Beaky and the Egg Snatchers explained

Developer:	Fantasy Software
Publisher:	Fantasy Software
Producer:	Paul Dyer^[1]
Designer:	Bob Hamilton
Programmer:	ZX Spectrum Bob Hamilton Commodore 64 John White
Platforms:	Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Released:	1984
Genre:	Action
Modes:	Single-player

Beaky and the Egg Snatchers is a Joust clone developed for the ZX Spectrum by Bob Hamilton and published by Fantasy Software. A Commodore 64 version was published the same year.

Gameplay

The player takes on the role of the last of the Andromdean Condors who must prevent their species from becoming extinct by rescuing them from the egg snatchers. The game plays similarly to Jetpack and Joust.^[2]

Reception

Beaky and the Egg Snatchers was positively received, including two out of three approvals from Your Spectrum reviewers.^[3] It received a score of 31/40 from Computer & Video Games^[4] and 34/50 from Personal Computer Games.^[5]

External links

• Beaky and the Egg Snatchers at World of Spectrum
• Beaky and the Egg Snatchers at gamebase 64

Notes and References

1. Web site: Crash - No. 03 (1984-04)(Newsfield)(GB) . April 1984. 2015-11-03.
2. Web site: Beaky and the egg snatchers | Retro Gamer. 23 March 2010 .
3. Web site: Your Spectrum : Joystick Jury . October 1984 . Users.globalnet.co.uk . 2015-11-03.
4. Web site: CVG Magazine Issue 033 . July 1984. 2015-11-03.
5. Web site: Personal Computer Games Issue10 . 2015-11-03.