Hammer Boy

STORY / GAMEPLAY
Your main mission is to defend your territory -within a specific time limit- and prevent the enemies from reaching the walls of your fort by hitting them on the head with a big hammer(!) You're constantly being bombed by the enemy forces and you must put out fires that are set from the wall's sides. If too many enemies enter the fortress, they'll capture the flag and then you must start all over again. Note that on the next levels you defend different settings like a castle, a ship etc. Hammer Boy is one of those games based on a very simple concept and offer great fun. It's an addictive and good looking game that has 4 levels, each with its own backgrounds (battleship, castle and a space station) and its corresponding enemies (natives, pirates, knights and aliens). The gameplay remains the same in every level and this repetitive fact may make you easily bored (or maybe not?)

GRAPHICS / SOUND
The graphics are good on the Spectrum version. They look better than the Commodore's version (!), although their limited color palette. The sprites are nicely animated, but the action is slower than the C64. The sound is ok, offering a nice music during gameplay along with a variety of sound effects, identical to the CPC version.