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Centropods

Moby ID: 69561

[ All ] [ Commodore 64 ] [ VIC-20 ] [ ZX Spectrum ]

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Average score: 60% (based on 3 ratings)

Player Reviews

Average score: 1.6 out of 5 (based on 2 ratings with 1 reviews)

Basically a rip-off of Cosmic Swarm.

The Good
The title screen is well designed. Just by looking at it, I could see that the game is set in space. Enjoy it while it lasts, because once you press the fire button, you will never see it again.

The Bad
Unfortunately, it gives you the false impression that this is a platform game featuring an astronaut, with UFOs and eyes that watch your every move. In fact it is just a rip-off of Cosmic Split, which I already reviewed here. The game offers no enhancements, has the same exact sounds, and even has similar graphics. At least the status area is cleaned up.

The Bottom Line
Just like some developers at the time, Comm*Data was lazy and took it upon themselves to take PSS’s game and market it as their own. Apart from the nice title screen, there are no other enhancements or improvements to the sound or graphics. Centropods really doesn’t deserve five minutes of your time.

Commodore 64 · by Katakis | カタキス (43091) · 2021

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Critic reviews added by Ritchardo, Tim Janssen.