Review by YOR on 17 May 2018 (Rating: 1)
Code Masters' version of Head Over Heals and this is no way as enjoyable as that game. It's jerky, scrolls horribly and has nothing that made Head Over Heals a great game. I've criticised Ultimate's isometric games but games like this are why people loved them so much because they are a work of art compared to this.
An isometric 3D arcade adventure in the vein of Batman and Head Over Heels, with Bernie Drummond, author of the aforementioned titles together with Jon Ritman, in the programming team.
As the Super Hero of the title, you have to eliminate five Evil Guardians. To do so, you must find four magical items, use objects like keys to activate teleporters or gold to purchase useful supplies from the traders you can find along the way.
Graphically the game is nice with detailed sprites, although several areas are just plain empty. Action is sometimes on the slow side, but this is more of an adventure than a fast-paced arcade after all.
For its price, the game is much better than average, if somewhat derivative - it puts together ideas already seen in previous titles without adding much else. 8/10.
