Commodore 64

Paradroid

Far, far into the future in a dim distant galaxy a fleet of Robo-Freighters were making their way to the Beta Ceti system when disaster struck. The ships ran into an unchartered field of asteroids and were bombarded by powerful radionic beams. While these rays didn't actually affect the ships In any way, the robots, and consequently the human crew members, weren't quite so lucky. It later arose that the robots' circuitry became scrambled whilst traveling through this field, rendering them hyperactive. This resulted in every living crew member in the fleet being eradicated by the now psychotic robots.

Paradroid è un gioco affascinante, unico nel suo genere. Non ricordo nessun altro titolo capace di combinare così efficacemente elementi tanto diversi: l’azione di uno shoot’em up, la riflessività di uno strategico e la logica di un puzzle. E’come avere più giochi in uno. Andrew Braybrook è riuscito a realizzare un titolo stimolante che non sfocia mai nella frustrazione, un gioco che preferisce appagare il videogiocatore piuttosto che punirlo in maniera indiscriminata. Una volta colto il suo spirito, otterremo in cambio tantissima soddisfazione.

Paradroid is an absolute masterpiece. The keyword is balance: Where most shooting games restrict themselves to a linear path of upgrading weapons, the power is inversely proportional to the time it can be used here. So the player is always on the run here, jumping from robot to robot, always anxiously watching the remaining time until burnout. Not to be missed!