ZX Spectrum

Chip's Challenge

Of course, don't expect too much from the graphics - they're very simple (you might even say crap). The graphics window is pretty titchy as well - probably because the Speccy's memory is so preoccupied with the puzzles themselves. Still, presentation is generally quite good and anyway, we musn't grumble 'cos it's the gameplay that we're really after here. And it's darned good gameplay. Each level has that kind of 'kick' quality that boots you into the next one once you've finished it, and stacked together they're bound to have you going for hours on end. In fact, it's just the sort of game you don't really need to play on an Amiga or anything posh because it's the puzzles that you're really buying, not the graphics. On a general level, it probably has more lasting appeal as a 'hand-held' simply because it's so 'bitty', but it'll certainly grab you for quite a while whatever machine you've got, that's for sure. Nothing amazingly new or anything, just really juicy and addictive.