Sidewalk is a great mix of arcade, adventure and exploration characterized by some of the most unique graphics ever seen in a Spectrum game, from French artist Didier Chamfray.
Set at the time of the Live Aid concert (13th July 1985), it features a lad who must get two tickets - for himself and his girlfriend - and at the same time try to find and assemble the pieces of his stolen motorbike. The trouble is, he appears to live in a tough neighborhood, since in order to find those pieces he will be forced to fight some very nasty guys! Moreover, his time is limited - if he is not able to call his girlfriend with the tickets and the fully assembled motorbike by 7:30 PM, she will go to the concert with another guy, John - and that means Game Over.
The game is filled with humor and really manages to let you feel you are part of a micro world, with all its various inhabitants - the mechanic, the hippie, the record seller etc. The beat-em-up part is pretty simple, and the playing area is small, but apart from this, Sidewalk is a real winner.
Somebody stole your motorbike and its pieces are now all over town, you must find them and buy two tickets in order to collect your girlfriend and take her to a concert. The town is riddled with gangs and other characters, with which you can graciously talk, or graciously fight, entering a fast beat'em up sequence. Original game, in content, presentation and gameplay.
3,75/5
