Aztec Challenge

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Aztec Challenge / Azteca

Game No.	25
Developer	Paul Norman
Company	Cosmi
Publisher	Cosmi, Load 'n' Run
Musician	Paul Norman
HVSC-File	/MUSICIANS/N/Norman_Paul/ Aztec_Challenge.sid
Release	1984
Plattform	{{{Plattform}}}
Genre	Arcade, Miscellaneous
Gamemode	1 - 2 Multiplayer
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Information

1 Voting
2 Description
3 Design
4 Hints
5 Solution
6 Cheats
7 Critics
8 Miscellaneous
9 Highscore
10 Links
- 10.1 Websites
- 10.2 Videos

[edit] Voting

Voting of the C64-Wiki users (10=the best vote):
6.80 points at 25 votes (rank 250). You need to be logged in to cast a vote.
C64Games	6	02. Juli 2006 - "good" 7775 downs
Lemon64	7,84	6. Oktober 2006 - 100 votes
Rombachs C64 game guide	8	September 1984 - "Vote 2"
Kultboy.com	6,54	11. Mai 2007 - 13 Votes

[edit] Description

You have to steer your character through seven absolutely different levels. In every level new deadly perils lurk for the hero. The first is probably the most famous level. Left and right are some not exactly friendly meaning aztecs, which welcome you with spears. You either have to duck under the spear or jump over it (depending on the height the spear is coming at). If you get hit you have to start again. In the later levels you have to avoid stones, poisonous scorpions and snakes and get over a bridge.

[edit] Design

The design differs in every level. Sometimes you see your character from the back, sometimes from the side or from the bird's eye view. Graphically, there is the approaching temple right in the first level. In other levels the graphics are not so good. Nevertheless you can look forward to nice and fluent animations with lots of variety.

The levels are accompanied by a mystic sounding music, whose rhythm gets faster, the further you proceed in the game.

Level 1	The Gauntlet
Level 2	The Stairs
Level 3	The Temple
Level 4	The Vermim
Level 5	Hopaztec, The Tiles
Level 6	Piranha
Level 7	The Bridge

[edit] Hints

The operation with the joystick differs in every level and is explained at the beginning of every level. You should read the explanations carefully to avoid getting suddenly smashed by a stone.

F1 - One player

F3 - Two player

With the RUN/STOP -key the game is started again.

The game is divided into 4 phases with each 7 levels. In the version by Jack Alien/Remember there is a trainer mode, in which you can jump directly into the desired level and phase. Additionally there is the possibility to jump into the next level by pressing the Commodore key (in emulators it is the left Ctrl key).

[edit] Solution

[edit] Cheats

[edit] Critics

Dante: "Aztec Challenge definitely offers diversity. All the levels differ strongly in the play. I also like the nice graphics. Unfortunately the level of difficulty is especially in the first level much too high. There are some levels which are considerably easier. This is frustrating and gets the game only 5 points, because the other levels are partially bad equipped with graphics."

Sledgie: "This arcade game can drive you mad due to the partially long levels. A spear hits you shortly before you reach the goal and you can start again. In spite of that it is fun, also with 2 players, and offers a great number of variants of skill tests. 7 out of 10 points."

Guybrush: "Aztec Challenge has many fans, I was never one of them, I don't know why, but the game was not my thing. Regarded objectively I can give 5 points."

Evil Igele: "One should add that with level 6, Piranha, it was the only time you couldn't play a game on black and white TVs (which were used in the past), as you couldn't see the piranhas, no matter how the contrast was adjusted. Nevertheless 7 points from me."

Jodigi: "The game reminds me of my first C64 games; those were the days as I played it from datasette in 1985/86. Some levels were damn difficult with the level 6 where I always failed. As I finally owned a colour monitor some years later I also made this level. Idea and realization are good, although it is in fact a simple game...

Borna: "I was mainly gripped by the music. The game was difficult due to the length of the levels, the required activity itself (up or down in the first level) was rather easy to perform. With hindsight it is overrated, but who cares? With classics you better not ask for rational reasons for their success.