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193:. By driving down a mountainside and suddenly reversing direction, the player can take to the air. He can fly in any direction, or lose height, but cannot climb higher. There are many mountains on the island to help him achieve flight. To destroy a reactor he must fly over it dropping grenades. 265:
is as funky and exciting as anything you've heard - hardened Sinclair users in the office rose as one from their seats to stare at the TV - surely it couldn't be! Not only a get-on-down soundtrack but digitised effects as well, including a remarkable ring-modulated bell sound at the end of the
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The criminal Abraxas Corporation must be destroyed. An agent has been sent to their artificial island to bomb the ten reactors that power their base. To complete the mission he has been given a supply of grenades and a
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The player must destroy the reactors on the island by dropping grenades on them. The reactors are defended by laser gun towers which can be temporarily disabled by disrupting their control towers.
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On touching ground the motorcycle is restored. If the player falls in the sea he will be eaten by sharks.
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is a bit like the island it's set on. Looks good from a distance, lacks real depth."
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The player's character rides a machine which is a combination
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Glider Rider (video game)

Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Quicksilva
Platform(s)
ZX Spectrum
Commodore 64
Amstrad CPC
Genre(s)
Action-adventure
Single-player
isometric
action-adventure game
Quicksilva
ZX Spectrum
Commodore 64
Amstrad CPC
David Whittaker
motorcycle
hang glider
motorcycle
hang glider
Sinclair User
Spectrum
Commodore
Your Sinclair
Sinclair User
Your Sinclair
Glider Rider

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