About B W O R
(C), Konstantin Elfimov
(C) Music Batsan Roman
Now, it's time release of the second
magazine. Frankly, I thought
observe in this category will be nothing
but how wrong I was! It seems that people
delivering new programs in Rybinsk
sit on their hands, and local
Programmers also have tried to (have a look
on the program "Miner", "PITHON", "FONT
EDITOR "and you'll understand what I mean).
In this issue we decided to make small changes to the
assessment of game programs. Now, at the end of the review of
each program will be assessed by several parameters, namely:
Schedule SOUND, playability. Of course, this is not very
original idea, but it seems that way
users can learn about the game a little more true to orient him
have all the same small circle of
people from the magazine (since, by yet another feedback has
been received).
The basis of this review will be games,
received as a part of gaming company
CODEMASTERS for the period 1990-1993. Programs
these come to our country recently.
Most of them have surprised many with his
difference from the previous developments of this
firm.
ITALIAN SUPERCAR
CODEMASTERS, SUPERSONIC SOFTWARE LTD.1992
Many will remember the game SUPER
STUNTMAN. So, I want you to please
(Or frustrating - for someone like) ITALIAN
SUPERCAR almost complete copy of the first
level of the program (CODEMASTERS 1988).
For those who are above the game has not seen
or has already managed to forget her, I remind you: this is
car races, the top view. Your
goal - to reach the finish line for a certain
vremya.Na way you will interfere with other machines, which you
can shoot without mercy, if you have time, but just someone
carefully scattered across the highway mines. In my opinion,
the program SUPER STUNTMAN was much more diverse: a tool for
your movement varied depending on the level. So, on the second
level you traveled by boat. And here - at
transition to the next level only
change route and means of transportation
remain the same. But in general, at your leisure
You can play.
SOUND 60%
GRAPHICS 70%
Playability 60%
SKY HIGH STUNTMAN
CODEMASTERS, PIVO SOFT. 1991
And this program will be pleased, except that
lovers of primitive shooters. Launching
program, I was hoping to see the excellent graphics, which
proved to be Firm CODEMASTERS, but my disappointment
was very large. You play the role a stuntman high altitude, so
you can think of name of the program. Shooting at various air
and ground equipment, you go along the main obstacle
level in the form of a sample of military
technology. Does not that very "original"? As you are getting
into the enemy projectiles number of duplicates decreases, and
because the film is not infinite ... In the transition to the
next level you go not on the helicopter and the other air
assets (aircraft, balloon and etc.). What impressed me most
sound design program - all music taken out of the game
MOTOCROSS SIMULATOR (CODEMASTERS 1989). Music, then, of course,
not bad, but why should it be used more
once? Does the firm CODEMASTERS
there was not a musician, or good
ideas for 1991?
SOUND 30%
GRAPHICS 40%
Playability 30%
PARIS TO DAKAR
CODEMASTERS, W.A.S.P. 1991
Seeing after loading in the lower third
Screen famously painted dashboard of the car, I thought: this
game is me did not disappoint. But alas, I was very wrong. As
is clear from the title, PARIS TO DAKAR racing game, or rather
an attempt to make the simulator (and perhaps CODEMASTERS just
wanted to make arcade toy, not spending too much efforts, who
knows?). Well, your the problem to go along a narrow highway,
apparently narrow for even one, let alone for a few
"passengers", besides various obstacles are not where need, and
crashes into them usually you. A little happy that at the
beginning of the game can be choose one of three vehicles: a
car, motorbike, truck. The graphics in this game, monochrome,
but done well, as opposed to moving on the highway. Race turns
into demolition solid obstacles and picking up various bonuses
lying on the road.
SOUND 80%
GRAPHICS 60%
Playability 55%
BUBBLE DIZZY
CODEMASTERS, W.A.S.P. 1991
Seeing the name of the program cherished
word DIZZY, many probably thought:
"Finally something new about hodilka DIZZY from
CODEMASTERS, but in vain. In BUBBLE DIZZY you
do not have time to think about how
apply one or another subject. An evil pirate (very similar to
the master, which you helped in the game DIZZY 7) pulled off
the main character on the bottom of the sea, and now unsinkable
DIZZY to rise to the top by bubbles of air rising from the
bottom. Marine life appeared to be extremely
unfriendly, and every encounter with
deprives them of energy, which both
already scarce. In general we can say that
the idea is fairly original, but quickly tired of falling
infinitely. C each level of the bottom will be deeper and
deeper, and lives are less and less
(Unless of course you did not use
immortality, so the way proposed in
loader).
SOUND 65%
GRAPHICS 60%
Playability 65%
GRELL and FALLA
CODEMASTERS, BIG RED SOFTWARE 1993
Another toy series GREAT
CODEMASTERS COLLECTION 1990-1993. This
once you do not have to say that
graphics in the game is bad. You will enjoy good, colorful,
dynamic paintings. Plot the game is rather unusual: a magical
garden required gardeners who own magic.
Of course, you do not leave it offer
unheeded. GRELL and FALLA - the names of
characters, which you will manage,
protecting the garden from all the caterpillars and other
beings that interfere with normal development
plants. Now a little about the heroes, or rather
hero and heroine of the game. GRELL-dwarf, usually
working under the ground (in just saying -
miner) age: 397 years. FALLA - Fairy
very young, knows how to use various
spells, age: 16 years. In fact, you
be able to read it all themselves, but
English. Program GRELL and
FALLA nothing like an ordinary arcade
toy, but because of good graphics and
interesting subject may appeal to many.
