The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The player is trapped within the three floors of a subterranean maze. Their task is to search for the missing keys whilst avoiding the monsters guarding them. Each time that the player finds a key and returns to the starting point, a bomb is activated and must be defused within a limited time.
There are 5 skill levels, level 5 being the hardest.
Reception
Sinclair User rated 3-D Monster Chase only 3 out of 10, with the comment "a maze game can be exciting, skilful, and even original. 3D Monster Chase is none of those things." In the 3rd issue of Crash magazine, the reviewer called 3-D Monster Chase, "good value for money" (it was £6.99). ZX Computing awarded 3-D Monster Chase 70% for value, describing it as a "good game, but not particularly original".
