The game can be played by one or two players with one or two joysticks. Other objects pop up from time to time and must be touched for bonus points, and extra lives. After the loss of a life, Bomb Jack is replaced on the starting position of that screen but, thankfully, any bombs already defused do not reappear. These beings, some of which look more like unbaked gingerbread men than creatures from outer space, move gently about the screen trying to hamper Bomb Jack's mission. Animation of the aliens is similarly basic. When Bomb Jack touches an Alien, he does nothing more exciting than spin a couple of times to show that he has lost a life. While he is floating he can be guided to the left and right. He continues to float skywards until he runs out of steam (or bumps his head on a platform) and he descends slowly earthwards. Once you've completed the six screens, they recycle with a new platform layout.īomb Jack tends to float rather than fly - when he's on solid ground, the fire button launches him upwards. For instance, there's the pyramids and Sphinx in one, the Acropolis in another and what I take to be a French chateau in yet another. Each of the six backdrops, which are quite attractive even if they do serve little purpose other than ornamentation, represents a country. The aliens flit around trying to make contact with Bomb Jack - one touch and he loses one of his three lives. The platforms are there both to help and hinder him in his duties. His task is to fly around and make contact with each bomb, thereby defusing it. Bomb Jack, the hero of the game, is a diminutive caped crusader, not a little unlike the Mighty Mouse of cartoon fame. The bright-red, fused bombs are liberally strewn and must be defused before progress can be made to the next screen. The game consists of six differently backdropped screens whose prime constituents are platforms, bombs and aliens. This conversion, while competent and fun to play, does nothing to make use of the Amiga's potential, yet costs a whole lot more than those for far less powerful machines. Bomb jack is looking a little long in the tooth now, having been around for the 8 bit machines for some time, and its age clearly shows. COIN-OP conversions are still being churned out and here's another.
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