An American conversion of a famous Data East coin op, Lock ‘n’ Chase is a stand-out title on the Intellivision, predominantly because of its solid gameplay and colourful visuals.

Lock ‘n’ Chase strikes a chord with me because it was the first Intellivision game I ever saw, running on an actual console (demonstrated at our local Asda, some time in the early Eighties), and is a compelling and challenging maze game where you play a robber on the run from the police, trying to steal as much loot as you can. It’s a very easy game to pick up and play, but not so easy to put down again…

The original arcade game had a vertical screen and this version adapts it to horizontal, which works fine.

Lock ‘n’ Chase on the Intellivision must be at least half decent, because it keeps getting re-released in various guises. I see it around more often than the arcade original.

More: Lock ‘n’ Chase on Wikipedia