Freddy Hardest

As is the case with most Dinamic games on the Amstrad, this is highly detailed graphically, and makes good use of colour all round. But the Amstrad first level is too easy, the main cause being lenient collision detection. The second level has even more colour and detail and with the large number of screens, makes for much more of a challenge, although it shouldn't take too long to complete.

It suffers a bit in comparison due to the limited use of colour but in one sense copes better - the graphic are well detailed, almost like cartoons. The film style opening is a nice touch and adds to the game's all-round humour. A too easy first level is virtually made redundant once the access code is gained, but this applies to all formats. A playable, nicely put together release from Dinamic, but too soon completed to have high lastability.

The 64 version is definitely the hardest! The aliens and robots move around much quicker; on the first level, Freddy needs to make almost perfect jumps to land on the floating islands and losing a life for being a pixel out is very frustrating. The second level is straight out of Ocean's earlier V, but a lot better in execution, and surprisingly easy. Level two's graphics look messy compared with those of level one, and the main sprite is barely average.