Back in the
early days of
arcades, there
was a two-player
maze game called
Wizard Of Wor. In it, you and a
pal trogged around the screen,
ducking behind corners and
blasting nasties. And now
someone's done it all again in
3D and called it
Xybots. Spook!
As Ace Gunn (chortle) and Rock
Hardy (guffaw) the two of you
have to zap your way through
each level, collecting keys to
open doors and coins to buy
extra weapons. What lifts this
above the usual two-player
shoot-'em-up is its 3D viewpoint.
The graphics are nothing more
than adequate, but
the head-on
display gives a
new twist to
being
ambushed!
The only prob
is that the
scenery doesn't
scroll towards you, but flicks as
you approach. Early levels are
straightforward enough, but later
mazes get seriously twisty and,
as bullets zoom along until they
hit an obstacle, you can get into
trouble from miles away (if you
see what I mean). Part of the fun
is of course the co-operation
between Ace and Rock (splutter)
- the usual tactic is for one
player to amble on ahead as
bait, with the other popping the
bad guys as they're drawn out.
Each player can zap the other
so, if you find a quiet stretch of
corridor, you can have a
brill shoot-out! Overall,
this is about as good as
no-frills blasting gets.
Simple design, snappy
execution and enough
playability to frighten the
electricity meter. Just like
Wizards Of Wor in fact.
Progress, eh?
| Arcade version screenshot... |
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| Ratings given by other magazines |
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8/10
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7/10
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| Info supplied by the SPOT*ON database |
