1989 Domark (UK)
by David Beresford, Graham Stafford, David Fish and David Whittaker
Well, this is a weird game. I get what's going on, but boy it's difficult to get into. First the way the screen scrolls is way annoying and eye tiring, it moves to much without need, programmers went too far with the idea. Second, the gameplay, which is compelling I admit, but again is a bit erratic, the car moves to fast or too slow and a middle speed is not easy to maintain for longer periods, the use of the siren to stop cars is a good idea but once more, not easy to master. Overall, besides the annoying multi loading levels and the green monochromatic scheme, there is a good game in here, a shame it is so hard to master.
Review by YOR on 06 Apr 2022 (Rating: 3)
This one falls under the category of How Have I Not Done This One Yet? This could have been a brilliant arcade conversion, the gameplay is pretty much dead accurate from the original, but there are particular flaws that knock this down for me. First, the graphics are monchrome which makes it hard to recognise the other vehicles, particularly those that were a different colour in the arcade game, you now have to recognise them by design. But the biggest drawback for me was the scrolling. This made controlling more difficult than it needed to be, even level 1, the easiest level in the whole game, was a challenge because of it. It is worth a look for sure but it is far from perfect.
