Polesse #07 25 мая 1999

Navezli novya - Overview of new products software: Super Laser Squad, Gambit, Take It, Nether Earth + 22 Level, TrmsHob, Real Commander v1.61 & 1.7, Best View v2.8.

                        NAVEZLI NOVYA


(C) KVAZAR



   Sit in a chair, fasten your seatbelts, we are going with you 
on a fascinating journey through the boundless sea Spectrum 
software, which recently settled on my disks. Contrary to usual 
today will review not only the game, but the system-software 
applications. So there you go ... 



                       "SUPER LASER SQUAD"

                        (C) Chip'Chap '98

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   Probably not, probably no one spektrumista, which would
just have not heard anything about the legendary "Laser 
Platoon" - special units of federal forces, this year already 
stands on the safeguard the interests of mankind in the fight 
against multiple criminal underworld, alien invaders, and just 
the enemies of all of the human race. All must have played in 
various versions of "LASER SQUAD ", in the ninth" spectrophone 
"was even published modem version of the game (as he worked - 
that's another issue). Interface this program in its time 
served as the basis for creating such masterpieces as "LAST 
BATTLE" and "MONSTRLAND". Produce several versions of the 
editors, but none of them did not allow full edit levels. Part 
of the problem was solved by publishing the game "LASER SQUAD 
+7 LEVELS", but this release was regular addition of new 
missions with redrawing sprites units. 

    We offer you a radically updated version
"Laser platoon." All levels are completely new. Added a lot of
latest weapons (there's even biological weapons), changed the 
parameters of units, something that has disappeared, and a lot 
added. Each level is accompanied by a brief instruction in 
Russian language. In addition, significantly increased the 
complexity of the game and "intelligence" computer. Another 
plus was the performance the program on machines with 48K of 
memory. So, fans of turn- Strategy - forward, "to mine" ...




                           "GAMBIT"

                    (C) Discovery Group'99

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   What is missing networker full of happiness? That's right, a 
good dial-up games. After all modems on Speccy is a long time, 
and games for they had very little, so far ... And so, St. 
Petersburg's DISCOVERY group released a full-fledged online 
play, but not anyhow what, and Chess! At first glance this 
program may be speak with confidence about the professionalism 
of the authors - the work is done is very good. Carefully 
traced games board with figures, just a huge choice of settings 
and various advanced features. During the game, you can send an 
enemy smiley, reflecting the mood, call him to talk to

phone, change the form of figures and board, to change the 
speed of communication and much more. The program supports 
three types of modem drivers: C-DOS, XTR and VICOMM.




                           "TAKE IT"

                 (C) Smokers Hackers Group '99

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   If you remember a puzzle game like "OPEN IT!", Then this
its miniature counterpart. The essence of the game - picking up 
the number of horizontal (Opponent must take them vertically), 
you need to collect as much as possible more points. And, 
unlike his older brother, then in winnings, you are nothing 
special delight. Making games the style of previous releases of 
the same authors - "FIELDS OF LOGIC", Is that the added choice 
of management. 

   Conclusion: The plain, mediocre puzzle game, play it once
You can ;-).



                  "NETHER EARTH + 22 LEVELS"

                     (C) Sergei Zotov '99

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   Once upon a time I was literally dragged from the toy. 
Still, would be virtually real-time strategy: a fantastic 
story, robots, fighting, etc. But pretty soon this game become 
boring to me. How much You can see the same level, which can 
not change something. Some recovery has made version of the 
group ETERNITY INDUSTRY with funky design, music and a cool 
description. However, All the same, it was not. And before you 
version of Sergei Zotov from Samara to the new level 22. It is 
true the author left the program Latin script, but for advanced 
players, this does not an obstacle to the development of new 
landscapes. I must say that cross- Some missions raises serious 
doubts, too author too clever by half with the arrangement of 
buildings, chasms, mountains. Some of landscapes generally do 
not make sense - because simply discourage any hunting to take 
on the joystick. It would be much more practical issue level 
editor ... 

   But despite these obvious shortcomings, I highly recommend 
readers find this game a few pleasant hours you provided. 



                           "TRMSHOB"

                         (C) RUBY '99

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   Coolest today TR-DOS - MS-DOS copyist
with built Hobettoy - converter to (from) format (a) emulator
Speccy on PC - compatible machines. This unique program
written by a programmer from Lviv just amazes with its 
capabilities. You can if you copy a TR-DOS partition of the set 
files to an arbitrary number of sectors, rename, delete files 
on both drives formatted MS-DOS disk in the 360, 720 and 800K. 
Copyist interface is very convenient - two-panel, which allows 
you to immediately see the folders on both disks. Developed 
system tracking error situations and control the volumes of 
discs with recording, support for the 48K and extended memory.


   The only thing, perhaps, an omission the developer - is the 
lack of built-in text viewer - a very useful feature. All those 
who worked with pisyushnymi drives me to understand. But 
without it prog simply unique - not here to add not subtract.




                   REAL COMMANDER 1.61, and 1.7

                     (C) Real Software '99

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   The regular version of the popular commander. It seems that 
the desire users were finally heard. REAL COMMANDER acquired

formatter discs. In addition, it was removed a few zastarevshih
glitches, and (as usual ;-) added a couple of new ones. 
Immediately, I note that the version 1.61 + is not the author - 
a processing Ukrainian Hacker. Both versions have built-in 
setup, where you can set the parameters shell at startup. In 
version 1.7 changed the version of the player Mouzon PRO 
TRACKER 3.31, the ability to play music in the old format is 
not maintained. Also, the "doctor" is now performed as a 
resident and copying can be unloaded from memory. In addition 
to all the other twists now have the ability to load 
automatically at startup screen, music and text that is 
certainly a plus. 



                         BEST VIEWER 2.8

                       (C) Ivan Roshchin '99

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   Fantastic opportunities for view'er. Provided
almost everything: texts, including assembler, screens, music 
of all possible formats, including SQ-TRACKER, BASIC, packaged 
units + pile additional service functions. Of course - one of 
the most needed in any prog collection.