Released in 1990, is the sixth and final installment in the iconic Monty Mole series. Developed by Core Design (the studio that later created Tomb Raider ) and published by Gremlin Graphics , it marked a significant departure from the series' earlier entries by reimagining the retired miner Monty as a cape-clad superhero. Plot and Setting
Surprise praise for its music, which composer Barry Leitch claims was written in just four days. However, critics have also panned this version for flawed hit detection and unappealing character design.
Reviews from ZX Spectrum Reviews praised the graphics as some of the best in the series but noted a lack of inspired puzzle design compared to earlier "Monty" titles.
See the superhero transformation of Monty Mole in this gameplay retrospective: LemonTube64 World Class Villains• Jan 10, 2015 Impossamole - Amiga Reviews
(Unlocked only after completing the first four) Gameplay Mechanics
Monty can use a melee kick attack or collect weapons like a shotgun or a bubble gun that floats enemies away. Kicked enemies transform into boxes that can be picked up and thrown at other foes.
Unlike the purely platform-and-ladder gameplay of its predecessors like Wanted: Monty Mole and Monty on the Run , Impossamole is a horizontal scrolling .
Released in 1990, is the sixth and final installment in the iconic Monty Mole series. Developed by Core Design (the studio that later created Tomb Raider ) and published by Gremlin Graphics , it marked a significant departure from the series' earlier entries by reimagining the retired miner Monty as a cape-clad superhero. Plot and Setting
Surprise praise for its music, which composer Barry Leitch claims was written in just four days. However, critics have also panned this version for flawed hit detection and unappealing character design.
Reviews from ZX Spectrum Reviews praised the graphics as some of the best in the series but noted a lack of inspired puzzle design compared to earlier "Monty" titles.
See the superhero transformation of Monty Mole in this gameplay retrospective: LemonTube64 World Class Villains• Jan 10, 2015 Impossamole - Amiga Reviews
(Unlocked only after completing the first four) Gameplay Mechanics
Monty can use a melee kick attack or collect weapons like a shotgun or a bubble gun that floats enemies away. Kicked enemies transform into boxes that can be picked up and thrown at other foes.
Unlike the purely platform-and-ladder gameplay of its predecessors like Wanted: Monty Mole and Monty on the Run , Impossamole is a horizontal scrolling .
