Ant Attack / Fred
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A twin pack of classic Quicksilva games Ant Attack and Fred. An unusual dual pack in that it was put together using elements from the single packs. The large case contains the front and back inlay for the separately sold Ant Attack & Fred, but with a shared cassette. Sandy White's Ant Attack is often called an early sandbox game, and is notable in other ways. Firstly it is an early example of an isometric arcade adventure, and has filled graphics, which for 1983 was a huge achievement. Notably, the player is able to pick whether they want to be a man or woman, not affecting the gameplay, but in the culture of the early 1980s, where computers were seen as the realm of young boys and men, it was a nice touch. The game itself could be easily described as a survival horror, as the characters must escape a sprawling city, while avoiding the attention of the deadly giant ants. Fred is a fine side-on maze game where the player must climb ropes to reach the top of an Egyptian tomb, and dodge the poisonous rats, and venom dripping from the ceilings. Fred carries a gun, but it is only able to stun the larger enemies such as the wandering mummies and ghosts.
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