• Completed
by Brendan Phoenix
•
Reviewed by Vinny Mainolfi
If this game was released by Codemasters, it would
have been called "Professional Mountain Climbing
Simulator", which would have been a fitting title.
Final Assault is quite
tedious at the beginning when you have to determine SO
MANY different aspects of your climbing expedition,
before you can do any climbing! It even has you thinking
about the weight of your backpack! Once you've got past
the initial selection process (YAWN), the game just
doesn't redeem it's and quick goes downhill (no pun
intended). Definitely NOT a winning title for Epyx, who
have enjoyed a healthy release of Commodore 64 games.
What on earth went wrong?!
Cue: Search for
the Hero by M People :)
Cool :)
Numero Uno.
The End.
HOW WAS IT COMPLETED?:
Nostalgia have released a cracked version that allows
you to press 'Q' during game play, which takes you
straight to the ending sequence. Thank God for that!
SO WHAT HAPPENS?:
You get to see your mountaineer at the peak of the
mountain, planting an American flag. This is accompanied
by a rendition of 'A star spangled banner'... #Oh say
can you seeeee...#.
You then get an ending
message that reads: "CONGRATULATIONS! YOU ARE NOW AMONG
OTHER GREAT MOUNTAIN HEROES IN THE FINAL ASSAULT HIGH
SCORE RANKS."
The final section shows
our intrepid adventurer on the front cover of 'The Daily
News'.
Final Assault
