Spectrofon #13 12 мая 1995

Игры

Review - new foreign games: F-19, Carrier Command, Dizzy 7, Hudson Hawk, Magic Johnson's Basketball.

          About B W O R



   It seems that entering the market
programs will please especially
amateur imitators. Still, in
Moscow finally came out two great games in this genre.
We are talking about such masterpieces as:



     "F-19 STEALTH FIGHTER"

   1989 "MICROPROSE SIMULATION

           SOFTWARE "


   Adaptation of the famous game with
IBM, which has made firm
"MICROPROSE SIMULATION SOFTWARE"
in 1989. Recall that in this
game, you become a pilot
F-19 aircraft "invisible". You
start your career with the rank of
second lieutenant, and gradually moving forward, performing a 
wide variety of missions. Will act in Libya, the Persian Gulf, 
Russia and Central Europe (The game takes us back in the Cold

War, the Iron Curtain and
Block Warsaw Pact countries).



   Yes, this game worth playing
- Authors were able to move
program with a more powerful
computer without any loss.
The game has a very wide range of
configuration, which allows to enjoy the safety and
Newcomers and air aces. Assignments are well balanced, it is
makes the game very dynamic -
You do not have to miss half an hour at the screen, waiting
aircraft will reach goal. (As
it happens even in "FIGHTER
BOMBER ").


   But in any ointment is
fly in the ointment - is no exception and this program. In this
If the game is left somewhat
"Neprichesanoy" - fixed
Pictures drawn carelessly


graphics in the game was done without casting and removing 
hidden lines, the sound is there, but most minimum. Surprising 
as the form of enemy aircraft - it's not "For maize," Does it 
fly? K Additionally, the program sometimes does not

immediately reacted by pressing a key, and if you press them 
longer they begin to "break up".

Very strange that when the system "ENS" (without rotation
roll), you can not switch to
small-scale map. And to top it all, we were surprised
discovered that our plane without
Labour climbed to a height ... 64
km! Not bad ... for the "Buran".



   But, do not we too niggles? Because of all we've seen the 
flight simulator at SPECCY, This program looks better

total. Particularly pleased that
After landing you will be shown more
detailed analysis of the flight than in
other games show
the results of your labors (you can increase in rank or 
reward). And if all goes well, the officers' club bar reconvene 
the cheerful company. Of course, every pilot can save its state

on disk, rather than go straight
all missions to the pain in his eyes.


   So if you love to fly over the endless evening
expanses of our homeland and to plant a couple of "Maverick" in 
any town near the zenith Murmansk - this game is for you.


        CARRIER COMMAND

   1992 REALTIME GAMES SOFTWARE

              LTD.


   This is the second coolest simulator, which appeared in 
Moscow. His appearance was accompanied by the most

various rumors, such as
that this game - the second
part of the acclaimed "BATTLE
COMMAND "; some have argued that
this program - just hakkerskaya remake "BC" and nothing more.


   In fact - this is not
so. CARRIER COMAND has no relation to the tank simulator, here 
you have to solve the problem more complicated. How can the 
name implies, you become the captain of a huge discount is 
available aircraft carrier.




   The action takes place in the distant
future, so that the carrier has a whole system of various
combat vehicles. Besides the fact that
You can be fired from naval guns, are available to you yet
and three aircraft systems, "Manta" -
you can manage them yourself (if the game turns into a simulator
flight), but you can program the autopilot. But this is not
all - except for aircraft on your
available yet and combat gliders, and the defense can
use of special robots
- Protective drones. Sam carrier
includes automatic
repair shops and even a small manufacturing plant
military equipment. Your task
how it was possible to understand
establish control over the islands and the enemy to deploy there
some production.

   What can I say, play a very
complex and interesting. It from You
require the ability to solve strategic problems in a much
more than just a well-controlled aircraft, gliders, etc.


