Comprising of Atari’s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Gauntlet (including its Deeper Dungeons add on) and Road Runner, alongside Namco’s Metrocross, meant that Arcade Force Four was living up to its name in sheer brand and IP force.
You can watch our full video review of Arcade Forcce Four below, or read on for the edited highlights.
As with many compilations, magazines coverage was pretty light. But we did find this review from Crash’s issue 58 Spring Surprises compilation special.
Whilst the reviewer was a little harsh with the overall comment that the games were all ‘generally on the boring and repetitive side’, the scores (from when the games were reviewed on original release) told a different story, getting a more than respectable 77%.
The packaging for AFF is of a very high standard. Big box with bold colours, cassette tray, comprehensive manual (though not tailored particularly well for Spectrum users). Having three multi-loads though (and a map pack) on just 2 tapes did detract. So we scored the packaging 8 out 10.
To work out the value we divide the price (£9.99) by the total points the game received (31) and that gives us a ‘pence per point’ of 29p, which is enough for 7 points. However the inclusion of Gauntlet’s Deeper Dungeons really boosted an already good pack. We have therefore upped the VFM rating to 8 points.
The scores are then put through the sausage machine, which spat out an Arcade Force Four overall score of 78.5%
That score is enough to receive the very first ZXCCC Megapack badge and jump to the top of our early league table.
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