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Crash, issue 64 (May 1989)

Crash editors. 1989. “Crash, issue 64 (May 1989).” Crash, issue 64. Newsfield.

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Crash 64
Original
https://archive.org/details/crash-magazine-64
sha256
22bade5e55341232eabdcdf8f2e609e24ccb28e51acc3efcc0ca6e726358d5dc
Archived
https://archive.org/download/crash-magazine-64/Crash_64_May_1989_djvu.xml
Accessed
2026-11-06
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© Newsfield (at the time of publication); scan hosted by the Internet Archive
Credit
Scan in the Internet Archive item "crash-magazine-64"; the pin is the item's OCR, as DjVu XML.
Notes
Pinned in archive batch 16 as a lead for Skate or Die, Tetris, Spy Hunter, Infiltrator, Rygar, Pac-Mania and Vindicators.

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In May 1989 Crash's Oldies column looked back at the Spectrum version, which it had rated 72%, and rated it 48%, blaming awkward helicopter controls.p. 32, Oldies, Infiltratorp. 32, Oldies, InfiltratorMagazine
Crash's Oldies column of May 1989 reviewed the Spectrum Rygar again as a £2.99 Kixx budget re-release, found it far too easy and soon tedious, a mediocre shoot-'em-up, and rescored it from 58% to 45%.p. 32, Oldies, RygarMagazine
Crash reviewed the ZX Spectrum version from Domark and Consult Computer Systems in May 1989 and gave it 49% overall, with 54% for presentation, 60% for graphics, 52% for sound, 59% for playability and 53% for addictive qualities. The review sets the game in 2525 for one or two players at once. Mike gave it 39% and called it "the most boring game I've played for ages"; Mark gave it 59%, faulting its juddery scrolling and graphical glitches while finding it playable.p. 80 (image 80), Vindicators review, ratings boxp. 80 (image 80), Vindicators review, ratings boxp. 80 (image 80), review headingp. 80 (image 80), review textp. 80 (image 80), review textp. 80 (image 80), review textp. 80 (image 80), review textp. 80 (image 80), ratings boxp. 80 (image 80), Mike's commentp. 80 (image 80), Mike's commentp. 80 (image 80), Mark's commentMagazine