Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (1985) 
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| Publisher: Genre: Author(s): Minimum Memory Required: Maximum Players: Joysticks: Language: Media Code: Media Type: Country of Release: Comments: |  U.S. Gold LtdArcade F. David Thorpe 48K 1 Kempston, Interface 2, Cursor Eng N/A Audio cassette Europe Also found on U.S. Gold compilations "The Gold Collection" and "The Sega Collection". | Click to choose platform: Commodore 64 Sinclair ZX Spectrum Commodore VIC-20 |
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(Anonymous) (Your Spectrum 18) 27th Dec 2008 04:50BUCK ROGERS
US Gold / £7.95
Rick: I cut my arcade teeth on cosmic combat capers such as this so I wasn't too impressed with (yet) another Space Invaders clone - even if it is in sort of 3D. Still, for any star pilots out there with L-plates on your joysticks there's a certain nostalgic charm about fighting your way through the different levels of combat before the Final Frontier is reached and the ultimate confrontation with the Death Star (oops! sorry Mother Ship).
The game offers whizz bangs a plenty in the end but the generous fuel supply, a benign assortment of hoppers and saucers that rarely zap and never go into hyper space, won't leave you sweating at the controls. Buck's own ship has the manoeuvrability of a camel train but providing you can ride a bike through a barn door you should learn to save the Planet Zoom and enjoy a Cornetto at the same time. And beware the graphics - tacksville. This is no Zoom with a view but a planet covered with your Mum's kitchen lino.
Though I had it sussed in the time it takes Connors to question a line call, I still had plenty of good wholesome fun purging my blood lust annihilating aliens. 3/5
Roger: The usual flash yank space bother. Presumably Mr Rogers was just earning a quick Buck before taking on more dastardly foes. 2/5
Ross: Not up to the usual US Gold standard but still equal to all the other look-alikes. 2/5
US Gold / £7.95
Rick: I cut my arcade teeth on cosmic combat capers such as this so I wasn't too impressed with (yet) another Space Invaders clone - even if it is in sort of 3D. Still, for any star pilots out there with L-plates on your joysticks there's a certain nostalgic charm about fighting your way through the different levels of combat before the Final Frontier is reached and the ultimate confrontation with the Death Star (oops! sorry Mother Ship).
The game offers whizz bangs a plenty in the end but the generous fuel supply, a benign assortment of hoppers and saucers that rarely zap and never go into hyper space, won't leave you sweating at the controls. Buck's own ship has the manoeuvrability of a camel train but providing you can ride a bike through a barn door you should learn to save the Planet Zoom and enjoy a Cornetto at the same time. And beware the graphics - tacksville. This is no Zoom with a view but a planet covered with your Mum's kitchen lino.
Though I had it sussed in the time it takes Connors to question a line call, I still had plenty of good wholesome fun purging my blood lust annihilating aliens. 3/5
Roger: The usual flash yank space bother. Presumably Mr Rogers was just earning a quick Buck before taking on more dastardly foes. 2/5
Ross: Not up to the usual US Gold standard but still equal to all the other look-alikes. 2/5
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History
This title was first added on 22nd May 2007
This title was most recently updated on 10th February 2016