 It later emerged that the screenshots  were faked on an Amiga in order to gain publicity for the game - which was never made.In 1993 - after more than a year of the game's production being chronicled in the magazine - issue 38 of "Commodore Format" gave Mayhem In Monsterland an unprecedented 100% score in its review.It has been suggested that as the C64's popularity declined, "Commodore Format" used the game to keep readers interested in the magazine.