any kind and presume   
   it's all bubbles).   
      
   We are then greeted with the version number, for the review its V1.0   
      
   I presume the version has moved on now, but as I started reviewing on this   
   version and spent about a month play testing I decided to stick with it.   
      
   Pressing Fire will "start the game" (no surprises there) it does what it   
   says on the tin, (contents will be hot when heated?!)   
      
   While I haven't played the original arcade version, to my knowledge, I do   
   remember seeing it!  And backtracking for this review and watching the   
   YouTube video this conversion, you can see the VIC version does look   
   incredibly close.  I think most programmers would be overwhelmed with the   
   task in hand.   
      
   The VIC version seems quite difficult to progress; you need to run about   
   the level quite a bit to collect all the hearts for the first level.  Also,   
   Brutus can reach down through the level and grab you.  Sometimes the   
   characters seem to merge into the backgrounds -- that gets frustrating.   
      
   Notice there is a punch ball on the first level.  Wonder what happens if   
   you try to hit it!   
      
   I am not going to pretend the VIC version could ever look as good as the   
   original arcade version, especially with the main character sprites, but   
   the layout seems the same and the game play is still the same.  Animation   
   on the characters is a little jerky but I presume memory limitations   
   reduced the number of frames that were possible.   
      
   Creative work on the graphics creates credible animations and great looking   
   backgrounds.  It's difficult really to criticise such a mammoth task and a   
   truly superb conversion, yet I feel it's lacking something, just some   
   sparkle, maybe just the extra animation frames.   
      
   SCORES   
      
   Sounds: 9/10   
   Graphics: 7/10   
   Gameplay: 7/10   
     bit frustrating   
   Overall: 7.5/10   
      
   Very good conversion, but frustrating to play, I presume the original   
   version was the same, but not having a unit to test this on I reserve   
   comment.  The Conversions animation could be better, but its just being   
   picky.   
      
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