Rock 'n Roll

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Description

Rock 'n Roll is a real-time puzzle game.

You know, there's this ball, and it's stuck in a labyrinth for no apparent reason. Never mind -- let's just help him out, okay? You control the friendly, spotted ball with the cursor keys. It'll gain speed as it goes, bounce off when it hits obstacles, loose energy when it's caught in traps, die when it falls off the platform. The 32 levels through which you've got to guide the ball are full of traps: laser barriers, ramps, tubes, breakable tiles etc. Colored keys will open doors, switches create (or destroy!) helpful items. These include picks to repair floor tiles, parachutes to prevent you from falling off and bombs to destroy walls. Items have to be bought with coins that are found all over the level. The inertia of the ball has a very realistic feel to it, making the control intuitive and relatively easy. Not so easy, however, is the design of the (huge) levels; to finish Rock 'n Roll, you need skill as well as patience. You got the balls?

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Alternate Titles

• "Rock & Roll" -- Alternate spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Genre: Labyrinth / Maze
• Genre: Rolling ball
• Top Shots / Topshots releases

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Critic Reviews

Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Amiga	Dec, 1989	89 out of 100	89
Amiga Joker	Amiga	Nov, 1989	88 out of 100	88
Power Play	DOS	Jun, 1990	82 out of 100	82
Commodore User	Amiga	Dec, 1989	81 out of 100	81
64'er	Commodore 64	1991	8 out of 10	80
The One	Amiga	Dec, 1989	80 out of 100	80
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	ZX Spectrum	Dec, 1989	9.2 out of 12	77
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Atari ST	Dec, 1989	9.2 out of 12	77
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	DOS	Sep, 1991	8.8 out of 12	73
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Amstrad CPC	Dec, 1989	8.6 out of 12	72

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Awards

• Power Play
  • Issue 01/1990 - Best Dexterity Game in 1989
  • Issue 01/1990 - Best Sound in 1989