The Last V8 for the Atari 8-bit family
5Came also out for:
Amstrad CPC
Commodore 64
Game description:
Seven years have passed since world war III, and only now dare you leave your shelter in order to investigate what has become of the surface world. You drive out in your specially-equipped vehicle, the Last V8, only to discover that the outside world is more hostile than you would have expected. Your task is now (as commended by a digitised voice at the beginning of each level) simply to get back to the base in as short time as possible.
The Last V8 is an over-head driving game where you must drive through narrow roads without crashing into anything, and with a strict deadline for your arrival at the base. This is somewhat complicated by the fact that you have only a narrow stripe of screen space to see where you're driving; two thirds of the screen is dedicated to instruments (speed readout, radiation level and mission objectives). The steering method is not the usual Sprint one; instead you simply pull the joystick in whichever direction you want to go, pulling it in the opposite direction in case you need to decelerate.
The Atari 8-bit version has, like the Amstrad CPC version, two levels. The first one takes place in an almost pastoral landscape where you must reach the scientific base, after which you must find your way back to your own base while avoiding radiation sources. A distance readout will help you find the correct route.
What I think:
Frustrating to play and only 2 levels ...
But why is it frustrating to play? Well, it is because of the controls. Seriously, you need lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of practice and patience to get the hang out of them........and then there is also the timer.
It could have been a good game, but it just is not.
The game is doable though (in 2 minutes!)
I only show the first level, in case you want to try this game out and don't want to get spoilered the second level.