1944, occupied France is on the cusp of being liberated by allied forces. The German army is retreating on a train back to Berlin carrying France’s valuable art collection. As part of the French Resistance you must stop the Germans and take the art train to Riviere. Starting at the Metz train yards, you avoid German soldiers shooting at you from buildings, the controls are tricky while using a joystick as you alternate pressing the spacebar  to duck shots fired upon you.  From this point onwards the game becomes more involved as you engineer and navigate the train safe condition to your destination.  It’s not easy, you must shoot down fighter planes, take enemy train stations and enemy bridges to protect the train and art from damage.  Graphics are detailed, respresenting the theme admirably. Gameplay has alot of staying power keeping you hooked, you just want one more go at taking the train from the German army.

The Train: Escape to Normandy by Accolade
Platform: CPC Amstrad
Released: 1988
Genre: Adventure
Score: 7 out of 10.

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