Review: Maze Death Rally-X
Maze Death Rally-X by TomD
The ZX-Dev competition has been good to us. TomD is a regular contributor and this entry to it shows off his rare skill as an all-rounder: he's annoyingly deft with code, graphics and sound. Maze Death Rally-X is an enhanced remake of PSS's Maze Death Race, which is a port of the arcade classic Rally-X. It handles really nicely; even though the maze scrolls in 8 pixel jumps, the playability isn't compromised by it. I'm very fond of MDR, but it had its flaws; Tom's version solves all of them, and is about as close to the arcade original as the Speccy is going to get. The red cars have proper AI, making the game genuinely challenging a few levels in. The 48K version has a more than serviceable engine buzz, but if you opt for 128K you'll be treated to a plink-plonk AY track that will have you grinning like an imbecile. It's 1982 again! Recommended.
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