[{"TitleName":"100% Dynamite","Publisher":"Ocean Software Ltd","Author":"","YearOfRelease":"1990","ZxDbId":"0011168","Reviews":[{"Issue":{"Name":"Your Sinclair Issue 49, Jan 1990","Price":"£1.7","ReleaseDate":"1989-12-18","Editor":"Matt Bielby","TotalPages":108,"HasCoverTape":false,"FlannelPanel":"Editor: Matt Bielby\r\nArt Editor: Catherine Peters\r\nDeputy Editor: David Wilson\r\nProduction Editor: Andy Ide\r\nDesigner: Martin Sharrocks\r\nTechnical Consultant: Jonathan Davies\r\nContributors: Robin Alway, Marcus Berkmann, Phoebe Cresswell-Evans, Jonathan Davies, Mike Gerrard, Sean Kelly, Paul Lakin, Duncan MacDonald, Rich Pelley, Dave Robinson, Jackie Ryan, Phil South, Wag, Louise Willers\r\nGroup Advertisement Manager: Lynda Elliott\r\nAdvertisement Manager: Caroline Day\r\nClassified Advertisement Executive: Chris Skinner\r\nAdvertisement Director: Alistair Ramsay\r\nProduction Manager: Judith Middleton\r\nAdvertisement Production: Claire Baker\r\nMarketing Manager: Bryan Denyer\r\nNewstrade Circulation Manager: Stephen Ward\r\nSubscription Manager: June Smith\r\nPublisher: Teresa Maughan\r\nGroup Publishing Director: Richard Howell\r\nGroup Creative Director: Tony Spalding\r\nFinance Director: Colin Crawford\r\nManaging Director: Stephen England\r\nChairman: Felix Dennis\r\n\r\nPublished by Dennis Publishing Ltd, [redacted] Company registered in England.\r\nTypesetters: Point Five [redacted]\r\nReproduction: Graphic Ideas, London\r\nPrinted By: Riverside Press [redacted]\r\nDistribution: Seymour Press [redacted]\r\n\r\nAll material in Your Sinclair ©1989 Felden Productions, and may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the written consent of the publishers. Your Sinclair is a monthly publication."},"MainText":"Ocean\r\n£41.99 cass/£17.99 disk\r\nReviewer: Matt Bielby\r\n\r\nThere are oodles and oodles of Christmas compilations about at the moment, but here's one of the meatiest. Only four games long, its true, and equipped with quite a hefty price tag, but what games they are!\r\n\r\nWEC LE MANS\r\n\r\nA great, great racing game. Just about everyone labouring away on this year's bumper crop of driving games claims to have worked on one version or another of this one, and it's easy to see why. The car sprites are good and big, the acceleration, braking and gear change controls all work well, and everything runs very smoothly indeed. My only really criticism would be that it's a titchy bit repetitive.\r\n1990 Rating: 83°\r\n\r\nLAST NINJA II\r\n\r\nAha! And now to Last Ninja II, probably the best game of the pack, and an old YS Megagame. There are six levels of System 3's patented 'bit of beat-'em-up/bit of puzzling' action, with lovely 3D graphics, loads of objects to collect, energy to be gained and bad guys to fight. It's pretty, well thought out and as addictive as a very addictive thing.\r\n1990 Rating: 92°\r\n\r\nDOUBLE DRAGON\r\n\r\nFor some reason Jonathan was rather kind to this one last year, but goodness knows why. The graphics are okay, I suppose, and there's a 'credit' system (meaning losing your last life doesn't necessarily mean you have to pack it all in), but generally I found the beat-'em-up action repetitive (yup, again!) and anatomically unconvincing. Still, there's always the two playyer option, which adds a bit of life to the proceedings.