Munchie
(Unreleased Cartridge)
Bally Astrocade Cartridge Review

This review is from the 1982 book "The Complete Guide to Conquering Video 
Games: How to Win Every Game in the Galaxy" by Jeff Rovin.  


Object

As in "K.C. Munchkin" and the "Pac-Man" arcade game, the player's goal is to 
gulp down dots that line the maze while at the same time avoiding creatures 
that hope to consume the player's figure.  Unlike "K.C. Munchkin," every square 
inch of the pathways is covered with dots, which makes gameplay considerably 
more difficult.  You can't avoid a section of the maze, or you will not turn 
over the game and get to a new round.

There are, as in "K.C. Munchkin," three monsters chasing you ("ghosts" in 
"Munchie") that can be gobbled down, in turn, if your racing gremlin ingests a 
superdot energizer.  These are situated on in each of the four corners of the 
course.  Pro forma, there are exits in the middle of the left and right sides 
of the course that allow the player to exit one and enter the other.

Rating ****

Both games provide thrills and bottleneck action as well as spilt-second 
decision-making.  The graphics in both are superior to those in "K.C. Munchkin" 
in that the maze walls are shapes rather than mere lines.


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