GAME REVIEW : CHASE H.Q.
                          PRODUCED BY : OCEAN SOFTWARE
                              PRICE       : £24.95

     Another game that has been  eagerly  awaited  by driving fans all over
     the world is this, Chase HQ.  Another  massive hit in the arcades this
     game  saw  you  in  an  Outrun  scenario  racing  across  the  country
     attempting to capture and ram  criminals  off  the  road in your black
     Porsche 928.

     Well thats about it for the  plot,  its all fast-speed, hairpin bends,
     sirens and violence.. The arcade  hardware  was once again top-notch..
     how would this fair in the conversion stakes?

     Ocean have a reasonably  good  record  of  late for arcade conversions
     with Operation Wolf and New Zealand Story amongst others (even if both
     were ported) and they gave the job  of converting Chase HQ to the guys
     responsible for coding  Continental  Circus  (a  racing  game that was
     playable if nothing special).

     I must say that having seen and  played  Chase HQ in the arcades I was
     somewhat disapointed with the result of the Amiga conversion, promises
     where made to use the  extra  speed capabilities and colour facilities
     of the Amiga to make a much  better conversion.. after seeing it I can
     only say "Where?"

     The road movement is slower than  anticipated  and  seems to go at the
     same speed whatever your  cars  speed,  the  colours  are  drab and in
     places gaudy and unsightly. Sound  is  nice,  perhaps the only feature
     the Amiga could possibly offer to redeem this game.

     I'm afraid I was soon driven away myself and didn't like the result of
     what had been hyped for a few months and find the prospect of it being
     No.1 or thereabouts at Christmas a bit concerning.

     Another case of  "Surely  there  are  enough  Amiga  owning  people to
     warrant individual Amiga program development?"

                                 GRAPHICS : 69%
                                 SOUND    : 85%
                                 GAMEPLAY : 71%
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                                 OVERALL  : 70%
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                           Review/Comments by Martyn.