[{"TitleName":"Dark Force","Publisher":"Ocean Software Ltd","Author":"","YearOfRelease":"1990","ZxDbId":"0011640","Reviews":[{"Issue":{"Name":"Sinclair User Issue 95, Feb 1990","Price":"£1.6","ReleaseDate":"1990-01-18","Editor":"Jim Douglas","TotalPages":100,"HasCoverTape":false,"FlannelPanel":"AaaChhhoo!\r\n\r\nJIM \"Black Death\" DOUGLAS (Editor)\r\nGood grief, he's looking pretty manky this month, eh readers? Poor Jimbly has been struck by the dreaded Flu epidemic. He's almost overdosed on Chloraseptic and is feeling very sorry for himself, and would like someone to give him a cuddle, please. Eurgh yuk, go away drippy bogey snout.\r\n\r\nALISON \"Super Fit\" SKEAT (Production Editor)\r\nBig Al's looking well smug with herself as she's the only one who's managed to avoid the lurgie. That's because she's been holed up in her Michael Jackson-style oxygen tent munching on garlic pills and Halibo-range tablets. But naughty Oz has set about her bubble with his designer scalpel and all the germies are getting in, tee hee. Somebody pass All the Junior Disprin please.\r\n\r\nGARTH \"Firestone\" Sumpter (Staff Writer)\r\nAfter a major bout of Christmas jollies, poor Garthy is certainly a wee bit worse for wear. Jim made him attend every software house chrimbo doo because the rest of us were too \"ill\" to go, but it looks like he had a few too many beakers of Um Bongo. Quick lads abandon the loo, here he comes.\r\n\r\nOSMOND \"wibbly limbs\" BROWNE (Designer)\r\nPoor little Ossie. Wicked Uncle Jim has been working him so hard, that he's developed a rather severe case of Designer's elbow. He's been scribbling away so hard that both of his elbows have turned to gungey runny stuff and his arms have gone all loppy. What a shame, looks like he's headed for the Municipal home for crumblie old clapped out Designers.\r\n\r\nAdventure: The Sorceress\r\nI've Got This Problem: Rupert Goodwins\r\nAdvertisement Manager: James Owens\r\nSenior Sales: Martha Moloughney\r\nAd Production: Emma Ward\r\nMarketing Manager: Dean Barrett\r\nMarketing Assistant: Sarah Ewing\r\nPublisher: Terry Pratt\r\n\r\nOur Address: [redacted]\r\nOur Phone Number: [redacted]\r\nOur Fax No: [redacted]\r\n\r\nCover Illustration: Jerry Paris\r\n\r\nPrinted by Nene River Press, [redacted]\r\n\r\n©Copyright Sinclair User 1990\r\n\r\nNo part of this magazine may be reproduced/transcribed, stored in a data retrieval system etc, without permission of the publishers, EMAP B+CP. Special thanks this issue: Kevin at Nene, John Cook, Jaz Rignall and of course, old Santa himself for forcing us to produce this issue in two weeks flat. Hope you get terminal frostbite, fatso."},"MainText":"DARK FORCE\r\n£12.99\r\n\r\nCONTENTS:\r\n\r\nLAST NINJA II: Brilliant six-level arcade adventure with plenty of beat 'em up action.\r\n\r\nDARK SIDE: A bit plodding, but nevertheless an ingenious first-person 3D arcade adventure.\r\n\r\nBATMAN: Based on the comic, this arcade adventurer is addictive and rewarding.\r\n\r\nR-TYPE: Stunning shoot em up with horrible aliens and plenty of extra weapons to blast them.","ReviewerComments":[],"OverallSummary":"Featuring four great games, Dark Force is a desirable package which should appeal to those who think fast and play even faster.","Page":"74","Denied":false,"Award":"Not Awarded","Reviewers":[],"ScreenshotText":[],"BlurbText":[],"TranscriptBy":"Chris Bourne","ReviewScores":[{"Header":"Overall","Score":"84%","Text":""}],"CompilationReviewScores":[]},{"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":"DARK FORCE\r\nCONTENTS: Last Ninja II, Dark Side, Batman, R-Type\r\nSpectrum/Amstrad/C64 £12.99\r\n\r\nContaining a mixture of shooting, adventuring and fighting, Dark Force is a powerful package of high quality games. Last Ninja II is great, R-Type is one of the best ever Spectrum shoot 'em ups, Batman (again, not the game of the film) is brill and Dark Side is an engrossing and atmospheric 3D arcade adventure.","ReviewerComments":[],"OverallSummary":"","Page":"89","Denied":false,"Award":"Not Awarded","Reviewers":[{"Name":"Julian Rignall","Score":"84","ScoreSuffix":"%"}],"ScreenshotText":[],"BlurbText":[{"Text":"AMSTRAD SCORES\r\n\r\nOverall: 81%\r\n\r\nR-Type is a bit wobbly on the Amstrad but Dark Side, Batman and Last Ninja II are all great, making this a good value for money compilation which will keep you glued to your Amstrad."},{"Text":"C64 SCORES\r\n\r\nOverall: 81%\r\n\r\nA great compilation, let down only by the slow and rather cumbersome Dark Side. There's hours and hours of play in this one."}],"TranscriptBy":"Chris Bourne","ReviewScores":[{"Header":"Overall","Score":"84%","Text":""}],"CompilationReviewScores":[]}]}]