Sinclair User Issue 77

Issue dated August 1988 and priced at £1.50p

On The Tape
Astro Clone - Full Game

Virus - Demo

Motorbike Madness - Demo

Barbarian II - Demo

Previews
R-Type

The Train: Escape to Normandy

Barbarian

Bangkok Knights

Typhoon

Roadblasters

Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo

Carrier Command

Barbarian II

Time Scanner

Motorbike Madness

Features
Computers through the ages

Joystick reviews.

Blueprint: Double Dragon

Code Talk: Paul Laidlaw

Coin-Ops
Scores out of 10

Dragon Ninja - 9
 * Two player Kung-Fu Master with fab graphics. Bound to please.

Fighting Soccer - 9
 * Polished football game with a new slant - it tackles studs up. Vinny Jones eat your heart out.

Vindicators - 7
 * Battlezone style controls and slow pace let down this original concept tank bash.

Comments
T-Wrecks - 94% - Tony Dillon
 * Graphically fantastic Rampage-a-like. Od stick sponse quirks. Otherwise flawless.

3D Stock Car Championship - 72% - Tony Dillon
 * Great value budget race game. One to buy.

Virus - 95% - Jim Douglas
 * Amazing conversion of an amazing game. Incredible.

Alternative World Games - 23% - Chris Jenkins
 * Completely unfunny and almost unplayable sports compilation spoof.

Every Second Counts - 54% - Chris Jenkins
 * Competent but uninspriring version of the TV quiz.

European Five-a-Side - 70% - Rikard Jones
 * Good, but not as good as it could have been.

Where Time Stood Still - 96% - Chris Jenkins
 * The most spectacular and enjoyable 3-D arcade adventure ever.

The Fury - 69% - Chris Jenkins
 * Initially interesting but ultimately unsatisfying space race.

Night Raider - 73% - Tony Dillon
 * Great WW2 action 'simulation'. A lot of fun, and will appeal to a wide audience.

Hot Shot - 91% - Chris Jenkins
 * Brilliantly clever and endlessly entertaining future sport simulation.

Terrorpods - 70% - Chris Jenkins
 * Ambitious but not completely successful conversion from the 16-bit arcade simulation.

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - 88% - Jim Douglas
 * Slick rendition of a classic arcade game. Classy.

Mindfighter - 75% - Sandra Sharkey
 * An intriguing storyline. May send shivers down your spine!

The Bard's Tale - 89% - Chris Jenkins
 * Complex but graphically disappointing role-playing adventure.

Table
Sinclair User Classic's in Bold

Zapchat
Crazy Cars - Tips

Mercenary - Tips

Target; Renegade - Tips

Marauder - Tips + Map