Zaxxon for the 48K Spectrum that is a duplication of the popular arcade game. It comes in a nice plastic package and looks much more “expensive” than a standard cassette case. On the front is a great picture of the game.
The documentation is pretty good and explains the game quite well. A person who has never seen Zaxxon before may have some trouble at first. The documentation also shows some of the other games that the same company supplies (they look great!). Also included is an offer to enroll in the “U.S. Gold Club”.
The 3-D graphics in Zaxxon are very good. The space graphics, I think, are even better than the original game. The only problem I have is telling exactly how high the ship is, and that can be quite difficult when you come upon a wall or force field!
The only bad point about Zaxxon is the speed. It is not smooth at all. In fact, the movement seems to be in “jerks”. The movement gets faster when there are less objects on the screen. When dueling with the other jets in space, the movement slows more with each additional jet to fight. This is the only drawback to the game.
Zaxxon can be played with the keyboard or joysticks. The game allows programming any of the keys for movement. Once you find the keys that feel the best, you can really get into the game!
Zaxxon is fun and quite playable, so you arcade buffs will have a very good time with this one, and at $17.95, it’s a steal!