Reviews
1983 Bug Byte Software (UK)
by John Jameson
Cant remember which game I played first, if Penetrator or Cavern Fighter.
Got both games from around the same date and I got excited with both. Both games played fast and shooting had never been this much fun. But I also remember playing countless times Penetrator and leaving CF aside.
The problem is that the game is too hard to enjoy. Everything happens at a fast pace so fast it leaves no room for say, celebrate the fact that you entered a new, never seen level. Also after a few plays your eyes start to sore with the screen scrooling. And to me this were enough reasons to reset and move to a more friendly game.
Review by dandyboy on 31 Oct 2012 (Rating: 2)
Cavern Fighter is very inferior to Penetrator -from the same year- but still is worth a try . ;-)
Review by YOR on 22 Nov 2017 (Rating: 3)
This is based on the arcade game Scramble and I like Scramble, it's a nice game, so I was looking forward to playing this and I'm left feeling a bit flat. It's difficult, the problem is your movement, it's too easy crash. Also, sector 4 looked horrendous though that could be down to emulation but it seems like it was too advanced for 16K to cope with, because it was a mess when scrolling. So it's ok but it wasn't as good as I'd hope it would be and that disappoints me.
A hellishly difficult and infuriating subterranean Scramble clone, that can become quite exciting if you don't give up too soon.
4/5
