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100
Sinclair User
A simple idea, simply programmed. But the gameplay is gripping. A taught aerial dog-fight drama for all Red Barons.
80
Your Sinclair
Maybe Elite has produced better conversions, and this suffers from some dodgy collision detection. But even though there are quite a few good shoot 'em ups around nowadays, this rates up there in the air. It's a classic case of the just-one-more-go game.
63
Crash!
After the brigade of great arcade conversions, I expected a little more from the father company of classics like Bombjack, but it seems that they have let their standards slip a little. Paperboy maybe wasn't quite as good as it could have been, but 1942 is definitely lacking. The graphics aren't amazingly good, but the game is averagely playable and addictive. I probably wouldn't go out and buy 1942, because all it is is a fancified shoot'em up. If you're really amazingly into 'blast the enemy until they are nothing but a clutter of misplaced pixels games', then there's a fair chance that this game will appeal to you, though it doesn't exactly grab me. But then there wasn't that much to the arcade original in the first place...
| Category |
Description |
MobyScore |
| Gameplay |
How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.) |
3.0 |
| Graphics |
The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines |
3.0 |
| Personal Slant |
How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes |
2.0 |
| Sound / Music |
The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition |
3.0 |
| Overall MobyScore (1 vote) |
2.8 |
User Reviews
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