Revival #01 14 июня 1997

Игры

Review - About the Russian market updates: Altere Beast, New Dizzy, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Rally Cross.

                            REVIEW



   In this section I will give a small review of the most 
remarkable innovations of the Russian market. Not be expected 
to section of some descriptions, tips, etc.: it only aims to 
show whether or not to buy this or that toy, or is it pure 
garbage. So, let's begin. 


                 Invasion of the Body Snatchers

                         Design-Design


   Another "new" ... One gets the impression that the whole 
quality software to our country has already entered, but stayed 
trash type Rally Cross'a and Crime Busters'ov ... , (



   What we see at this time? A new and very dynamic space
Action! Cool? Aha! Level in 1984 ... =) Although the authors 
persistently hide the date of its release, but the same 
Penetrator 198 ... dense year of release, in my opinion, 
surpasses all indicators Invasion ... Ah yes, here there is 
AY-sound (for 128K), suggesting that is not such a game and the 
old ... But no less miserable. Imagine: a breakneck speed, 
primitive graphics (a la Blitz), the absence of music and, in 
addition, the volume table of records (a la Dark Star) ... 
Well, of course, all this magnificence, impossible to discern 
who and where and how: you die quickly and painlessly.



   Conclusion and the foregoing is this: although you may, and
fortunate enough to kill someone (hopefully), but in the long
_eto_ play will not have to believe me ...


   Finally, the rating of this masterpiece:


 Graphics: 05% Game: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
 Music + FX: 22% Author: Design-Design
 The idea: 05% Version: Digital Reality
 Playability: 00% Size: 91 sec.
 Average Rating: 08%



                        Altered Beast

                    Sega, Activision 1988


   The full corporate version of "The Beast", which we all so 
long promised, finally came out ... Everything seems to be 
present: and 4 completely different level, and so-called final 
cut, and large color graphics ... Although that's just the 
graphics, the manufacturer and podkachala. Simply put, all the 
graphics in the game - scanning, and not the best way ... The 
situation is about the same as in the Golden Ax'e (also, 
incidentally, by Sega): frightening colorful characters rush 
around on the screen, shamelessly stripping the game of 
attraction ... As in the case of the "Golden Axe", the game 
saves only the "colorful" ... Would be a graphic black and 
white - I think it would be difficult understand what is 
depicted on the screen ... 


   But enough of me to criticize this very toy, because it 
turned out very, very nice: arcade-style "kill them all with 
one hand in conjunction with just great music (a long time I 
have not heard of such a Western composers!) - it will not 
Invasion of the Body Snatchers! ;)) 


   In my opinion, this Altered Beast needs to be in the 
collection of every self-respecting fan of this kind of games. 
If you attracted by promises to destroy the army of mummies and 
demons one reception, this game is - for you. So find it - and 
you will not regret it! 


 Graphics: 72% Game: Altered Beast
 Music + FX: 100% Authors: Sega, Activision 1988
 The idea: 45% Version: Digital Reality
 Playability: 65% Size: 556 sec.
 Average Rating: 71% 4 levels, final cut, 128, no bugs



                         Rally Cross

                      CodeMasters 1989


   Oh no! All games KodMasters simply have to be masterpieces!
Oh, no, no again ... How was it possible for such a beautiful 
picture =) to create such an ugly race? : ~ ( 


   Before you load this toy, I beg you to run a couple Dizey or 
Seymour, finally! And then all this is possible and give up on 
KodMastersah, but this is not the most pleasant. 


   What is the game? Imagine, say, Super
Cars (Gremlin). OK? Now remove from her music, good graphics, a 
shop where you can buy everything from new cars to prichindalov 
to the old, the opportunity to create mischief on the road and 
taunt opponents ... Presented? That is the Rally Cross. Cool? 
Not the word! Now you understand why I give such low scores 
lower? 


 Graphics: 62% Game: Rally Cross
 Music + FX: 00% Author: Code Masters 1989
 The idea: 25% Version: Progress
 Playability: 45% Size: 224 sec.
 Average: 33%



                          New Dizzy

                  B. Kutin, D. halibut 1993


   Yes! So we waited for the new Dizyu! At this time we
remaking kodmasterovskoy Dizzy 3.5. Compare this
Dizyu with any other I'll wait, but here's what caught my
eyes after the first seconds of acquaintance with the program:

 - A lot of grammatical errors (not enough that a Russian in

   authors seem to the problem - it's that, but had called

   Inforcom Inforkom'om - forgive the authors of the IPC could 
not, in 

   resulting from the distribution declined:) And sorry ... 
Game 93 

   year we saw just now.

 - Have already become a tradition every possible inaccuracies 
(poor Dozy 

   called them "grandma" (!!!), and yes even gave him, that is 
her 

   a movie theater! (Who does not believe, the location right 
on the site of the old    TA: BABUSHKIN CINEMA ... Wow! Such 
bullying 

   poor Dizyami we have not seen since UTYUGOV!

 - The old schedule (from the same Dizzy 3.5), only the sprites 
races    painted in a new way (as you blue grass?):) The new 
"races    Paint is not just making the game variety, but, in my 
opinion, 

   spoil her as much as possible. : (Just seen that before

   Our crude, crude project.


   That's all that I knew from the beginning, not immersed in 
the process of passing. However, those who have problems with 
this game, I can advise to apply to the journal Adventurer # 5. 
There contains a number of tips that would be enough to advance 
far enough. 


   What else can you say about a game of such a class? Quality,
I think it could be placed somewhere between a Smagly
and Smagly 2. As you can imagine, nothing good in it.


 Graphics: 56% Game: Dizzy New
 Music + FX: 00% Authors: D. Halibut and B. Kutin 1993
 The idea: 75% Size: 129 sec.
 Playability: 64%
 Average: 49%



   I think for the first issue will be enough ... But in the 
next promise continue to familiarize readers with the so-called 
"Novem" ...