Amstrad Computer User


Robocop

Author: Jim Johnson
Publisher: The Hit Squad
Machine: Amstrad CPC464/664/6128

 
Published in Amstrad Computer User #88

Robocop

Here's another real classic that should have you drooling with delight the moment you slap it into your datacorder. You should all know the storyline by now but, if you have had your head in a sack for the last couple of years, you basically play the role of Patrolman Murphy, gunned down in Detroit and transformed into a titanium coated killing machine to patrol the streets.

Set over nine superbly crafted levels, your task is to piece together the fragments of your shattered memory and discover the truth about your near fatal gunshot wounds. To start off, your first duty is a regular patrol in Detroit, where nasty villains will try to thwart your every move.

Get through this little encounter, and your next task is to intervene as a woman has been attacked. Using your robot controlled eyesight, you must attempt to shoot the villain without hitting the hostage. Remember what happened in the film here? Nasty!

Robocop

Level three takes you on your second patrol, before the fourth outing sees you trying to piece together photofit parts to match the original photograph of your 'killer'. Succeed, and you will now know his name.

On level five, you receive information which leads you to the rest of the heavily armed gang in the drugs factory. After this blistering shootout, you confront Dick Jones at OCP, but are prevented from killing him due to Directive 4, which prevents you from acting against a senior officer of the company. As a result, you are disarmed and must battle it out barehand with the awesome ED209 robot.

Level's seven and eight see you on the run from the criminals, before the final showdown at OCP sees the sacking of Jones and your chance to pick him off. Be careful though, as he has the President hostage and, killing him would not look too good on your record.

There you have it, a brilliantly conceived game, bursting with action and featuring some stunning graphics and sound effect. If you like your action tough, then this has to be the game for you.

Jim Johnson

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