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JUMP
JET
Anirog, £9.95 cass, £11.95 disk
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This
is a jet simulator although the only one which is brave
enough to try to simulate the VTOL Harrier. There's
quite a few novel touches to make it different from
the others and this one contains several difficulty
levels which is quite an unusual feature for a simulator.
There
are five levels: Practice, Flight Lieutenant, Squadron
Leader, Wing Commander and Group Captain. Each level
represents a number a number of warnings, practice starting
with an unlimited number and Group Captain with only
five. A warning is given for bad flying, for example
you'd get a warning for flying at high speeds with your
flaps down. You get a warning for not rectifying the
situation within a few seconds. If, for example, on
Group Captain level you get five warnings then you'll
be forced to bail out and your plane will crash.
There
is a mission to seek and destroy any planes within a
certain radius of the ship which you land and take off
from on every game you play, although the program allows
you to take off and just fly around the ship as well.
All
the features of a Jump Jet are here, including a useful
radar screen on which you can see the enemy plane and
your ship. You also can access control of a cursor which
when used will take your plane on autopilot to the area
chosen with the cursor. Take-off and landing from the
ship is made easier by two special screens, the first
containing a side plan view of the deck and the second
a side view from two angles of the ship which come into
action automatically.
The
graphics aren't too bad although the plane doesn't seem
to act realistically and the horizon doesn't tilt when
you bank. The sound is rather awful and unrealistic,
although there is a fantastic piece of music on the
title screen.
Graphics
41%
Interaction 83%
Authenticity 37%
Overall 42%
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