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t h e name M a t c h Day II. More options, more g r a p h i c s and improved sound could push i t s p r e d e c e s s o r M a t c h Day o f f t h e t o p o f t h e league. The old t e a m a r e b a c k t o g e t h e r again; Ritman ' s w r i t t e n t h e code; Bernie Drummond has designed t h e c u t e w i r e - f r a m e g r a p h i c s and J o n ' s old f r i e n d ( w h o s e name couid n o t be disclosed f o r f e a r of kidnapping) is b a c k again with some j i v e y b e a t s . It should be on t h e s t r e e t s now 1 Grrr1
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The fabulous a r c a d e game Combat School will be out for your S p e c t r u m in time f o r Christmas - so you c a n s t o p all t h a t g r u n t i n g and groaning. O c e a n ' s big a r c a d e r e f e r e n c e is n o t a c a s e of blowing up c o u n t l e s s enemies; you must b a t t l e against t h e i n s t r u c t o r and y o u r s e l f t o become s t r o n g and quick enough f o r g r a d u a t i o n to your f i r s t mission, and t h e n all t h e violence c a n s t a r t . Training c o n s i s t s of f i v e main sections; the assault course, firing range, arm wrestling, iron man c o u r s e and hand t o hand combat. If you happen t o fall a bit s h o r t of t h e s e t o u g h s t a n d a r d s t h e n you a r e given the chance to reprieve y o u r s e l f t h r o u g h a t e s t of chin-ups. Combat School gives some monochrome and some colour p a c k e d s t a g e s giving g r e a t value f o r money a t only E.7. 9 5 on c a s s e t t e . More
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OF COURSE tt all really depends on s o f t w a r e h o u s e s ' a t t i t u d e t o w a r d s us. There's a lot of f a n z i n e s around, so only t h e most professionally and e f f i c i e n t l y r u n o u t f i t s will survive. Also: - A new column called ' W h a t ' s Bugging Y o u 7 ' . W h a t ' a
wrong v/ith A m f l t r a d ' a pricing policy? A r e 1 6 - b i t machines w o r t h buying n o w 7 We want YOUR v i e w s ! PLUS Expanded playing tips, expanded c o n t e n t s , expanded editorial, expanded r e v i e w s . . . ( I think t h e y get t h e message - Ed)