Sheriff Gunn is just the
thing you need to help
chase away the post-crash SAM Coupe
blues. It features 16 colour
graphics and 64 column text, so
it looks pretty nice, and it's good
to see a SAM adventure, and not
just an emulated Spectrum
game make an appearance!
The game comes in two parts
- you can play each part
independently of the other and
there are, according to the blurb
on the inlay, over 80 locations. A
word about the packaging: it's
one of those large double size
see-through cassette boxes
(containing one disk) and has
full colour (gasp) artwork!
The game itself is also
pretty colourful, fun and
fast paced. The main aim is
to try to catch the notorious
outlaw, Poisonous Pete.
There are all manner of
obstacles in your path, and
the characters you meet on
your travels either help or
hinder you. The graphics
are pretty tiny, but still
manage to help add a
bit of atmosphere to the
proceedings. The only big minus
point about the whole game is
the price. £9.99 is a bit steep,
but that seems to be a typical
SAM price.
Sheriff Gunn will win no
prizes for originality, but it's
good fun, and what's more is one
of the only SAM specific
adventures around, so do
yourself and your SAM a favour
and buy a copy. If it sells well
then it will undoubtedly
encourage Axxent Software to
release more SAM titles. They
are already responsible for the
excellent
SAM Adventure
System, so if you are
ordering this game then
ask for information on that.
You never know, the next
great SAM adventure could be
written by you! In the
meantime, whip out your six-shooter and go gunning for
Poisonous Pete. Yeee-har!