Look: 8/10 Love the Halloween-y theme/setting, reminds me of the seasonal "Pumpkin Patch" near me's aesthetic.

The Halloween vibe was well-executed in the level design, too!

Play: 8/10 Always grateful for home games to give instructions in-game like arcade games often did in this era

I mean, I was god awful at the game--it's sorta like a puzzle-action game? Like the contemporaneous Lemmings game, sorta, but instead you're trying to mash/smash (depending on the version, I played the technically-'83 "Smash" version) monsters, indeed. But most importantly, I had fun exploring it, playing it, failing at it ha. I did get past a few waves at least, tho. Heh.. Still, it got old after a bit, especially once I knew the basic pattern/idea (open the gates to get as many Monsters as possible in the little hallway areas, then close them to trap them in the hallways so you can mash away-. As one reviewer said, once you get the basic idea down, it's not so much a puzzle-action/strategy-action challenge of timing and recognizing complex puzzle pattners etc (thankfully, for bad gamers like me, the monsters' collision masks are very forgiving so it's easy to smash em even when your timing is bad--I never did play at the higher difficulties, though), as it is a dexterity/endurance test heh--clickclickclick mashmashmash!

Feel: 8/10 I was glad to see an Action game come up, it felt like '82 was one text adventure after another for home computers! Makes sense, considering their limitations. Anyway, I did reallly reallllly like the Halloween feel, the gameplay concept was well-executed, and I had fun playing it. A unique, memorable game for sure.

Attachment: 7/10 While I definitely wont forget this clever, unique, Halloween-y game, it's not one I see myself playing for fun regularly. Definitely one I might show others, especially during the fall!