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Vagan
Attack
1985 Atlantis
Software
Programmed
by John Green
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text of the present article comes from the review published
in the sixth issue of the British C64 magazine ZZAP!64
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VAGAN
ATTACK
Atlantis,
£1.99 cass, joystick with keys
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Star Trek games are now few and, thankfully,
light years between. This one must be one of the first
on the scene for quite some time.
The
scenario is the old tried and tested one, only this
time there are no Klingons, this time they're called
Vagans (hence the title). This wicked race of aliens
has really caught the Federation with it's trousers
down and has attacked without warning and it's up to
you and your trusty ol' ship, the Andromeda,
to beat off the attack.
The
section of the galaxy they're attacking is divided up
into 64 quadrants, each with 64 sectors, each sector
built up of an 8x8 grid, and these can be all looked
at separately. These all show the current locations
of any Federation and enemy ships. Any action takes
place on the short range scanner and you can fire at
the enemy ships, but watch out! They can fire back!!
Defending
the Federation's bases is the name of the game, these
being very vulnerable to Vagan attack. Once these are
destroyed no fuel is available and the Federation will
crumble. There is a kind of 'smart bomb' that destroys
everything in a sector, but once used you can't enter
that sector without ruining your engines.
On
screen information includes your position, quadrant,
and amount of fuel and ammo you have left, along with
a picture of the actual sector you are in.
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Julian
seems to think 'Trekkie' games went out with the ZX81,
but he's quite wrong -- they went out after the Spectrum
came along and there were quite a few versions around.
In fact, Vagan
Attack
was one of the earliest 'Spekkie
Trekkies' and was a very respectable one. I know because
I was that player. However, it seems a bit late in the
day to translate it to the 64, and in what turns out
to be a rather basic looking manner. The age of the
game type should have little to do with it, because
the simple battle strategy element still works quite
well. Not great by any means, but by no means all that
bad either -- sorry Jaz.
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Presentation
64%
Easy to use with on screen info.
Graphics
10%
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When
I saw this, I couldn't believe my peepers! A Trekkie
game? They went out with the TRS 80, BBC and the
ZX81, didn't they? I wouldn't have minded if they'd
made the effort of putting a little hi-res or
different action in, but oh no, it's exactly the
same as the sort of thing I used to play on the
PETs at school (when the teacher had his back
turned). I suppose £1.99 is OK for a PET emulator
. . . otherwise forget it as there are plenty
of better games around for the same price.
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Rather poor character graphics.
Sound
7%
Phrrrrt.
Hookability
22%
If you've never played a Trekkie
you might play a few times.
Lastability
20%
These
days, a sort of 'specialist' appeal game.
Value
For Money 27%
Low price, but a rather old looking
game.
Overall
19%
Looks quaint (antiquainted?) but
if you like the type, worth it at the price.
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Htmlized
by Dimitris
Kiminas (20 Apr 2003)
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