Apple Panic 

In Apple Panic, you play the role of a space farmer whose crop of apples has mutated and turned against him. To combat these creatures, you dig holes in the platforms that make up the screen. If an apple falls into a hole, you must bash it until it plummets to its death on the concreate below. If an apple touches you, you lose a life. 

The Apple Panic packaging promises voice and sound effects. This is a bit misleading. The only time the computer speaks (through the AUX port), is when it displays the banner page. At this time, it says only two words, "Apple Panic.' Most of the other games on the market that advertise voice effects offer a much larger vocabulary. 

In addition to the printed instructions, Apple Panic has thorough documentation accessible from within the program. This includes a scoring table and a review of the controls. The game can be played by one or two players with either the keyboard or a joystick. 

The playscreen is divided into five platforms that are connected by ladders. The position and length of the ladders is random, allowing for an almost infinite number of board configurations. 

The graphics are detailed, and the animation is very clear. When one object passes in front of another, it overlays the object in the background, rather than blocking it out. 

The sound effects in Apple Panic are sparse, but come at appropriate times. The computer breaks into a rich, fullbodied musical number as an aural reward for completing a screen. 

If you set a high score, you may enter your name or initials (up to 10 characters) to be added to the high score table. These names and scores are saved permanently on the disk version, and are displayed on the instruction screen. 

Apple Panic from Funsoft may be well on its way to the top of the charts. 

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