   The graphics in this game is similar to
BATTLE COMMAND'ovskuyu, although
frankly, inferior to her.
Here, bathed in the texture image is used only for large 
objects. Small is drawn over them without the filling. Very

originally shown water.


   Incidentally, in our game Hacker HELP-built application
that allows you to immediately understand the purpose of most 
icons on the screen. It is very convenient

Thank you very much.

 DIZZY 7 (CRYSTAL KINGDOM DIZZY)


   (C) 1992 CODE MASTERS LTD.


   Another long-awaited new
- A proprietary series DIZZY, already
the seventh. In egg country tragedy - stolen ancient
treasure, wealth of the nation. Your
task - to bring them back into place.


   The first thing that catches the eye
when getting acquainted with the program -
this schedule. She changed
moreover, in the opinion of many, not
better. The game was much more moving objects that need to be 
constantly jumping - all the space is teeming with some birds 
and snakes a la SCEPTRE OF BAGDAD.

This movement is done fairly
negligently, that a few spoil
overall impression.



   I must say that the game has become
much easier. It does not compare to
difficulty DIZZY 6, and especially
more from DIZZY 5. The authors divided the game into four parts 
to man last one of them

immediately starts the next.
This is a fairly successful innovation.


   The first part requires mental work for passage, the second 
is more difficult, but the third is much easier - reduces the 
number of items and puzzles simultaneous increase in the number 
of pure arcade obstacles. That

As regards the last, fourth
parts, then there is almost no puzzles - all over the Crystal 
maze scattered only four subjects, not counting

three brought you treasures.


To complete the mission, you will need to win in a logical 
subigru - version of "bulls and cows. "



   Summarizing the above, we can
say that no great surprises from this game can not expect
worth it. We think that true connoisseurs
DIZZY easily pass this series of
within one or two days, the
Moreover, the authors have created
toughest obstacles, even in
arcade component of the program.
If you own a version of this obessmerchennoy
games - you can only regret.



Not only does this version of
Dizzy eternal life (and put
Infinite in this game is simply blasphemous), he has virtually 
infinite energy and transparency. After this no longer

surprises for passwords to all
parts of the game in the running line.
It is reasonable to question arises: are
infinizatory that consider all
other players finished
moron? Or set up the complexity for yourself? Fortunately, you
can still answer "NO" to the question of immortality ...



         HUDSON HAWK


  (C) 1991 OCEAN SOFTWARE LTD.


   Firm "OCEAN" worked well with the release of games on
well-known films. This program
no exception, a plot
the game put the film "The Hudson
Hawk Down. "In the game you
control, unlike the film,
Only one character - burglar nicknamed "The Hudson
Hawk. "You will be required
steal several pieces
Art of Leonardo Da
Vinci, with parts of a particular crystal. Then the crystal 
will be assembled together, and you will be steal it from under 
the noses of the hosts and depart on deltoplane. 



   The program is very steep
smooth graphics. Set of movements,
available to the hero impresses - he
can walk, run, crawl, climb on ropes and ladders and
etc. etc. Moreover, he does
it's all very smoothly. Diligence
authors, in a game the force
inertia, which greatly complicates the precise control.


   The game is replete with funny characters and obstacles. What
As for puzzles, they are much more in the beginning of the game 
than in the end. Unfortunately, the farther

the player is moving forward, the
less than he would have to move
brains and to rely increasingly
the accuracy of the movements. Complexity
Games drastically increases from mission
to the mission. Overall, this game leaves a good impression.

   MAGIC JOHNSON'S BASKETBALL

 (C) 1991 NEW FRONTIER SOFTWARE



   This program - one of many sports games genre. On
This time you are invited to play in
basketball, "the pair to pair."


   The game is well done - the schedule
a large and well detailed,
Movement of players is enough
smooth, good sound effects.


   Perhaps fans of sports simulators, this game should
like, although we, for example,
still nostalgically recall the good old "BASKET
MASTER ".