The best Speccy platform game ever, according to Micro Mart!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Boston, Lincs., UK - May 29th 2006 -
Cronosoft's latest ZX Spectrum game has been heralded as the
best of its type.
ZX Spectrum have yet more 2D action available thanks to
premier budget software label Cronosoft, who are readying the
release of EggHead IV: EggHead Entertains, by Jonathan
Cauldwell. The game is set to be released at just £1.99 +
postage, and is one of many games due to be rolled out over
the coming six months.
Simon Ullyatt, head of Cronosoft, said, "EggHead III: EggHead
in Space was the first game released by Cronosoft, and we're
delighted with this latest game as we feel it is the best
EggHead title to date. Although we've been a little on the
quiet side lately, those home-brew programmers have been
busier than ever as the amount of software that has been
submitted for evaluation is quite staggering. We have many
releases lined up for the rest of the year, and the good news
for our customers is that it's not just about the quantity of
games we'll be making available, but the quality."
Programmer Jonathan Cauldwell, said of the latest outing for
the oval hero, "Four years after his last outing Egghead
returns in what was arguably his best game yet, with only the
sprite routines surviving from Egghead in Space. Everything
else was either written anew or adapted from my more recent
games, with a simple compression routine enabling 52
locations - the majority of which are based on actual places
close to where I live, including three of my local pubs."
This game has already available for use on a good Spectrum
emulator, with many Speccy fans around the world praising it,
to Cauldwell's glee, "So far, I've been delighted with the
response this game has generated, and I intend to conclude
the EggHead series with one final production, though I have
other games to be working on in the immediate future."
EggHead IV: EggHead Entertains was reviewed in issue 903,
page 112, by Shaun Bebbington, who wrote, "The sprites move
around the screen like the Speccy has a dedicated graphics
chip, with hardly a smattering of noticeable colour attribute
clash", concluding that the game is "something that's a
little bit special, even by Cauldwell's own high standards.
EggHead IV is the best game of its type for the Speccy ever"
- overall score 9 out of 10.
EggHead IV: EggHead Entertains will see its "real media"
release in early June 2006 and will work on a standard 48K
machine. For further details, visit www.cronosoft.co.uk
About Cronosoft
Set up at the end of 2002 to support computer systems that no
longer seem commercially viable, Cronosoft run on a not for
profit basis and have published many different titles for
more than half a dozen platforms. With steady growth and
strong assets, it has become a leader in a limited and niche
marketplace.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Simon Ullyatt - chaosmongers@yahoo.com
http://www.cronosoft.co.uk