Bandits Bandits - ReviewThis game was released in 1983, but I got my hands on it a few years later. To my knowledge it was only released on the C64 (but since it is a clone many games which resembles it have been released).  The title screen Your missionThe game is obviously a Space Invaders clone, but it has a few twists. You control you ship at the bottom of the screen, while the enemies (the bandits ) form attack waves and while firing shots at you try to steal the different objects on the right side of the screen. All bandits have their unique behaviour.  Let me introduce you to the Bandits In the early stages the enemies often attack in formations of up to three but later on they form more complex formations and form joint attacks.  The first stage  Getting your well deserved bonus You move the ship to the left and right to escape the enemy shots. You can get no powerups - the only way to escape when the going gets too tough is to use the shield (see pics) - the status bar at the bottom of the screen shows how much energy is left.  Hey you, that' s my pears! I really enjoy the graphics of this game. Just like in Fort Apocalypse the graphics are focused on how to benefit the gameplay. Being such an early game, I find it really impressing to see how programmers have managed to get so many objects on the screen at the same time with no slow down. There is no music in the game, but it succeeds to create the right feeling anyway.  End of the game... How about another? Overall impressionThis is a masterpiece in its simplicity. Sure, it s nice to look at the overwhelming graphics and get blasted away by the music of the new games today, but if the gameplay is your first priority you should take a look at Bandits . A definite retrogaming classic! RatingThis is my personal rating of this game. If you like, you can make your own general rating using the voting function to the right. Graphics  | 42% |
Music Sound fx | 72% |
Playability | 94% |
Lastability | 92% |
Overall | 91% |
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