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Classic Remakes

the freedom to go wherever you rately.
like on the battlefield. This allows The music is nothing too obtru-
you to take the battle to the ad- sive unless you find techno music
vancing insects. It also gives you overly annoying. Sound effects are
the ability to find power-ups and cleverly combined using a mix of
secret areas, which are sprinkled classic arcade sounds, along with
uckily, Hasbro Interactive throughout the levels. all new ones.
has jumped on the Sega So, what’s the difference be- Also on the disc is an arcade
Dreamcast bandwagon. tween the PlayStation and PC ver- perfect version of Centipede.
L Their first offering is the sions of Centipede? The graphics Original artwork borders the
updated version of the classic Cen- for starters. Centipede takes full playfield, and the controls are
tipede. advantage of the Dreamcast’s much easier to utilize than the PSX
Game play retains the same power, making the attacking in- version (although it is still difficult to
spirit of the PlayStation and PC ver- sects appear beautifully ugly when get that precision placement
sions. Players take charge of ma- you get up close and personal with needed to take out the dropping
neuvering Wally the Bean Counter them. fleas).
in his shooter in an attempt to save Control is also vastly improved,
the village and inhabitants of Wee- allowing for greater precision shots;
dom from the attacks of the Queen- the shoulder buttons provide Graphics: A
pede and her many toadies. Your smoother strafing techniques. An- Sound: B+
ultimate goal is to fight through the other much needed improvement Overall Rating: B+

levels and eventually take on the allows you to change angles more Publisher: Hasbro Interactive
Queenpede herself. Unlike the clas- easily. Now you can get right down Developer: Leaping Lizard Software
sic arcade version, you now have
to Wally’s level and aim more accu- Release Date: December 1999

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