Planet Bob - Playing Steel (C64)

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Hi there!

 

Here's one for everyone who likes playing with robots, like me for example:

 

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Steel is a neat little low budget action-adventure from Hewson. The emphasis is clearly on the action part, as the adventure bit is more or less reduced to either map or memorize 10x10 screens worth of hi-tech corridors, filled with computer terminals and doorways.

 

The little robot you're controlling this time doesn't differ much from his enemies. They usually swarm the rooms in groups of threes and about half of them are equipped with the same laser gun as your robot and the other half just tries to ram you.

 

The game is very playable, but there's not much strategy required to survive anyways. You're basically just firing into the direction you move and when your robot is running low on energy, you can refill it at several docking stations (Paying with your score! ...</img>

 

http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/54/entry-7620-playing-steel-c64/