Combat Lynx

Copyright : Durell | Reviewed by : Malc Jennings

Combat Lynx is more of a simulation than a shoot-em-up as other sites have branded it. The reason for this? well on purchase you had a manual the size of a dictionary and a fairly complex control system to fiddle with, all will be discussed in our review below.

Read on.

Graphics

Combat Lynx was released on the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, BBC and of course the Amstrad CPC. Having looked at most of the other renditions of the game we can honestly say the CPC version is one of the better looking releases, the ZX Spectrum being one of the worst.

Our world is rendered in 3D and you can even view a 3D model of the Combat Lynx (see screen grab 1) before starting your mission. The game is not 3D as in Star Wars but flat 3D textured which of course lowers the overall speed of the game, given that it was even released on the BBC in this form you can sort of get an idea how fast the game plays.

Those that have ever played Harrier Attack (and that should be most of you) will instantly recognise that lovely front-end too.

Sound

Sound is limited to the sound of your helicopter on take off and landing with a few bangs here and there when you hit something, might sound basic but it is more than enough for a game of this genre and when you compare it to the ZX Spectrum and earlier versions it?s very nicely done indeed.

Gameplay

The idea of the game is to protect your home bases and mines from oncoming attacks, destroy enemy vehicles on land and air while in flight and support your forward bases with extra troops.

This is one of those titles that can last five minutes or five hours depending on the skill level of the player, at first it is more likely to last five minutes but once you get to grips with the controls and the nice manual that comes with the retail game you?ll be playing for a lot longer.

If you love your simulators, fancy getting to grips with something more than a simple shoot-em-up or even own the retail game then this is one you cannot afford to miss out on. A true vision of the future for the CPC and upcoming hardware.