Funsoft
Cass. / Disk
£8.45/£11.45
SNOKIE is one of two games by the
American company Funsoft which are currently available here, the
other being FLAK.
SNOKIE, the character, belongs
to a strange breed called sno-birds who are distantly related to
the penguins. They live deep in the lands of the frozen north. They
are highly intelligent and good at jumping but they cannot fly and
are afraid of water.
In this game, SNOKIE's girlfriend,
CAM has been captured by the evil 'Grodies' and if SNOKIE cannot
find her and rescue her in time she will be forced to marry the
despicable MAX, leader of the Grodies. This is where the fun begins.
SNOKIE must travel through many screens to reach CARA facing untold
dangers such as snow-boulders, glacier caverns, moving ice blocks,
falling icicles, ice lasers and cold rays. There are seven distinct
game phases and each one is a complicated puzzle in itself. None
of them are particularly easy to master and no doubt you will experience
more than a little frustration as you attempt to battle your way
throughout the game. On top of all this, time is very critical and
you must complete each game phase before the timer runs out or lose
a life. It’s no picnic, this game!
I found the ICE FERRY to be the
most difficult phase of the lot with the other phases not far behind!
Funsoft do allow a certain amount of leeway though. They have incorporated
a 'Just for Fun' mode which allows you to start the game from any
phase you have completed in a previous game. You do not score any
points when playing in this mode but it does give you the chance
to practice the various game phases. A most welcome feature I can
tell you!
If you do manage to reach CARA
prepare yourself for a shock. She is ten times the size of little
SNOKIE and looks something like the penguin version of a lady wrestler.
MAX is quite welcome to her if you ask me!
SNOKIE is another good 16k program
and a bargain at only £8.45 on cassette and £11.45 on disk. Note
that it is extremely difficult to play and may not therefore appeal
to everybody. If you get a chance have a look before you buy it.
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