"Advanced Computer Entertainment" ("ACE") offered praise for the Atari ST version, awarding it a score of 850 out of 1,000, while "Zero" gave it a score of 86 out of 100. "ACE" and "Zero" noted that the Atari ST version looked and played like the arcade version. "Computer Gamer" gave the ZX Spectrum version a rating of 16 out of 20, considering it to be a faithful conversion of the arcade game, while noting that some people may find the gameplay to be repetitive. For the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC versions, "ACE" gave the game a rating of 5 out of 5, noting the "extremely well executed" graphics and referring to the game as a "budget classic." U.K. magazine "Computer and Video Games" ("CVG") gave the Commodore 64 version a 52 percent rating, criticizing its music and "blocky and ill-proportioned" sprites; the magazine gave the ZX Spectrum version an 83 percent rating. Ken McMahon of "Commodore User" reviewed the Commodore 16 and Commodore Plus/4 version and rated it 6 out of 10, noting that it was too easy.