\r\n1990 Rating: 69°\r\n\r\nAFTERBURNER\r\n\r\nWell, um, what can I say? It's just like the coin-op. Graphically its fine, great even. The speed with which the sprites whang around the screen is quite incredible, the effect of the whole thing is rather confused and uncontrollable. There's really very little to do - just dodge enemy fire (circling around the edges of the screen should do the trick), launch the odd missile and, um, that's it. An incredible feat of programming alright, but just doesn't cut it as a game.\r\n1990 Rating: 68°\r\n\r\nAll in all a bit expensive, and probably only worth the dosh if you didn't pick up WEC or Ninj last year.","ReviewerComments":[],"OverallSummary":"Four big names (and all on individual cassettes, which is a boon) but quite variable in quality. Think before you buy.","Page":"97","Denied":false,"Award":"Not Awarded","Reviewers":[{"Name":"Matt Bielby","Score":"74","ScoreSuffix":"%"}],"ScreenshotText":[],"BlurbText":[],"TranscriptBy":"Chris Bourne","ReviewScores":[{"Header":"Life Expectancy","Score":"75%","Text":""},{"Header":"Graphics","Score":"86%","Text":""},{"Header":"Addictiveness","Score":"73%","Text":""},{"Header":"Instant Appeal","Score":"71%","Text":""},{"Header":"Overall","Score":"74%","Text":""}],"CompilationReviewScores":[{"Header":"WEC Le Mans","Score":"83%","Text":"WEC Le Mans"},{"Header":"Last Ninja II","Score":"92%","Text":"Last Ninja 2"},{"Header":"Double Dragon","Score":"69%","Text":"Double Dragon"},{"Header":"Afterburner","Score":"68%","Text":"Afterburner"}]},{"Issue":{"Name":"C&VG (Computer & Video Games) Issue 97, Dec 1989","Price":"£1.2","ReleaseDate":"1989-11-16","Editor":"Julian Rignall","TotalPages":164,"HasCoverTape":false,"FlannelPanel":"CONTACTS AND CREDITS\r\n\r\nEditor: Julian Rignall\r\nArt Editor: Andrea Walker\r\nStaff Writers: Paul Glancey, Paul Rand\r\nArt Assistant: Osmond Browne\r\nAdvertising Manager: Nigel Taylor\r\nDep Ad Manager: Joanna Cooke\r\nSales Executive: Tina Zanelli\r\nProduction Assistant: Glenys Powell\r\nPublisher: Graham Taylor\r\nThis Month's Cover: Ghostsbusters II from Activision\r\nCover Artist: Jerry Paris\r\n\r\nSubscription Enquiries to: EMAP Frontline, [redacted]\r\nEditorial and Advertisement Offices: [redacted]\r\n\r\nPrinted By: Nene River Press, [redacted]\r\nColour By: Proprint, [redacted]\r\nTypeset By: Jaz and Mr T at EMAP\r\nDistributed By: EMAP Frontline\r\n\r\n©C+VG 1989\r\nISSN No: 0261-3697"},"MainText":"100% DYNAMITE\r\nCONTENTS: Afterburner, Last Ninja II, WEC Le Mans, Double Dragon\r\nSpectrum/Amstrad/C64 £14.99\r\n\r\nA big-name game compilation which doesn't quite live up to expectations. Double Dragon isn't a lot of fun, Afterburner is alright, but gets repetitive and the other two games are very good. Check out other compilations before making a buying decision.","ReviewerComments":[],"OverallSummary":"","Page":"89","Denied":false,"Award":"Not Awarded","Reviewers":[{"Name":"Julian Rignall","Score":"73","ScoreSuffix":"%"}],"ScreenshotText":[],"BlurbText":[{"Text":"AMSTRAD SCORES\r\n\r\nOverall: 75%\r\n\r\nAfterburner is slightly better on this version. but otherwise similar criticisms apply to the Spectrum package - shop around before buying."},{"Text":"C64 SCORES\r\n\r\nOverall: 51%\r\n\r\nAfterburner, WEC Le Mans and Double Dragon are all dire, making this very poor value for money. Go for Dark Force instead."}],"TranscriptBy":"Chris Bourne","ReviewScores":[{"Header":"Overall","Score":"73%","Text":""}],"CompilationReviewScores":[]}]}]