Game Review: Action Force (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic / MAD / Virgin Games)
Side and Vertical Scrolling The game’s action is played in a framed section of the screen. Having counted, it is limited to 26 squares in […]
Spectrum
Game Review: Bomb Fusion (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic / PAL Developments)
Gunpowder Plot with a Difference Terrorists have planted bombs in the nuclear processing plant. You play as ex super hero (ex after the ‘Boris affair’) […]
Game Review: Kikstart II (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Presentation There is no loading screen but once the game has fully loaded, you do get to see what looks like a loading screen. This […]
Game Review: Speed King 2 (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Circuits and Laps Before starting a race, you can choose one of the nine tracks available that you’d like to race around. You can also […]
Game Review: Election (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Political Parties and Policies After a couple of short pages of instructions, the game begins with you choosing which party you wish to represent. The […]
Game Review: Micro Mouse (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic/Mastertronic Plus)
This Plot Seems Familiar After reading through the instructions and viewing the cassette cover for Micro Mouse, it instantly made me think of Specventure. Go […]
Game Review: Spy Trek Adventure (ZX Spectrum, Americana)
Americana was a confusing budget label for many. It’s split ownership, run by both Mastertronic and US Gold at different stages in its lifetime focused […]
Mastertronic: The Big Hitters (They Sold Millions, Part 3)
In the two previous articles in this series, we looked at games on individual formats and how well they sold, including many surprising numbers for […]
Game Review: Alien Kill (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Laser The Wall The aim of the game is to kill the blue alien that moves randomly across the top of the screen. It moves […]
Game Review: Strike (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic/MAD)
The Opening Main Menu Before playing the game, you’ll see the main menu screen. Here you can chose one or two players, their names, controls […]