''Back to the Future Part III'' (or ''Back to the Future III'') is a

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based on the film of the same name. The game is different from LJN's '' Back to the Future Part II & III'' video game released for the

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. The game was released in 1991 for the Genesis, Amiga,

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. Each version of the game is more or less identical and all are loosely based on the popular film of the same name. The game was developed by Probe Software and published by

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and Arena Entertainment (for Sega).

Gameplay

The main game features four different levels (there are some differences between versions). ;Rescue Clara :Players control Doc Brown on a horse as he races to save

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from running off into a ravine. Players must duck and jump over obstacles while using a pistol to shoot enemies and other obstacles. In the DOS version, there are also top down segments where Doc can collect a shotgun to fire in multiple directions. ;Target Shoot :Players control Marty as he shoots targets in a target range. A bonus round can be obtained by shooting multi-colored ducks. ;Marty vs. Buford's Men :Players control Marty as he uses pie dishes to fight off against

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's men, and eventually Buford himself. ;The Train :Players control Marty as he makes away across the train, collecting speed logs necessary to get the train up to while fending off enemies and avoiding obstacles such as hooks or puffs of smoke.

Reception

The game was reviewed in 1992 in '' Dragon'' #180 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 2 out of 5 stars. The Spectrum version received a Crash Smash award, and got to number 2 in the sales charts in July 1991, behind ''

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'', from the same publisher.

References

External links

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''Back to the Future III'' at ''CPC Zone''

''Back to the Future III'' at ''Atari Legend''
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