A game based on
whaaaaat? Americans fighting in
the Arabian Gulf? Oh dear, oh
dear. Trifle ideologically
unsound, old chaps, what with
peace breaking out all over the
political scene... even in the
land of olive groves and men
with sheets on their heads. So
one out of ten for international
tact.
Durell? Now there's a name
which I know. Didn't it used to be
pretty heavy in the Spectrum
software biz? Well it's a
programming house now, and
this game bears a less than
striking resemblance to one of
Durrell's last games before biting
the bullet last year...
Spitfire,
wasn't it? You control what looks
like a Harrier (I didn't know the
Yanks had any Harriers! oh, I
see, it's apparently a McDonnell
Douglas VTOL! Yer learn
summink every day, duncha?)
Anyroad, you control this plane
and fly over the ships, left and
right, and bomb the bass out of
them.
Operation Hormuz is
supposed to be 'a realistic and
highly detailed simulation of
battle against the latest form of
international terrorism'. But it
isn't. What it is though is a
skillfully crafted and playable
arcade game with a certain
nagging addictive quality that
should keep you going for quite
a while. Even getting blasted
continuously you last quite a
long time, so there's none of the
frustrations attendant with
getting your undercarriage
blown off every two seconds.
Ahem. But it's true, you get value
for money from the length of
each game, and great sound
and graphics, up to Durrell's
usual high standard - especially
the music at the front. Definitely
Worth a look.
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