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Knight
Rider
1986 Ocean
Programmed
by ?
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text of the present article comes from the review published
in the eighteenth issue of the British C64 magazine ZZAP!64
(street date: September 11th, 1986). |
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KNIGHT RIDER
Ocean,
£8.95 cass, joystick and keys
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Michael Knight, Mr Macho and all round do-gooder, has
been assigned yet another perilous mission, along with
his trusty four-wheeled companion, KITT -- a remarkable
car forming the brains behind the team. Devon, Michael's
coordinator, has discovered a group of international
terrorists who are threatening to corrupt the amicable
relationships between East and West. It is even thought
that they are planning to trigger the beginning of the
World War III! Devon has instructed Michael and KITT
to uncover the plot and put a stop to it -- unfortunately,
nobody has the slightest idea what the plot really is.
At
the beginning of the game you can choose which mission
you wish to attempt, such as prevent-ing the assassination
of the Prime Minister, the Deputy President and all
sorts of high ranking people. There are three main sections
to the game. You begin on the map screen which shows
several alternative destinations known to be centres
of terrorism. A flashing cursor shows which city you
are in and can be moved to indicate which city you are
going to. It you enter an operations base from the map
screen a message scrolls along the bottom of the screen
and advises Michael to travel to a certain city. The
joystick is used to select a destination, pressing fire
takes you to the driving screen.
The
driving section has an interesting option -- you are
able to select whether you take control of the steering
or to hand it over to KITT. If you choose not to drive
then you take control of the crosshairs which can be
aimed at the terrorists' helicopters which are trying
to stop you completing your mission. When you arrive
at the next city (there is a counter to indicate how
far away you are from it), you can enter the operations
base. However, if KITT still tells you that you need
to travel somewhere else then you have to go.
Once
you arrive at the correct base you then have to attempt
to make your way across to the other side of the room,
avoiding three or four highly trained killers in the
process. The base could be the terrorist's armoury,
headquarters, or even the target of their plots. When
the screen has been completed, a clue to what will happen
next appears. This process continues until you have
either run out of time or sustained too much damage
from enemy fire.
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I
can't believe Ocean have got the nerve to release
a game as bad as this -- after a year of hype
all they've come up with is a piece of turgid
trash. The game basically consists of nothing
but a very simple and terminally boring driving
simulation which offers no challenge whatsoever
-- even at 240 mph the car is a doddle to control.
KITT the super (!) car only travels at a maximum
speed of 45 mph, so there's no point in letting
him drive. And anyway, shooting naff helicopter
sprites isn't my idea of fun. If you like the
TV program and have been looking forward to the
game then you're going to be very disappointed
indeed. Steer well clear.
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Presentation
40%
Barely adequate.
Graphics
34%
Simple and ineffective.
Sound
55%
A few weak spot effects and a reasonable
rendition of the Knight Rider theme tune
on the title screen.
Hookability
29%
Disappointment guaranteed after
only a few plays.
Lastability
15%
Severely lacking.
Value
For Money 13%
Stick to the TV series, it's marginally
better and much cheaper.
Overall
16%
Surely after sixteen months Ocean
could have come up with something better than
this.
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Htmlized
by Dimitris
Kiminas (1 Mar 2010)
Only the first of above screenshots existed in the original
review.
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