Spectrofon #12 24 марта 1995

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Review - The new domestic and foreign gaming programs. The new word in game programs - viral game.

          About B W O R



    Today there will be new
programs that have appeared in
Moscow recently. We
consider the games that are sold under the auspices of "author 
program" of "Inforkom, as well as those who came to Moscow in 
other ways. In the first all talk about domestic developments.



   It should be noted immediately that
frankly bad development
Among the programs
No, and it is not surprising - after all
they were quite
powerful censorship - rigorous selection
in "INFORKOMe. Consider these
games in order:


  ORDER quick response.

             O.B.R.

(C) 1993-1994, Nizhny Tagil, the author - "Chip", the schedule 
- "Rocky." 



   The game is perfectly combined
STRATEGY genres and ARCADE. Your
task - to destroy the enemy base. The task of the enemy - to 
liquidate your military base. But just bomb the enemy You

not succeed - vozudshnoe
space sweep of the enemy anti-aircraft batteries, which are not 
destroyed Helicopter gun, but quickly

burst from the shells of your
tanks.



   The game is a bit like
"NETHER EARTH", but here you
will appear not only in
the role of commander, but also a direct participant of combat
action. For each of your hitting the enemy targets, you will be 
paid a bonus. Having saved enough money you can start producing 
automated soldiers, tanks and rockets. Thus, you have to 
simultaneously monitor the release of weapons and air support 
for his army. Should not be forget about yourself - in a 
helicopter running out of bombs, ammunition, fuel. To 
supplement this, you have to fly to their base, and

to leave their troops without cover than necessarily take 
advantage of the enemy army. This makes the game very intense 
and dynamic. 

   Unfortunately, the authors admitted
an unfortunate miscalculation, which
allows you to quickly equalize
Built enemy to the ground. But
to detect it, you'll have a few times to win
the traditional way, that, believe me, much more interesting.



   THE MAIN BLOW (CHIEF UDAR)


     (C) 1994, author - "Chip"

     Graphics - "Chip", "Rocky."


   The basis of this game writers
certainly put the well-known
program "SILKWORM". Here you
control the helicopter and jeep,
that destroy everything that comes their way.



   But the authors have created entirely
new sprites, have dramatically changed the monsters, added a new
weapons - in short, done a considerable amount of work that
lets say that in front of us - a new game. The program turned 
out very nice - on You (and your partner, if

You play together), never-ending
flow attack a variety of
enemies - from armored infantry
with bazookas, tanks and equipment
"Hail" to such exotic
arms, as the squadron pepelats from the movie "Kin-Dza-Dza".


   At the end of each level for you
attacked one or more
Monsters - flying fortress
Armoured mechanical snakes and dragons. You'll have pretty 
sweat to go through the whole game until the end.


          "THE BASE"

 (C) 1994 ALMAZ group, Ekatirinburg.


   In an accompanying file to
this game is defined by its authors
genre, as a mixture of STRATEGY and
PUZZLE. STRATEGY element in the game
could not see, in our
look - this is a typical representative of the genre PUZZLE, 
with elements ARCADE.



   The essence of the game - to destroy all
Butters (red bats)
in each screen. Do it
There are several ways -
trapping them with stones and depriving able to move, 
"unleashed" on them RoboCop etc.




    The game reminds BOULDER DASH,
but with slightly modified rules. The authors wrote, "under the 
game" introductory novella that seems completely unnecessary 
for the genre PUZZLE; in addition, game

There is a small entrance
"Cartoon" and INTRO, illuminating
rules.


   The graphics in this game leaves much to be desired, but it 
does not matter to the puzzle - fans

"BOULDER DASH" game for sure
enjoy.



 MAGIC STORY (FAIRY HISTORY
PART 1 - DEDICATION FALKORISA)

(C) 1994 Author - Vadim Bodrov, Ufa.


    This game is a
adventyuru with a pretty graphic illustration accompanying the 
text. The author has succeeded create an atmosphere of mystery, 
magic, which immerses the player. Texts describing locations, 
painted with a taste and without mistakes.



   If we consider this program as a demo, then
it can cause positive emotions.



   However, the game has two major drawbacks: first - the game
too simple, it is easy
passing through one
day, with major difficulties
are not associated with the solution of riddles, and
with the selection of phrases that are understandable to the 
program, and finding the right keys for Russian letters. It was 
very easy to pick up a phrase,

to investigate the crystal
ball (as it turned out, she
looks like this: "look at
SHAR ").


   The second unpleasant aspect of
the game is that it falls out in BASIC by pressing
"BREAK". So, quite careless players can easily see what they do.



   But, despite all the documented
above, the game is very, very pleasant. We wish the author to 
continue the work begun by him, and to create new adventures of 
the young wizard. 



         GOLD, PART 1

 (C) 1994, TECHNOTIME, Gomel


   This game - the only one
author programs, ranked by
market is not through "INFORKOMa, and some in their own ways. 
The game is an adaptation of a "Spectrum" is widely known

programs from those computers,
as BC, UKNZ, corvettes, etc.



   All the action takes place on
one screen - you have to find
key to the door to the next screen
chests, and catch up to this
reach the door. It is not easy,
because you have several
"Devils' guards. Stone
You can destroy walls
shots, but they again become overgrown after a while.


   In general, this arcade puzzle game strongly resembles "LODE
RUNNER ", although it has some fundamental differences. We have
country has its admirers "LODE
RUNNER ", and they certainly will appreciate the development of 
programmers from Gomel. 



   However, not only the author's
programs were introduced in the market
Recently, there are foreign news. Among them would be desirable
mention two programs:


THE SIMPSONS: BART VERSUS THE

        SPACE MUTANTS.


