Charlie Chaplin

Copyright : US Gold | Reviewed by : Malc Jennings

Even the youngest reader of CPC Zone will no doubt no who Charlie Chaplin is, for those that dont he is the star of many silent movies from years gone by and was a very famous actor in that time. The game allows you to step into his shows and act out various scenes from upcoming movies in the usual and often highly amusing style of Mr Chaplin.

Graphics

Charlie Chaplin is one of the most unique games ever to grace the home computer, it allowed you to step into the shoes of one of the most well known actors the world has ever known, and US Gold have done him proud. There are no colours in the game at all, this is not a bad point for a change though as all of Charlies movies where filmed in black and white and therefore it adds realism to the whole experience.

The various sets, actors and movies in each stage of the game look superb and realy add to the experience of being Charlie Chaplin, animation of the man himself is nothing short of superb. Just watch the way he walks, stop dead for a few seconds and look at the way he stands. This is truly great stuff indeed.

Sound

Sound is great also, we are presented by a very nostalgic piece of music from the era of Charlie Chaplin which then follows on to even more music that often sat behind those silent movies from the time. All this simply compliments the graphcs in the game and adds to the experience, very good indeed.

Gameplay

You get to play as Charlie Chaplin, this is something many people never thought would be possible as computers where a long way from invention in the days of Mr Chaplin, well at least the computers we know and love today. The idea of the game is to act out scenes from a movie script and try to get it right, you only have a few minutes and the cost of filming runs into thousands of dollars, back in the day this would have been a lot of cash and failing will no doubt anger the director.

For fans of Charlie Chaplin, those that don?t know who he is but would like to find out and even the casual gamer this game has something for everyone. Grab it and play it now!