Price: £12.99 UK Pounds

Developer/Publisher: Mutation Software - (Mail Order Only)

Requirements: All, HD installable or floppy, PAL.

When you load up Tommy Gun you will be greeted with a brilliant intro sequence that tells you the plot to the story. The intro has the phone ringing and Tommy Gun watching TV.

The storyline goes like this; Aliens have arrived and have taken control of all the fruit and veg and of many other people like clowns but they appear in a later level. You have to take control of Tommy Gun who is a killer tomato and fight your way through each level defeating all the creatures that have overrun the five levels and rescue any captured buddies you come across. But your main goal is to stop and defeat the Aliens.

Alternatively their is also a two player mode of which a friend can take control of Tommy Gun's sidekick Big Cheese.

The game is split into five levels each with their own degree of difficulty.

The first level is called Super Market City where you have to fight your way pass all the fruit and veg in the supermarket.

The best way to stay alive is to free any prisoners that they have captured as they will give you extra ammo, first aid, shields and other extras that will help to keep you alive so try not to accidentally kill them as it's easy to do that when you're under fire. I find that if you miss freeing captive you will most likely end up dead which is rather annoying if you are ahead in the game. Now the bad guys are armed with machine guns and will occasionally fire lolly pops at you. If you are under alot of fire you can quickly kill them if you fire a grenade or bomb.

At the end of level one you will be confronted by a big boss which is a big bad guy who launches lolly pops. But unfortunately this is where the game loses marks as you can predict the pattern of his attacks and it is pretty easy to kill the end of level bosses.

The game does provide a big challenge as really some levels can be a battle for survival. As in level two you are on Paradise Island where you have to go up against a pirate ship armed with cannons and pirates with machine guns.

Overall this game has been well presented and does provide a challenge but it can be too easy in places which loses its addiction. Their aren't many of these types of shoot'em ups around so it may be worth a look as it's only £12.99.




Graphics 81% - "Once again excellent detailed graphics from Mutation Software"
Playability 69% - "You get the gameplay you expect in a shoot'em up"
Sound 77%- "Brilliant music and sound effects especially in the intro"
Addiction 67% - "You lose the addiction against the big bosses as they are too easy"
Lastability 68% - "It gets harder as you go along so you have to get better to get further"

Overall 72%
"A shoot'em up that can be a little too easy in places but is very good in 2 player and after all it's only £12.99."

Price: £12.99 + £1.00 (Currency UK pounds) for overseas postage.
The address to contact Mutation Software for details on ordering is:-

15 Burcote Drive
Anchorage Park
Portsmouth
Hampshire
U.K.
PO3 5UD



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