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                        SEEMORE DOOLITTLE
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This is the other half of the Wrath of Gwendore double pack.  Unlike Wrath,
this is a shoot-em-up with a distinctly Project-X feel to it.  It is set
under water and looks very much like X-out from Rainbow Arts - this, I
assure you, is not a bad thing.

Graphically this is streets ahead of Wrath, the sprites are all of the
quality I've come to expect from a Brian Bell game.  Seemore is very cute
and is superbly drawn and his little attack sub is highly original,
something that this genre needed badly.  The backgrounds accompany the
action well and like the sprites are very detailed.  Of course, if it
hasn't good looking baddies it's all wasted, but I am pleased to say that
the enemies are superb; Ashley [Cunningham -Ed] has excelled himself.

The sound is good, explosions and blasts are all present and correct.
Although there is no in game tune the effects are very atmospheric, so turn
of the lights and pump up the volume on the monitor (or television for that
matter!).

What's intresting about the control system is that Seemore can turn around
and therefore shoot behind him.  This is something that I haven't seen
since the ageing Cross-Wise blast-em-up on the good old Speccy.  This
rather minute alteration to the normal shoot-em-up controls adds a new
tension to the action.  Actually I'm surprised that more people don't use
this type of control.  Full marks all round, I think.

The power-ups are your usual fair.  My personal favourite is a large ball
of boomerang shaped flame which brings a swift death to even the toughest
adversaries.  Aside from that the weapons are very uninteresting.  It would
have been nice to see a new power-up system, but this works fine so I'll
shut up.

It's not very original I know but it is playability that counts and, like
Brian's previous efforts, Seemore has got it by the bucket load.  I really
enjoyed playing this and whilst it's not going to last for ages, it is a
competant blast.

Graphics-      85%
Sound-         81%
Playability -  92%
Lastabillity - 75%
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Overall-       88%
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I firmly recommend that you purchase this pack, even though you will
probably only play Wrath of Gwendore once (and that's once too many.)  This
represents outstanding value for money and is, for once, worth paying the
coder what he deserves.

Available from...

Brian Bell
8 Magnolia Park
Dunmury
Belfast
BT17 ODS