Hi Adrian, Thanks for your comments. Like you I knew the Spectrum from the 1980's and although I like the games I'm not a gamer! So I'm a little slower.
Both these games are amazing at showing what is possible from an 8 bit computer. I just need a mode that I can play without getting frustrated with the gameplay.
All the best B
Hi SaNchez,
Thank you for taking the time to reply to my comment, I will set the game up over the weekend and get some screen shots of the areas that I found extremely difficult. As an explanation to "pixel perfect" I mean that you must follow a specific sequence of actions in time to get through the screen, it is like "Manic Miner" when you must jump from a specific point to be able to get through the cavern.
I played Aliens Neoplasma (128K) all the way through and enjoyed it so much that I bought the ZX Next version and then played that all the way through. Although I have the ZX Next version Aliens Neoplasma 2 I found playing the 128K version so frustrating I don't want to play it.
I hope to send you some screen shots next week.
Really enjoyed Aliens Neoplasma, so I was thrilled to find out that there was a sequel. So I bought the download of Aliens Neoplasma 2 and have now completed it all the way through (128K). To be honest the gameplay is truly awful, you need to be pixel perfect with jumps, shots and grenades otherwise you are dead. It just becomes monotonous to have to keep repeating the same section time and time again to get through with luck rather than skill. The only wat that I could progress was by repeatedly making snapshots. I didn't have to do this with the original Alien Neoplasma, it was tricky but playable and importantly enjoyable. For me you have taken a good game an ruined it! This game is virtually unplayable.
