Atari ST

Rick Dangerous

Although the scenes surround our jovial junior Indy scroll intermittently – and then jerkily – they make good use of colour, with effectively shaded rocks, wood and so on. Detail is packed into the sprites and gives them a cartoon flavour. Title music is simple yet fun, and effects samples include a great ricocheting pistol shot and an amusing 'Waaaaghh!' as a killed character falls off-screen. The playing area is actually a little smaller on the Amiga, almost square. Title music is irritating – poor sounds – and there's the addition of an inappropriate jump effect. It's expensive for what it offers but, Rick Dangerous is a good, old-fashioned, highly-playable arcade exploration jaunt.

Die einfachsten Spiele sind oft die besten. Rick Dangerous ist ebenso simpel wie suchtverdächtig; ein prima Puzzle-Grübel-Actionspiel, das wie eine Kreuzung aus den Oldies "H.E.R.O." und "Montezuma's Revenge" wirkt.