AMOK!
Description
AMOK! was the first Odyssey² new release about 15 years after the console was discontinued. It is inspired by Berzerk.
The player is trapped in a spaceship and is armed with a laser pistol, which can fire in all 8 directions. Each stage is a maze with one or more exits, and the player has to try to exit them while avoiding to touch its walls and get killed. Besides the danger of the walls, the player will face the berzerk robot sentinels, which can move about and shoot, but that can also be killed if they touch the walls. After a while, the Smileybot will appear and try to kill the player. The Smileybot can pass through walls and cannot be killed by the player.
The game features 12 stages of increasing difficulty. The player has 3 lives; dying will make the player restart the current level, with all berzerk robot sentinels being replaced.
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Critics
Average score: 52% (based on 2 ratings)
Players
Average score: 2.6 out of 5 (based on 4 ratings with 1 reviews)
The Good
Great graphics, a nice take on an arcade classic.
The Bad
Man, is it tough. When you play, it is almost impossible to wipe out all the enemy robots before 'Evil Otto' bounces into the room. I'm sure that the arcade game gave you more time than this version.
When I play, I only shoot the robots in my way as I make a beeline for the exit. Even then, I only make to make it maybe a third of the way through the game before dying.
The Bottom Line
If you like Berzerk you will probably enjoy this homebrew for the Odyssey 2.
Odyssey 2 · by Bruce Clarke (60) · 2014
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CGC Odyssey 2 AMOK!
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Game added by chirinea.
Game added August 6, 2012. Last modified February 22, 2023.