Moonwalker

Well, let's be honest about this, I wasn't expecting too much here. I mean, Michael Jackson, he might be a very 'talented performer' and everything, but he's a bit of a... well, he's a bit 'funny', isn't he? And did you see his film?!!? Blimey! Words fail me. (Except for these ones, of course - "What a load of old crap!")

None of the four sections stands out particularly as being a great game, but all four are enjoyable. As a package it will take some time to complete and provide a fair deal of entertainment. Its main problem is that there is no particular ‘high’ in gameplay terms. There is a lot of good things, but nothing great.

Moonwalker starts with some impressive Bad samples but the tunes get repetitive after a while. Graphics start out badly with the poor maze games, and improve only to average for the other levels.

My overall impression of the game is that it is limited. The first two sections are almost identical, while the last two follow very similar lines. This will go done well with fans of the film and the artist, but for the rest of us, it is a miss.

The C64 version is pretty close to the Amiga one graphically, which isn't saying that much, admittedly, but the shoot-'em-up levels are very nice. Sonics are okay but with such poor playability only the most avid Jacko Whacko fans will enjoy it.

Good start-up and inter-level sequences. Mediocre maze-sections, average shoot- 'em-up sections. Good use of short samples to recreate songs, with good FX too. Maze-games off-putting, but slightly easier and hence more playable than the C64. Later levels less impressive than C64, but still quite playable.

If the entire review wasn’t clear enough: don’t play this. It’s frustrating, unfair, painful, repetitive, pointless, shallow and … well, just plain crap.

Da sich die Programmierer eng an die so gut wie nicht vorhandene Handlung des Films hielten, ist es nicht verwunderlich, daß der Mondwanderer den Holzweg beschreitet. Im ersten und zweiten Teil des Spiels flitzt man durch eine öde gezeichnete Landschaft, weicht kaum zu entwischenden Gegnern aus und sammelt Gegenstände ein. Im dritten und vierten Teil ballert man, (sehr originell), auf alles was sich bewegt. Die Animation der Sprites straft die ansonsten so tänzerische Leichtfüßigkeit des echten Jackson Lüge.

Lediglich das digitalisierte Sound-Gedudel wurde beim Atari ST weggelassen; die Musik kommt aus dem recht mageren Soundchip des STs. Der Spielwitz bleibt auch bei dieser Version hinterm Mond.

Pleasantly spaced-out scenario. Where do we start on the downers? Abysmal graphics, monumentally tedious gameplay, generally crap everything. Spend the money on a nose job instead.