Awesome
| Developer: Reflections | Graphics: |
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| Publisher: Psygnosis | Sound: |
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| Year: 1990 | Difficulty: |
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| Genre: Shoot’em up | Lastability: |
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| Number of players: 1 | Rating: |
6/10 | |
Awesome. I wouldn’t be far from believing it lives up to its title, based on what little I’ve seen.
It’s a rather original space shooter in which the gameplay changes with each level. The beginning is somewhat reminiscent of Asteroids: viewed from above, with controls relative to the ship (though in this case, the ship remains at the center of the screen, while everything around it pivots when you turn left or right).
At level 3, the camera switches to behind the ship, and you face a boss in pseudo-3D. After that, from what I remember, you land on a planet, the controls become dubious, and time is limited. I never figured out what to do at that point, and if I didn’t die within the first few seconds, my version of the game would crash. Apparently, there’s some semblance of strategy further along, and the possibility to trade crystals for weapons…
If the game won’t start, disable the secondary floppy drive. Unfortunately, I still can’t get it to work all the way through.
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