The best Speccy game by Beyond Software: discussion

[SteveSmith]

There seems to be a theme developing here: a lot of Beyond games seem great in theory and have lots of great ideas, but somehow never quite live up to themselves in reality.

[Morkin]

Never quite got to grips with Spy vs Spy, working out how to do all the traps.

I got a little bit further with Shadowfire, managing to move the different units around the place, but struggled with the icon-driven control system. Though it did look good. Then again, I did have a <cough> less than official copy and didn't have the instructions...

[Juan F. Ramirez]

Then again, I did have a <cough> less than official copy and didn't have the instructions...

I think that was my problem as well...

[toot_toot]

Best of Beyond was a great compilation - Doomdark’s Revenge, Sorderon’s Shadow, Shadowfire and Enigma Force. It even came with an audio tape containing the Doomdark’s Revenge story!

So if you can’t decide, give that a try!

[Pegaz]

I love Beyond games, I think Lords of Midnight is one of the top three Spectrum games of all time, though I have to admit I didn't finish it.
In fact, Enigma Force is the game I played the most, it had a great atmosphere and interesting gameplay.
She looked advanced and polished at the time, I really loved to play and that's why she's my favorite here...

[WhatHoSnorkers]

I loved Lords of Midnight and still do, so that gets my vote.

I played Shadow Fire but I think I teleported in the wrong order which was bad. I finished Enigma Force though which was ace.

I didn't like Doomdark's Revenge as much. The reduced draw distance, the mist, the colours, the names weren't as good, even if the land was much bigger.

I'll probably be doing a video on Sorderon's Shadow later in the year. I never heard of it until last year and it looks amazing!

[uglifruit]

Those Beyond big boxes...
I said how inconvenient, unnecessary and difficult to store they were when I was buying them way back when.

But oh how I wish I had them all now, lined up like some hoarder.

And Spy Vs Spy. My third favourite two player Speccy game (when you do that list it goes: Rebel Star 2 / Batty / Spy Vs Spy ).