Frost Byte
• Publisher:
Mikro-Gen
• Developer: Mikro-Gen
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Release Date:
1987
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Code:
Nick
Jones
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GFX:
Nick Jones
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Music:
Nick Jones
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ZZAP64 Game Rating:
78%
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Our Game Rating:
78%
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FROST BYTE
by Mikro-Gen
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• Completed
& Reviewed by Neil Collins
Monsters are taking over the planet of Cosmia and
imprisoning the inhabitants, called the Kreezers. One
Kreezer called Hickey has escaped, and it's down to this
little fella to save the day. Yes, you've guessed it...
it's Frost Byte by Micro-Gen ! Oh... you didn't guess...
never mind. You take control of Hickey the slinky
spring, who can leap, bend and fire bullets. You can
collect various power-ups that can repel bad guys, speed
yourself up and increase your jump power, whilst
navigating through each level, avoiding or shooting the
monsters to find one of your slinky pals. Once you have
rescued them all and found the door to freedom, peace
will be restored to Cosmia and the Kreezers can return
to their peaceful lives... doing whatever a race of
slinky folk do.
Signore Slinky has
finally found his way out...
...and is reunited
with his pals.
The End.
HOW WAS IT COMPLETED?:
Using an infinite lives and bullets cheat.
SO WHAT HAPPENS?:
After working your way through the levels and rescuing
all your pals, you find the final door to freedom. Once
you walk through it you get do see a small animation of
monsters bouncing around the screen. A few seconds later
another screen appears which says 'WELL DONE. YOU
ESCAPED'. It also shows how many of your friends you
rescued and your final score. The game then restarts.
COMMENTS:
- Neil:
I'd actually forgotten how this one ends, so it was nice
to see it up on the site.
I used to play this on the Amstrad, which I suppose it
kinda suited - with it's heavy colour palette and chunky
graphics. I could never get anywhere in it though so I
always wanted to know how it ended.
I'd also forgotten about the storyline - which is a bit
crazy, and I can't remember writing the review so it was
nice to read that again also.
Not a bad little game though, although like many others
it could have done with being a little easier. 3/10.
- Vinny:
Hmmmm... like Neil said, it's an okay ending.
Could have done with a lot more animation and a bit
more of an epilogue - along with an ending tune. I
am a Nick Jones fan, but it seems like he wasn't
really into producing game ending - which is a shame
because his games are cool.
- Andrew Fisher:
A very odd game, and not one of my favourite
Mikro-Gen titles...
A shame about the ending, there's not a great deal
to it for the effort you have to put in to finish
it.
- Brendan Phoenix:
I remember seeing the ads for this in the
computer press at the time and thinking how awful
the cover art was.
Never played this game, but does seem to be one of
those games I would like - didn't ZZAP used to call
them Aardvark games??
Very disappointing ending, however without doubt, of
it's type for this kind of game.
- Andy Vaisey:
Frost Byte feels like a very professional,
well-coded game, but one suited to fans of the
genre. And even they might get a little annoyed with
the less than professional, lacklustre ending.
- Gaz Spence:
I actually bought the rerelease of this in early
90's. Not a bad little arcade adventure with some
imaginative albeit Spectrumesque graphics.
Gameplay's a little slow and rather tiresome after
extended play. The ending is relegation material.
FINAL SAY: It's in no way great, but at least
they made some effort.
G.E.
RATING:
3
/ 10 CLICK
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