Crack'ed (Atari 7800 review)

Developer: Atari Corporation
Publisher: Atari Corporation
Released: 1988

Crack'ed is a target shooting game that was also released on the Atari ST in 1988.

+ Has a wide range of enemy types (unique to each stage) and there's various ways to gain and lose points.

- Controls are wildly oversensitive, and attempting to accurately (and skillfully) hit an enemy is an exercise in futility.

- Despite being a target shooter the game doesn't support the Atari XG-1 light gun and the controller option feels tacked-on.

- Gameplay depth is severely lacking, and the bare-bones content means you're unlikely to stick around after 1-2 tries.

- Easy to exploit the action by focusing on a singular egg and positioning your static crosshair above it for effortless hits.

- Stage locales feature boring, static backgrounds and you'll quickly tire of seeing the same artwork over-and-over again.

- Rooster Ranch mini-game is impossible, as instead of moving a crosshair you need to slowly line-up two arrows.