Tuesday, 15 April 2025

Super Huey UH-IX (Atari 7800 review)

Developer: Atari Corporation
Publisher: Atari Corporation
Released: 1989

Super Huey UH-IX is a combat flight simulator that was originally released on the Commodore 64 in 1985.

+ Arcade mode is a brilliant idea, as it allows less patient gamers to avoid take-off and get straight into the action.

+ Flight School is another neat addition, as it slowly teaches you the basics to alleviate an otherwise steep learning curve.

+ Respectable frame-rate, and despite only having two buttons the controls work well and quickly become second nature.

- Reality mode contains only a single mission that can be beaten in a couple of minutes by simply avoiding all enemies.

- Opponents have an infuriating tendency to spawn out of thin air, causing you damage despite having no time to prepare.

- Speed is lacking and unless you look at your speedometer you'll have no clue as to whether you're at 20 mph or 80 mph.

- Bare-bones graphics with only a few random objects scattered around, and the enemy vehicle animation is unimpressive.


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