Review anarchistica 2/5 · Dec 1, 2018
Like Lander but worse
I played Lander (1990) back in the day. In it, you had to careful land your lunar module based on a number of factors and limited by fuel. Last Horizon is basically the same game except you pilot a ship through space and you land and take off a bunch of times. Unfortunately, the landings suck compared to those in …
Read moreI played Lander (1990) back in the day. In it, you had to careful land your lunar module based on a number of factors and limited by fuel. Last Horizon is basically the same game except you pilot a ship through space and you land and take off a bunch of times. Unfortunately, the landings suck compared to those in Lander. They're about dodging moons and the approach to the planet, not about aligning yourself to the ground and carefully managing your velocities. With the core gameplay lacking, the survival element doesn't matter to me.
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