Reviews by bloomer, page 5

Star Blazer review

In the early nineteen-eighties, there were a hell of a lot of games around with 'Star' in their title. This is not at all surprising considering the paradigm set up by cultural phenomenon Space Invaders. The 'player versus space aliens'…

bloomer · February 5, 2004

Reader Apple II

Mystery House review

Herschell Gordon Lewis retrospectively described his pioneering 1963 splatter film 'Blood Feast' in the following manner: 'I've often compared it with a Walt Whitman poem - it's no good but it's the first of its type.' Now change subjects…

bloomer · February 5, 2004

Reader Apple II

Lady Tut review

“Na-na na-na na-na-na! Na-na-na! Na-na-na” “Na-na na-na na-na-na NA-Na-na-na-na-Naaaaaaah!” What? You're telling me you didn't recognise ‘Hall of the Mountain King’ from my brilliant text-only rendition of the tune? Lady Tut plays this…

bloomer · February 5, 2004

Reader Apple II

Kung Fu Master review

Kung Fu Master reminds me of the glory days in the 1980s when my favourite personal computer, the Apple II, co-ruled the roost with the Commodore 64 in terms of snapping up ports of popular arcade titles. As the 1990s approached, the…

bloomer · February 5, 2004

Reader Apple II

Karateka review

'Focus your will on your objective. Put fear and self-concern behind you, accepting death as a possibility. This is the way of the Karateka.' These are the final eerie words from Karateka's opening scroll. This tremendously popular game of…

bloomer · February 5, 2004

Reader Apple II

Eamon review

"EAMON is a computerized version of what are called 'Fantasy Role-Playing Games.' When you enter the universe of one of these games, you are no longer John (or Jane) Smith, mild-mannered computer hobbyist. Instead, you become a character…

bloomer · February 5, 2004

Reader Apple II

Chivalry review

KNAVE! Didst thou believe that Mario and his ilk brought party games and 'minigames' to the gaming world? Thine own eyes and ears deceive thee yet again. Ye should know that the first true party game - that is, a die-rolling boardgame…

bloomer · February 5, 2004

Reader Apple II

Canyon Climber review

Canyon Climber is the second-worst game ever made for the Apple II. The worst would have to be U.F.O., but let's not get ahead of ourselves. The Devil's number is THREE, not six Straight from the backside of Beelzebub! Here's a platform…

bloomer · February 5, 2004

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Beer Run review

Sirius Software's 1982 advertising material called platformer Beer Run 'a light-headed game of suspense.' Certainly the beer puns could flow thick and fast and in a sort of yeasty fashion where this game is concerned. But except for the…

bloomer · February 5, 2004

Reader PlayStation Review of the Week

Fear Effect review

At the nexus where Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid, Blade Runner and Big Trouble in Little China meet, there is Fear Effect (FE), one of the toughest, darkest and most lurid survival horror outings to arrive late in the Playstation's…

bloomer · December 16, 2003