SOUND 80%
GRAPHICS 90%
Playability 80%
AMAZING ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
CODEMASTERS,
LYNDON SHARP OF DIZZY ENTERPRISE.1993
Maybe the company has decided CODEMASTERS
to publish another series of games on
this time of Robin Hood, but they may not
liked the first toy - SUPER ROBIN
HOOD. Anyway, I think that if you love to wander through the
maze, and even ponaslazhdatsya at this time a good color
graphics, this game you will surely love. If you compare the
game AMAZING ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD and SUPER ROBIN
HOOD, we can note the following: schedule
the game was much better, but otherwise
almost the same. Well, now specifically
described on the game. You as a fearless Robin Hood to get out
infested dangerous traps lock picking
towards the treasures and extra lives,
that you really need, as
game is pretty big. Finding the key, look for
door, which until that time was
closed, but if you find, look for
further, can be obtained. Total
the game leaves a very good impression.
SOUND 70%
GRAPHICS 90%
Playability 90%
MURRAY MOUSE SUPER COP
CODEMASTERS, LORENZ TWINZ 1992
And in this game please call
hodilok attention of fans, where necessary and in time to jump
to the desired location, and the subject applied where
necessary. Program MURRAY MOUSE SUPER COP is precisely this
type of games. And the egg is something you were, and Robin
Hood were also, and even a strange creature type SEYMOUR
and they were, but have you ever visit the mouse - a detective?
If not, worry, all is not lost. As
seen from the name of the game you made as a mouse-cop named
MURRAY. All area around the captured mouse mafia, mischief, and
which you will discover. Really I did not like the fact that
the game has a few places where you may fall into the water to
die, so yes and die, yet life does not end, but if you play
with immortality, then save the only way out of the game. A
word of advice: more often jump to the pen torches, very often
it is disguised levers, which open
secret doors. Separately, say a few words
on 128th music in the game. Probably originally
in the version that came to our country she was gone, but our
programmers and artists was not difficult make up this
shortfall. Music score done by a person (or group) on behalf of
RIND SOFT and I must say, picked up a very
and very well. This applies to
disk version, which had me
(DISK VERSION BY TITUS AND SOFTSTAR). AND
in general, this game is in many places is
laughter from the large number of jokes -
- The authors have tried for a reason.
SOUND 90%
GRAPHICS 95%
Playability 85%
Well, I finally talked about games
CODEMASTERS company and can now be little
say about my impressions of this collection as a whole. Review
you have probably understand what programs I liked
and what does not. This does not include two programs: WILD
WEST SEYMOUR and SEYMOUR ROBOTCOP. As I already said, repeating
SPECTROFON I do not really want. Tell
only that I slightly disagree with the assessment of the game
SEYMOUR ROBOTCOP, the fact is that the browser SPECTROFON'a
mentioned that the game is very good graphics, I
disagrees. So you see, how many
people, so many opinions. Read reviews
but still constitute the final
opinion about the program itself, and only after
how to talk to her yourself, and we
just trying this to help you.
But a review of game still in progress ...
GAUNTLET 3 (THE FINAL QUEST)
1990 SOFTWARE CREATIONS, (C) TENGEN INC.,
TM. ATARI GAMES CORPORATION.
This program came to our city for quite some time, but do
not write about it I do not could. You've probably already
noticed that in the game were marked three firms, and not the
bad (judging from their previous software products).
GAUNTLET 3 - the next, and probably the last game of the series
about the adventures of several friends and their fight against
the dark forces. But this game differs from previous ones,
above all, its excellent graphics and well executed
three-dimensional movement of the characters. The graphics in
the game monochrome, but traced simply superb. As usual, you
can play alone or with a friend, incessantly
shooting monsters creeping from all
gaps. Landscapes are constantly changing: what
you are on an open plain, the
old castle. Before starting the game can be
choose a character that you play. Face and arms of heroes in
this menu drawn very well, however as
everything else. It is worth noting that there are so realistic
movement of characters in three-dimensional space is very rare,
like the game made at the same high level as
GAUNTLET 3.
SOUND 98%
GRAPHICS 99%
Playability 95%
The most interesting thing I had left at last, and those
who finished reading an article before places will not regret.
LAST BATTLE
HACKERS 'SQUAD 1995
LAST BATTLE - a true gift
fans of strategy games, and those who
they do not like a game of this masterpiece
and certainly will not be able to break away
a few days. Indeed, the program
made by Russian programmer, repeats the best elements of such
well-known games as LASER SQUAD and IBMovskuyu DUNE II. C
first vzgyada striking similarity
playing field and LAST BATTLE LASER SQUAD,
but this program is, of course, not worse
becomes. Moving your troops is implemented in the same way as
in the above DUNE II. Game space displayed on the card only
after there visited your robots. You find yourself on
planet, which has many databases that can
producing military equipment. But the earthlings,
representative whose race you are,
not alone in the vast expanses of this planetke. Sirians-most
hostile race of the galaxy, we decided to use the rich
resources of the planet and do not intend to give it you
without a fight. Just a game 15 different types of robots,
specifications and drawings which can be viewed directly
based on their generating. Little wonder that the game is
written entirely in English, the authors explain this its
brevity in comparison with the Russian language. But this fact
should not upset you, as creators of the game guessed it write
a very detailed description of the program in Russian. On the
sound in the game talk is not necessary, since everything
effects are taken from the program LASER SQUAD, and
it is not, alas, the perfect sound design.
But, I repeat, the game itself, in my
opinion, is one of the best programs
Strategic genre.
SOUND 30%
GRAPHICS 60%
Playability 90%
And now - the long awaited top ten games. At this time we
have helped her make a few more people expressing a desire to
participate in this right case.
1.48 IRON
2.LAST BATTLE
3.UFO
4.STAR RAIDER II
5.OCTOPUS
6.MURRAY MOUSE
7.GAUNLET III
8.MICRONAUT ONE
9.PIPE DREAM
10.AMIGA TETRIS
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