Description: In the game called Packrabbit, you are a rabbit being chased by four hunters. You must eat all the carrots in a large, complicated maze before you are captured by the hunters. You score one point for each carrot you eat.
Scattered around the maze are magical carrots. When the rabbit eats a magical carrot, the hunters change into a form in which they can be eaten. The rabbit scores ten points for each hunter digested.
There are two holes on each side of the screen. When the rabbit goes into one of these holes, it comes out on the other side of the screen. This is an aid to escape from the four hunters.
The player is given ten lives and a choice of two games, one having more complicated mazes than the other. Each game has three mazes. After eating all the carrots of one maze, the player is immediately placed in another maze.
The game can be played at ten speeds. The novice will like the lower speeds. The rabbit has little hope against the marauding hunters.
Evaluation: We found Packrabbit to be as fast and exciting as the famous arcade maze games. Racing through the mazes is very addictive indeed. The major difference between Packrabbit and other maze games is the greater size and complexity of its mazes. As it is important to conserve the magical carrots until they are most needed, players must carefully plan their routes in advance.
The choice of games and levels of speed allow the player to choose the game most suitable. Having a total of six mazes should maintain the interest of highly skilled players, Packrabbit was designed so that the final mazes are the most difficult.
Packrabbit requires a 16K memory and is distributed by International Publishing and Software. It is probably the most enjoyable and challenging game we have found for the T/S1000,ZX81, For this reason, we have chosen to give this game away, free, to all subscribers to this magazine. We hope you enjoy it as much as we have.
TSU Ratine: 8