attack of the mutant camels
■ publisher: llamasoft ■ Year: 1983
Don’t let the title put you off as this is one of Jeff Minter’s best, and having only been released elsewhere on the Commodore 64, Atari owners were very privileged indeed.
Attack Of The Mutant Camels puts you in control of a fighter jet which has the unenviable task of taking down several giant mutant camels before they reach your base. A laser gun is used by your jet to take the camels down but to make things a little harder, these camels fight back. We all know how domestic camels spit in anger but these being the mutant variety, you’ll find their spit is a little more lethal. Shooting fireballs at you from their mouths will cause quite an inconvenience, as you try to manoeuvre your craft to attack these giant foes.
It’s a pretty looking game but don’t let that fool you – this one is more than just a little on the tricky side. Your jet controls take a good while to master and though the camels may look pretty slow moving, you’ll find they are really hard work to take out which takes a lot of time and all the while they’ll be making up a lot of ground very quickly which only adds to the difficulty. There really is no time to hang around here.
If you’re up for a serious challenge, you can’t go far wrong with attacking some camels; but only mutant ones. And only the ones in this game, it must be stressed.