    (C) 1991 OCEAN SOFTWARE.


   Before releasing this
program on the market, sellers
had a solid campaign, promising a completely
a stunning game - which occupies the entire disk, with 
excellent graphics, music, etc. 


   What represents a
This program is really the case?



   First, the game takes 840
sectors (and the disk system
TR-DOS, as is known, fits
2544). Secondly, the graphics in the game
clearly not up to level 91
year, and the music is better not to
mention - it is practically unavailable.
Not surprisingly, many buyers speak about the game in the 
darkest colors. 


   Meanwhile, the firm "OCEAN
SOFTWARE "made a very nice arcade adventure, in which
You control the hero of comic books and
multpersonazhem - Bart Simpson. The essence of game is this: 
The aliens have prepared a device for seizure of land. To 
complete it they do not have just one details - any thing 
purple. 



   Insidious invaders decide
take a missing object on Earth, in the quiet town Springfielde 
why and send back their agents. But here on their way

You get up in the role of Bart Simpson. You should get out of 
town all purple items - recolor flower pots and urns in

another color, cover-forgotten toys tissue to release cells 
from the purple bird, etc. You will prevent aliens who frolic 
freely in the streets and already control the vast

majority of the population.


   The game is not easy, and although
emphasis placed on it
arcade component, players have to solve logic puzzles.



   In general, the program produces
good impression, and can
make plays several
hours to forget about everything and deal exclusively with 
salvation the world at his computer.



   Caring Hacker supplied
program a number of different
"Immortality." If you decide
ever to play in
"SIMPSONS", in any case not
Choose "INVISIBLE MODE" - You
become invisible, not only for
aliens, but also for some
items that are in this mode
will not be used. Also
You hardly need INFINITE
TIME - This function is actually
duplicated infinite lives. It is best to play at all
without any "Infinity", so the game
looks much more attractive ..


        STARGLIDER II


   (C) ARGONAUT SOFTWARE


   In this game you will control the spacecraft model, 
"Icarus". Apparently, the authors again draw us into yet 
another interplanetary war: almost start the game, you 
immediately attack ships of wire (in

Game vector graphics), wire gun throw you
shells, mines and barbed wire
blow you in the face (probably also a wire). So, you have to 
fight fire with fire, and join an endless battle with opponents.




   But still, this is no ordinary
three-dimensional shooter. You can
collect smaller items in the
cargo bay, using a pulse loader. On your
ship can mount the most
advanced weapons, and
bortkompyuter "Icarus" helpfully
displays information about
flying objects. All
actions in the game take place in one of the star systems. In 
addition to planets may land on

of their inhabited satellites - so that
total gaming space is impressive with its size. Quite
likely that you can fly and
to other stars.


   In short, the game goes
beyond the primitive principle
"Kill everything that moves, though,
Of course, to "ELITE" it away ...


   And finally, let us still
on one new product, which came
through the project "Author
program ("Inforkom):


            VIRUS

(C) 1995 Amateur Software System

   Kukovyakin SV (Ivanovo)


   The game belongs to the category "nedetermenirovannyh" 
games. Many, probably remember the article in

One of the rooms "ZX-Revue" for
In 1994, describing the concepts nedetermenirovannyh games on 
the example of "Snake BATTLE "Moscow firm" GAMOS ". And

Now the owners of the computer
"ZX-SPECTRUM" can see firsthand that our little Speccy
able to master the game and this
genre. He has not invented a name.

   We think that the most
here comes a very successful -
"Virus", "viral game." Thus,
For example, the name was coined adventyurnomu genre - the name 
of the first game of this kind - "ADVENTURE" (in Russian: 
"Adventure"). 


   In the game "VIRUS" you can "bring in a test tube" a new 
virus and to test its strength from other viruses, ie, make a 
small battle between them. Each virus is characterized by 
aggressiveness, rate of reproduction, the rate of aging, 
longevity, age at within which he may

reproduce the conditions of division,
breadth of living space,
as well as the original external
views.


   All parameters are interrelated
with each other, an improvement in one
may lead to deterioration of another. Your task - to create the 
most viable and resistant virus. 


   The virus, created by you, may
as a short file (one
sector) shipped on a disk and
participate in a contest with
other viruses that are created
other authors. In the "battle"
The simultaneous clash
2 to 4 viruses. For each
virus is the form with information about the battles conducted 
and their results. All data and settings of your virus 
protected password.




   Thus, based on the game "VIRUS"
on a system of rules "LIFE"
(LIFE). Watch for the fray
breeding of viruses (dividing cells) - an exciting job. We 
thank the author for this exciting game. Dare

assume that this is not the limit.
Author of "VIRUS" began with
simple, succeeded, and probably is not going to dwell on this. 
We just wanted to make a few wishes: 

1. Game "VIRUS" - a Russian, was written in the Russian city of 
Ivanovo. But why is the entire interface and context clues to

English? May still not
forget about the "great and mighty"?


2. In the yard - in 1995, the musical soprotsesor no longer
novelty. And, perhaps, not difficult
inserted into the game a powerful three-channel music and sound
accompaniment.

3. Of the game, with all its
merits, deserves elaboration. Beautiful splash image and 
attention to interface design hardly would have prevented. 


   But in general this game - new
the word "empire Sinclair," and we
For its part is already prepared to support both the author
and those who will participate in future battles.



   Under the auspices of the Editor
"SPECTROFON" will soon be
Outdoor Championship Game
"VIRUS". Take part in it
will be able to attend. Your "homegrown" viruses come out on 
the field battlefield. Who will be the first? Details about the 
Championship viruses - in nearest numbers.



   And for those who do not have this program, we suggest you 
contact the firm "Inforkom," which the author has transferred 
all rights to distribution.



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