Mad Mix

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs

GAME DESIGNER:
GAME DEVELOPER:Topo Soft
GAME PUBLISHER:Topo Soft
Copyright 1988, Topo Soft

Mad Mix from Spanish developer Topo Soft was released as The Pepsi Challenge in the UK, although there isn’t anything related to Pepsi in the game. It’s a Pac-Man clone, but there are some, err, ‘alternative’ power-ups, such as transforming you into a hippopotamus, allowing you to crush ghosts. There are also tiles and barriers which force you to travel in one way only, and runways which turn you into a jet fighter and let you shoot at the ghosts! The graphics are colourful, although the music is terrible. It’s a bit easy but I enjoyed it, and I think the game is aimed at younger players anyway. Two thumbs up, especially for the game’s wonderful creativity… even if it’s not so original.