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Review by Eino:
It indeed does not take all that fancy multimedia or a billion of features to create an enjoyable game. It takes nothing more than a little spaceship going around in cardinal directions, boxes to collect and four mindless baddies shooting lethal fireballs. SolarWolf is a remake of the old Atari console game SolarFox, sporting hi-quality presentation and is ported to numerous platforms, all for free.

Yup, it's one of those simple games based on reaction and hand-eye coordination, and boy, is it fun to play. You'll have to watch the four cannons (or dragon heads? ) closely - you can see when they're about to fire, which is actually some brilliant game design - and look out for multiple fireballs at the same time to navigate a clear path through. Quick fingers and a bit of a bit of tactics are your only weapon. Gather the boxes in one try under the time limit and you're allowed a level skip.

SolarWolf is sufficiently addictive and challenging. You'll be able to continue from every few levels you've managed to beat, so the game wont' be too frustrating when it comes to making progress. Perfect for when you have few minutes to waste or don't care for playing anything complicated at all.

Average Rating:8.71 [14 votes]
Genre:Action
Designer:Pete Shinners
Developer:Freeware
Publisher:Freeware
Year:2001
Software Copyright:Pete Shinners
Theme:Science Fiction
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Related Links:SolarFox entry at mame.dk
More Info:Mobygames | The Web
System Requirements:Windows 95/98, Linux, Solaris, Macintosh
If you like this game, try:Plasmaworm, Robotron: 2084, Attack of the Mutant Camels
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