Home Computing Weekly


Stomping Stan
By Britannia
Spectrum 48K

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #30

Stomping Stan is an impatient individual who has a mission in life. He has to collect keys, with your help of course, from various locations. Apart from the usual maze-type hazards, there are creatures to contend with which are definitely anti-Stan. Because Stan is an egg, heavily disguised, the fiercest creatures are the egg stompers.

Now, if all this sounds familiar it should, because this is a variation of a well-worn theme. The only things to change are the names of the principal characters, the objects to be collected, and the hazards.

So, given the same basic plot, what makes on game more interesting than another? The answer really lies in the skill of the programmer together with the graphics used.

Although this programmer has produced a very smooth action game, the characters are really nothing new, neither are there any new 'twists'. Stomping Stan, by the way, appears to be a very close relation to a ubiquitous character called Horace. No problems in loading the program, and all the instructions are on screen.

Those who have never played this type of game will enjoy this version.

B.B.

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