2005 Beyker Soft (Spain)
by Sergio Vaquer Montes
Inspired by the arcade coin-op with same name this is a fairly interesting submarine game. The game was written in order to enter the Deep Scan Contest for the 2005 RetroMadrid party. It ended up in first place. The game itself is simple, it was obviously written in less time a normal game would take and probably the authors have a lot more talent and capabilities than the ones showcased by the game. The arcade version is a novelty to me, and did not impressed me much and although this clone is way inferior is still quite interesting and fun to play, albeit a bit boring and limited. Just a charge at a time?
Review by YOR on 21 Feb 2020 (Rating: 3)
It's not an arcade game I'm too familiar with but from what I'm remember it was a bit crap and at times I had an intense dislike for this but I feel that's down to the game and not for conversion, because as a conversion it's pretty accurate. I dislike the shooting elements and I dislike how easy it is to be hit. But judging it as a coversion, it works just as well as the arcade game and deserves credit for that, even if I dislike this game and never want to see it ever again.
