Reviews

1984 Silversoft (UK)
By Iain Christopher Hayward and Jay Derrett

Just brilliant. In my opinion one of the best games ever written for the Spectrum.
A Mix between Pac-man and Pengo, with incredible gameplay.
Don't despair if you find the game difficult. There is nothing that a bit of perseverance can't handle.
The game came with a second version on the b-side. Characters are swapped, so you are able to play with a baddie, instead of the hero.

A maze game where you control an ant which must collect some items and then find the exit for the next level. Sounds easy? Well it isn't! There are enemies roaming around whose touch is fatal. You can however push some blocks to trap or crush them.

The game is very simple but neatly made and added longevity comes from the random distribution of mobile blocks as well as from a different set of levels on the other side of the tape.

It requires too much hyperaction for my limited skills.
3/5

edit:
Ok, there's something devilish about this game, it's terribly hard, but at the same time masochistically addictive - you want to show to your Spectrum [emulator] that you're not so hopelessly crap at it as it seems. Also, it requires far more hypermind than hyperaction - even because your chasers are faster than you are.
So, c'mon, let's give 4/5 to Hyperfrustration.