QUALITY SOFTWARE
6660 Reseda Blvd.
Reseda, CA 91335
Cassette - $11 .95, Diskette - $14 .95
Quality Software has been living up to its name from the looks of the three game programs they have available for the Atari. Tank Trap is my favorite, or is it Tari Trek, or maybe Fastgammon. Well, anyway I'll try and make up my mind at a later date. For now I'll give you my review of Tank Trap.
In this particular game you are a combat engineer with the task of building concrete barriers in an effort to surround and contain a rampaging tank. Once surrounded the tank will try every possible direction to escape, and once it realizes its predicament it will surrender, play a victory tune, and award you with your rank. (The smaller the area containing the tank, the sooner it will surrender.) However, if you get run over in the process they'll be playing taps.
There are four levels of play. On the first level the tank cannot penetrate the barriers, but you can climb over them. At the second level some of the concrete is slow curing, and the tank can break through before it cures. At level three you have randomly placed civilians to protect (if the tank runs over any of them you lose.) In the most difficult level the tank can shoot the barriers in an effort to escape. The best way to trap him in this level is to surround him with a double wall.
Music, color, sound, and graphics add to the excitement which helps make this game very addictive. Another nice feature is the use of demonstration modes which lets the computer run through a complete game. Tank Trap is written in Basic with machine language subroutines. If you are a game fanatic like myself, this one is a must.
