Buzz #07 06 июня 1997

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Obzorchik - Overview of Game Software: Bedlam, Xevious, Eric and the Floaters, Crazy Cars 1 & 2.

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 Title: BEDLAM
 Manufacturer: BEAM SOFTWARE
 Memory: 128K
 Volume: 160 sectors
 Disk version: FFC 'SOFTSTAR



   You - Imperial Star Academy cadet on warships off on a 
difficult and dangerous task. You'll have to go at 15 stations 
and Star, 10, and the planets and 4-spetsstantsiyah. 

   Everywhere need to fly and destroy enemies. At the end of 
each level appears superprotivnik, at every level he 
osobennyy.Imeyutsya also teleport station that you are being 
moved immediately on the next road uroven.Po collect bonuses 
and you will be able to improve their protection, to strengthen 
the power of their weapons, and even get extra life.


   There are also podigra in which you need to manipulate 
handles to hold the ball (as in the game 'PINBALL'). The longer 
you have it can hold, the more chances to get bonus.


   Tip: Press 'C' in the menu and after death you start the 
game with place of death.



 Title: XEVIOUS
 Manufacturer: PROBE SOFTWARE
 Memory: 48/128K
 Volume: 95 sectors
 Disk version: DYKSOFT / XFHG



   Mnogo millennia ago, before the glacial period, technically 
advanced civilization has been forced to leave the Earth. Now 
that people, called Ksevius, returned to win back what they 
have left. Driving vehicle, you must protect the Earth from an 
invasion of the conquerors. Bravest battle and fulfill its 
mission. 

   Making his flight over the terrain, you can bomb enemy 
ground targets that are not safe for your vehicle and also 
snarls fire their missiles. Watch for enemy flying saucers, 
smite them with fire your guns and avoid their fire attacks and 
clashes with them - this is your death. 

   If you survived, experiencing several enemy safely
assaults, forward to see the new force Kseviusov. And it's not 
all. Home base Kseviusov - that's your goal. Direct hit on her

main reactor deprives database capabilities to counter you.
However, a sense of security and peace of mind is wrong. Enemy
forces are large, and their attacks will become even fiercer.
A word of advice: in order to obtain immortality, holding the 
keys DYK during loading the game. Only in this version.



 Title: CRAZY CARS 1, 2
 Manufacturer: TITUS 1988
 Memory: 128K
 Volume: 261 Sector
 Disk version: MEGACODE GROUP



                            Part 1:

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   Simple and easy to use simulator shoseynyh races. 
Transmission is not shifting, type your joystick is determined 
by pressing 'FIRE', then this key is no longer used. Good

driving dynamics, smooth, without jerks. Machine that you pass, 
then overtake you in the same manner. Cornering centrifugal 
force presses you to the outer side is proportional to 
velocity. In general, the game well coached driving skills. 


                            Part 2:

                           ---------
   Scenario games are very simple: you race along the deserted 
countryside, trying to avoid police. When you reach speeds of up

300 miles per hour, it becomes increasingly difficult to 
overcome the steep turns, the car careening from side to side. 
You can push the police car off the road, choosing the right 
moment. Otherwise event will spectacular explosion and you will 
start with 0 miles per hour. 

   Sometime the road forks and you have to think faster to 
choose the right turn and get to the next destination. Your 
task - to overcome the control rasstoyaza time. If you do it, 
give points. 


 Name: ERIC AND THE FLOATERS (remix)
 Manufacturer: HUDSON SOFT. 1983
 Memory: 128K
 Volume: 56 sectors
 Disk version: DYKSOFT / XFHG



   It's pretty old igrushka.No now she stands before
us in a new guise - in tsentalnom menu, and indeed in the game
playing beautiful music on AY.

   Remains of the treasures of the lost civilization buried 
under the walls brick streets. Eric hopes to find some of them, 
blowing up the wall their bombs. But vpereulkah hidden danger. 
Bubbles, deadly inhabitants of the ancient system, they will 
kill Eric, if you touch to him. He must use their bombs to 
destroy them. Each bombed bubble gives a gain of 10 or 200 
points scored randomly. 

   Collect objects found in blow up the wall give
Points range from 160 to 1260.

   The game has 12 stages, during which the hidden objects 
change. 

   Bubbles are prone to outbursts of anger. Usually they are 
purple and just drift around the walls. But when they turn red,

they begin to hunt for Eric. Use your Advantages for a more 
thorough rastanovki bombs, while Eric is not threatened. Do not 
linger long at each stage - you poteryaeete bonus points. A 
word of advice: in order to obtain immortality, holding the 
keys DYK during loading the game. Only in this version.



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