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Dervish
Power House £1.99 Jun 1988 YS30
Graphics: 3/10
Playability: 3/10
VFM: 2/10
Addictiveness: 3/10
3/10 Overall
 
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Tony Worrall
Dervish is another in the long line of grotty games from budgeteers Power House. It seems to have discovered some kind of software time machine - digging up the decayed remains of five-year-old game styles, and trying to pass them off as new and exciting concepts. Not going to work chaps!
    The maze game comes under attack here. Explore bland and badly drawn pathways in the search for 'magic and mysticism'. The only mystery here is why on earth release such tosh? The sound is feeble and colour clash unbearable. Even at £1.99 this is not very good value. Take my advice and leave it on the shelf. Double yeuk!

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   CRASH  2/10    Sinclair User  3/10   
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