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Gas Hog

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Gas Hog

Jan 1, 1983

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1.50 average rating based on 2 ratings

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You are in your vehicle which has terrible fuel efficiency. A real gas hog. You are trying to travel along but there is one or more ships above you that are trying to bomb you. To make things worse, there are holes in the road and other ships you need to shoot so as to not ram them. As you go along, you can accelerate or decelerate to avoid being bombed but be careful because you might ram some ships near the ground. You can jump to avoid them or blast them for points. You will also see numbers along … More
You are in your vehicle which has terrible fuel efficiency. A real gas hog. You are trying to travel along but there is one or more ships above you that are trying to bomb you. To make things worse, there are holes in the road and other ships you need to shoot so as to not ram them. As you go along, you can accelerate or decelerate to avoid being bombed but be careful because you might ram some ships near the ground. You can jump to avoid them or blast them for points. You will also see numbers along your way. Run into them to acquire their point value. Do not shoot them or their value will be deducted from you score. As this is Gas Hog, you will soon run low on fuel. You must get below ground via the occasional holes, to grab a refuel marker. Do not stay below ground, however, as you travel in the wrong direction while there. You start with four lives and lose one if you are hit by a bomb or ship or run out of fuel. Less
Developers
Publishers
Spectravideo International Ltd.
Platforms
Atari 2600
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Release Dates
Jan 01, 1983 (Worldwide)
Atari 2600
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scoopings gave Feb 25, 2022
scoopings gave Feb 25, 2022
Confusing, But Pretty Fun

Look: 6/10 Functional and decently pretty, but nothing exciting.

Sound: 7/10 Gotta love the Atari chug crunch, tho nothing particularly special.

Play: 6/10 Even with the manual, the game didn't make much sense to me. I had fun just flying along, shooting as much as I could, trying to avoid falling to the bottom, avoiding the bullets (tho they didn't seem to kill me?), avoiding enemy ships (tho they seemed to teleport me?). Confusing, but kinda fun.

Feel: 7/10 If it were a bit clearer what was happening, and a bit more fun to make it worth figuring out, this could definitely be a higher rating. I do like the "map" at the bottom, and the controls themselves make for a fun dodge-and-attack game. But, as it is, not something I will be returning to.

Attachment: 6/10 Above says it all!