THE UNCONVERTED

HEAVY SMASH

DEVELOPER: DATA EAST YEAR: 1993 GENRE: SPORTS

■ Data East has done just that here, with a game that will instantly remind many players of the series. Much like the home computer classic, tasks teams of players with carrying the ball in their hands, running it and passing it around with the ultimate aim of throwing it into the opposing team’s goal to score a point. There are fewer players, the pitches are slightly smaller and the perspective is different, but the action is familiar. You can obviously win by having more points when the time is up, but the game will be ended early if either team gets