[{"TitleName":"Space Jack","Publisher":"The Power House","Author":"Simon Morris","YearOfRelease":"1988","ZxDbId":"0004671","Reviews":[{"Issue":{"Name":"Your Sinclair Issue 32, Aug 1988","Price":"£1.5","ReleaseDate":"1988-07-12","Editor":"Teresa Maughan","TotalPages":92,"HasCoverTape":false,"FlannelPanel":"Editor: Teresa Maughan\r\nArt Editor: Darrell King\r\nDeputy Editor: Marcus Berkmann\r\nTechnical Editor: Phil South\r\nProduction Editors: Jackie Ryan, Sophie Moorcock\r\nDesigner: Catherine Higgs\r\nContributors: Richard Blaine, Owen & Audrey Bishop, Ciaran Brennan, Jonathan Davies, Mike 'Skippy' Dunn, Mike Gerrard, Sean Kelly, Graeme Kidd, David McCandless, Duncan McDonald, John Minson, Nat Pryce, Peter Shaw, Ben Stone\r\nAdvertisement Manager: Mark Salmon\r\nAdvertisement Executive: Simon Stansfield\r\nAdvertisement Director: Alistair Ramsay\r\nProduction Manager: Judith Middleton\r\nMarketing Manager: Bryan Denyer\r\nArt Director: Hazel Bennington\r\nPublisher: Kevin Cox\r\nPublishing Director: Roger Munford\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: Carlinpoint [redacted]\r\nReproduction: Graphic Ideas, London\r\nPrinters: Chase Web Offset [redacted]\r\nDistribution: Seymour Press [redacted]\r\n\r\nAll material in Your Sinclair ©1988 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":"SPACE JACK\r\nPower House\r\n£1.99\r\nReviewer: Nat Pryce\r\n\r\nYou are the Federation's greatest pilot, and must face the toughest missions going in order to get your next pay rise. Hmmm... Why is it that the Power House has all the corniest plots and, now I think of it, all the naffest games? Space Jack must be one of the very worst games I have ever played, and I've played some terrible games I can tell you!\r\n\r\nIt is split into three parts, all of which have terrible graphics, are totally unplayable and are completely devoid of any addictive qualities. Even at £1.99 this is a complete rip off. Leave it well alone.","ReviewerComments":[],"OverallSummary":"","Page":"36","Denied":false,"Award":"Not Awarded","Reviewers":[{"Name":"Nat Pryce","Score":"1","ScoreSuffix":"/10"}],"ScreenshotText":[],"BlurbText":[],"TranscriptBy":"Chris Bourne","ReviewScores":[{"Header":"Overall","Score":"1/10","Text":""}],"CompilationReviewScores":[]},{"Issue":{"Name":"Sinclair User Issue 79, Oct 1988","Price":"£1.5","ReleaseDate":"1988-09-18","Editor":"Graham Taylor","TotalPages":108,"HasCoverTape":false,"FlannelPanel":"Editor: Graham 'Generalissimo' Taylor\r\nDeputy Editor: Jim 'Rourke' Douglas\r\nProduction Editor: Tamara '1st Traitor?' Howard\r\nArt Editor: Gareth Jones\r\nDesigner: Andrea '2nd Traitor' Walker\r\nAdventure: The Sorceress\r\nZapchat: Jon Riglar\r\nTechnical: Andrew Hewson, Rupert Goodwins\r\nContributors: Tony 'Bon Jovi or bust' Dillon, Chris 'Mr Blag' Jenkins\r\nAdvertisement Manager: Katherine Lee\r\nAdvertisement Executive: Alison Morton\r\nAd Production: Emma Ward\r\nPublisher's Assistant: Debbie Pearson\r\nPublisher: Terry Pratt\r\nMarketing: Clive 'Where have you taken my office?' Pembridge\r\n\r\nPhone: [redacted]\r\nFax: [redacted]\r\nEditorial and Advertisement Offices: [redacted]\r\n\r\nThis Month's Cover: Junior.\r\n\r\nPrinted by Nene River Press, [redacted]\r\nDistributed by EMAP Publications Ltd.\r\n\r\n©Copyright 1988 Sinclair User ISSN No 0262-5458\r\n\r\nSubscription Enquiries: [redacted]\r\n24 Hour Order Line: [redacted]\r\nBack Issues: Back Issues Department (SU), [redacted]"},"MainText":"Label: Power House\r\nAuthor: Simon Morris\r\nPrice: £1.99\r\nMemory: 48K/128K\r\nJoystick: various\r\nReviewer: Chris Jenkins\r\n\r\nSpace Jack doesn't really have much going for it; someone should tell Powerhouse that simply combining two different types of bad game into one title doesn't make it worth buying.\r\n\r\nIn the first part of this dreary effort, you have to pilot your flying saucer through space to reach your destination. At the top of the screen appears a chart showing your position relative to the planet. You can move and fire in all four directions, shooting the various fluffy aliens which fly around trying to stamp on your head. If you just keep your finger on the fire button and charge to the right, though, you'll complete this part of the game with very little effort. The next bit is a badly-designed platforms-and-ladders bit in which you steer your spacesuited figure through the alien landscape, searching out air cannisters and radioactive eggs (uh?), and avoiding squishy aliens which look like third-rate rejects from Trap Door.\r\n\r\nThere's supposed to be a secret third level to the game, but the insert gloats that you'll have to find out about it yourself. Boo hoo hoo. I don't think I'll bother, thank you very much.","ReviewerComments":[],"OverallSummary":"Pretty scabby combination of space shoot-'em-up and platforms-and-ladders.","Page":"68","Denied":false,"Award":"Not Awarded","Reviewers":[{"Name":"Chris Jenkins","Score":"41","ScoreSuffix":"%"}],"ScreenshotText":[],"BlurbText":[],"TranscriptBy":"Chris Bourne","ReviewScores":[{"Header":"Overall","Score":"41%","Text":""}],"CompilationReviewScores":[]}]}]