cards to a cramped position at the top of the screen. The usual betting and card exchange is allowed for and, when you win, the screen goes blank as the game accesses one of the Sam pictures.

Samantha Fox Strip Poker

I'm disappointed with the game; not because the graphics aren't effective, but because of the general sloppiness. Sam's strip following successive wins by you does not always follow the same pattern, it can get stuck on the same picture and, having reached the end there's nothing else to do. The poker is that poor.

And what kind of statement does it make about this industry that Martech can confidently expect gamers to fork out nearly £12 for a BASIC poker game with frills.

Just wait till Mrs Whitehouse hears about it...

Dave Reeder

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