Great Fire of London (1985) 
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| Publisher: Genre: Author(s): Minimum Memory Required: Maximum Players: Joysticks: Language: Media Code: Media Type: Country of Release: Comments: |  Arcade Gareth J. Briggs 48K 1 Kempston, Interface 2, Cursor Eng N/A Audio cassette Europe | Sinclair ZX Spectrum Sinclair ZX Spectrum |
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(Anonymous) (Your Spectrum 21) 27th Dec 2008 06:10THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON
Rabbit Software / £3.99
[The screenshot printed in the magazine was upside down.] Rick: Rabbit Software takes a few Pepys into the past (Groan! Ed) with a re- enactment of the Great Fire of London. 1666 style, that is, not the summer of '81 or the autumn of '86. Forget all that stuff about it starting in a baker's shop in Pudding Lane because Alfred burnt his cakes while watching a spider. This fire can start anywhere and if you choose the variable wind option this bright spark of a burn-up will need some fast thought and action if it's to be extinguished.
Don't be diverted by the flashing graphic depicting the fire - even if it does look more like a stroboscope.
Essentially this is a strategy game with a degree of maze built in. A pretty accurate scrolling map unfurls as you, the mayor, frantically beetle around mobilizing water pumps, demolition gangs and gunpowder men to deploy in a complete frenzy to contain the conflagration.
All in all a thorough quick-fire strategy game, which, if not exactly hot stuff has no obvious defects and might give you something to do other than fiddle while London burns around you. 6/10
Ross: Not quite state of the art programming but it's addictive and a pyromaniac's dream. 8/10
Dougie: Being a Scot, I didn't half enjoy burning London down! And I'm sure everyone would enjoy seeing parliament go up in smoke! 8/10
Rabbit Software / £3.99
[The screenshot printed in the magazine was upside down.] Rick: Rabbit Software takes a few Pepys into the past (Groan! Ed) with a re- enactment of the Great Fire of London. 1666 style, that is, not the summer of '81 or the autumn of '86. Forget all that stuff about it starting in a baker's shop in Pudding Lane because Alfred burnt his cakes while watching a spider. This fire can start anywhere and if you choose the variable wind option this bright spark of a burn-up will need some fast thought and action if it's to be extinguished.
Don't be diverted by the flashing graphic depicting the fire - even if it does look more like a stroboscope.
Essentially this is a strategy game with a degree of maze built in. A pretty accurate scrolling map unfurls as you, the mayor, frantically beetle around mobilizing water pumps, demolition gangs and gunpowder men to deploy in a complete frenzy to contain the conflagration.
All in all a thorough quick-fire strategy game, which, if not exactly hot stuff has no obvious defects and might give you something to do other than fiddle while London burns around you. 6/10
Ross: Not quite state of the art programming but it's addictive and a pyromaniac's dream. 8/10
Dougie: Being a Scot, I didn't half enjoy burning London down! And I'm sure everyone would enjoy seeing parliament go up in smoke! 8/10
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History
This title was first added on 13th February 2006
This title was most recently updated on 27th December 2008