Guess the game from the review (Spectrum 2.0)

[sn3j]

And you are right!

Oh yeah!

Next one:
`Another thing to note is that each of the screens is suppose to be a different city or town in Great Britain, so presumably the one with the green sea monster is Loch Ness, the pool table screen is Poole, etc.´

[RWAC]

Brian Bloodaxe

[sn3j]

Brian Bloodaxe

yes

[HEXdidnt]

Kind of beside the point, but I have to call this out:

"...However this is ultimately only 7 frame animation, and Manic Miner had that."

Who on earth wrote that review? Manic Miner has only four frames of animation for everything (some technically only three, with one frame used twice). I know this because of the headache I cause the programmer when I asked to upgrade the SAM Coupé version to 8 frames for The Lower Caverns.

[Gingertips]

Oh yeah!

Next one:
`Another thing to note is that each of the screens is suppose to be a different city or town in Great Britain, so presumably the one with the green sea monster is Loch Ness, the pool table screen is Poole, etc.´

Wow I never knew that! Amazing how Im still learning about 40 year old games!

[RWAC]

What could this game be?

The game involved jumping over platforms, avoiding aliens and sliding up and down ropes.

[Pegaz]

My first thought was Underwurlde, but it seems not.
Can't associate ropes and aliens in any other game, right now.

[RWAC]

I don't think they're aliens. That's probably a bit misleading.

[Waldroid]

They're not on about Jet Set Willy, are they?

[Pegaz]

I don't think they're aliens. That's probably a bit misleading.

Well, that wasn't very helpful then.

[RWAC]

They're not on about Jet Set Willy, are they?

Yes, they were. Or some strange hybrid version with aliens in it.

[Waldroid]

The bit about the ropes was the giveaway. JSW's rope animation was pretty amazing for the time, and I still don't understand how it works despite staring at the code...

Anyway, onwards!

A slick complex and damnably difficult turnaround in which you, dear hacker, become the computer.

[Waldroid]

A bit more:

You remain ever vigilant for intruders, of which, needless to say, there are many. You pursue flying saucers across a panorama of ten screens, chase insect-like saboteurs along narrow tunnels

[TMD2003]

Psytron!

It was the "saboteurs" that did it. I seem to remember it was like chasing a small and energetic puppy.

[Waldroid]

Spot on! Over to you.

[TMD2003]

Ja katso! Edesämme avautuu tie jumalten kaupunki.

Another non conventional videogame that appeared on the 8-bits computers.
As you can see, I tend to assess non conventional games, like puzzle ones; and we all can agree, this is one of the most inspiring action games in the Spectrum.
In fact, its true genre is Real time strategy. Maybe the first of its class.
That alone is enough to hold this software in the highest regard, and so, it should be evaluated in the most generous way. But it also has a very original pseudo 3D view, the sound effects are more than acceptable and its playability shines.
All in all, a true forgotten gem.

Stick that in your Kempston joystick port and see what IN 31 says.

[Evil Genius]

Nether Earth.

My first guess was The Sentinel, but checking the reviews disproved that.

Edit: gosh, it's really difficult to find a review that doesn't mention the title, author or other explicit detail. (Are partial reviews allowed?)

This is a full review, what do you make of this:

It's tricky to get used to the bomb's trajectories but That's just an important part of the fun.

Add success graphics, level of the mapping and effects and you've got a winner.

[TMD2003]

It was indeed Nether Earth (was it the "real-time strategy" that gave it away?) and...

Edit: gosh, it's really difficult to find a review that doesn't mention the title, author or other explicit detail. (Are partial reviews allowed?)

...if I'd had to add one of the other reviews, I'd ****** out the name of the game if necessary.

[bluespikey]

It's tricky to get used to the bomb's trajectories but That's just an important part of the fun.

Add success graphics, level of the mapping and effects and you've got a winner.

Deactivators?

[Waldroid]

Amaurote?

[R-Tape]

Penetrator?

[Evil Genius]

Amaurote?

It is, indeed.

[Waldroid]

Hooray!

Gah, I can't find a good one... Somebody else take my turn.

[Daveysloan]

OK, I'll jump in with this one then if that's OK...

This game is charming and full of humor . . . I like it ! ! !

A girl designed and programmed this game , no doubt ! ! There is a female touch that you cannot resist in every detail ! !

[TMD2003]

They're taking The Hobbits to Isengard! To Isengard! To Isengard! They're taking the Hobbits to Isengard! Gard! G-G-G-G No room for line, 9000:1

(That's going to be stuck in all your heads all day now. I apologise for nothing. Drink it away with some rum. Wait... why is the rum gone?)