Reviews

It's another one of these isometric games, oh good just what I needed. This time it's an underwater setting where you control a man, and an eel, an isometric game with two playable characters, can you see where this is going? Yes it's Head over Heels set in the sea. The eel's default keys are absolutely bonkers and does not sit well on a modern day keyboard at all, I have said that before you know, can't remember where but I'm pretty certain I made that point somewhere before, oh yeah about a week ago! So I changed them to something more handy on the fingers, not that it did me any favours, and you'll see why, but still at least you change the keys which is ideal if you want to control the eel properly. Anyway it's an isometric game, I don't like isometric games and that shines like a diamond here because I could not get into this bloody game at all. At least with Crusader, another isometric game I reviewed recently, I was able to explore the rooms and get some sense of enjoyment out of it, this has nothing. It's just endless walking around for nothing except for getting attacked by a bloody octopus. Oh if you jump so many times you're dead. That says it all. And I didn't even get to control the bloody eel after all that, no wait THAT says it all.

An isometric arcade adventure which was released with the Hit-Pak Trio compilation, and in my opinion is the best of the bunch. As a diver stranded on the bottom of the sea, you must explore the various screens looking for the parts of the submarine which will let you escape from your predicament. Your ally is an eel (!) which will look for useful items going into places which would normally be unaccessible to you.

3DC plays well, has some nice touches like the air bubbles coming from the main character's suit, and the novelty value of your "companion" adds personality to an already interesting game. It would have already been good as a stand-alone release. 8/10.