Awesome

The Good
Reflections were always famed for their graphics and sound capabilities,and this game took them to the limit. The music is thunderous and inspiring, and the graphics detailed, colourful and suitably metallic. The into-the-screen sections use some particularly impressive sprite manipulation.

Having a variety of sections makes things varied, and the trading aspects break up the flow nicely. It seems to be possible to succeed in the game without being spectacular at one, as long as you are effective at the others.

The plot is rich and imaginative, leading to a real feeling for the character, and a sense of wanting to succeed.

That said, there are advantages to failure - the Game Over sequence has the most poignant heartbreaking music you'll ever hear in an Amiga game.

The Bad
The sections on the base of the planet were often too difficult, and the system of having contact deducting time didn't quite work. It was all too easy to lose 10 seconds with just one split-second misjudgment - hardly fair.

The Bottom Line
A mixture of different shoot 'em up styles, hung around trading aspects, which will keep you busy through the night.