Paddle along in a big inner tube
with this game of the US craze.
(Tch! Our American cousins,
eh?) Playing Bif or Jet (all
incredibly cool dudes have
three-letter names, ahem),
whizz down a river the length of
which would embarrass the
Amazon. Using that old
favourite, the rotate-and-move
control method, you have to
avoid unhealthily sharp
obstacles, as well as the
missiles of jealous landlubbers.
Luckily, you've got a supply of
drink cans to sock
the baddies with
(after you've
emptied them,
natch).
This arcade
conversion
didn't do too well
first time round,
which is a shame cos it's a bit of
a spanker. The graphics are
bright and slick (and rather
chucklesome), the vertical-scrolling is slippery smooth and
there's a host of fabby 128K
tunes. As for the game itself,
we're into
Bubble Bobble
territory, in the sense that while
it's okay for one player, it's really
best with two. You can barge
into each other which promotes,
erm, friendly rivalry. With
floating gates to paddle through,
bonus cans to collect and some
fiendish river designs,
Toobin' is
jolly playable. If you want
another two-player game to beat
your pals at, this is well worth
the dosh. Not quite a
Megagame but a wazzy little
barg all the same - it's faster
than a piece of string and almost
as addictive.
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| Ratings given by other magazines |
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8/10
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6/10
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| Info supplied by the SPOT*ON database |
