Auf Wiedersehen Monty

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Description

In Monty On the Run the intrepid coal thief Monty Mole fled to the rocky island of Gibraltar. However, the Intermole agency is on to him, and his only hope of escape is to trek across Europe, collecting enough cash to buy the Greek island of Montos and live there in luxury.

This is Monty's third game (fourth if you count Monty is Innocent), and the structure is similar to the previous three. It's platform and ladders based, with 80 screens each representing some area of Europe - the Eiffel Tower and the Leaning Tower of Pisa are among the identifiable landmarks.

There are different ways of travelling through the levels - some bouncy platforms coupled with a new super-leap move allow for big progress to be made, while Monty can also suspend from the ceilings and dodge his way across. Monty can now fall without being hurt, although landing on water can cause multiple lives to be lost in quick succession. Collecting wine bottles makes Monty drunk and he will stumble around randomly until he recovers by becoming sober again.

There are many items to collect - the most important are Eurocheques for money and airplane tickets. Once on a plane you must fight off the encroaching Intermole planes for extra points.

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Alternate Titles

• "Au Revoir Monty" -- French title

Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Moles
• Monty Mole series

User Reviews

The high watermark of Spectrum platform games

ZX Spectrum

Martin Smith (79085)

Critic Reviews

Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Commodore 64	May, 1987	10 out of 10	100
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	MSX	Jul, 1987	9 out of 10	90
Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Jun, 1987	9 out of 10	90
Commodore User	Commodore 64	May, 1987	8 out of 10	80
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Amstrad CPC	Apr, 1987	8.75 out of 12	73
Tilt	ZX Spectrum	Jul, 1987	13 out of 20	65
Happy Computer	Amstrad CPC	Jul, 1987	51 out of 100	51
Zzap!	Commodore 64	Jun, 1987	46 out of 100	46
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Commodore 16, Plus/4	Sep, 1987	Unscored	Unscored
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	ZX Spectrum	Jul, 1987	Unscored	Unscored

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Trivia

Title

The English release uses German words as a reference to Auf Wiedersehen Pet, a popular British television programme of the time, in which a group of laborers from the English city of Newcastle were working in Germany. ('Auf Wiedersehen' is German for 'see you later', 'Pet' is Northern English dialect to refer to a significant other). Note that the person behind the French name appears to have missed the reference.

Awards

• CRASH
  • Newsfield Reader's Awards - Best Platform Game 1987 (readers choice)