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TEXT: VOROZHKIN ALEXANDER
PUBLISHING HOUSE PETER, 199Z
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CURRENT NUMBER OF GAMES
OUTPUT PROGRAMS FOR ZX-SPECTRUM SOFTWARE
VARIOUS ESTIMATES HAVE ALREADY BEEN PASSED -
LONGER TEN THOUSAND. SO YOU DON'T TURN
IT'S EARLY IN THIS SEA OF PROGRAMS
OR THE DESIRE OF RA ARISES LATE
DIVIDE GAMES ACCORDING TO SOME DEFINITION
LINE SIGNS. WE WILL NOT BE FROM
GET A BIKE AND USE
I AM A CLASSIFICATION WHICH IS DAVID-
BUT IT EXISTS IN THE WEST. IT'S PRO
STAAND IT’S COMFORTABLE AND IT’S HELD -
THERE ARE POPULAR MAGAZINES LIKE
SINCLAIR USER AND YOUR SINCLAIR.
ADVENTURE (TEXT)
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THE MOST 'ANCIENT', BUT NOT AT ALL AWESOME
THE CURRENT GENRE OF COMPUTER GAMES.
HE WAS NAMED BY PE
ROY GAMING COMMERCIAL PROG-
ADVENTURE FRAMES (WHAT IS IN TRANSLATION
IN ENGLISH MEANS 'STICKED-
READING').IN ITS ESSENCE THIS IS TEX-
TOP GAMES THAT OFTEN HAVE VERY
INTERESTING AND TWISTING STORIES
COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMPUTER IN THEM BE-
CHILDREN IN DIALOGUE MODEAND, ESTES-
TVENLY, IN ENGLISH, THAT
ATTRACTS SOME DESIRING RAYS -
HERE TO STUDY THE LANGUAGE, AND VICE VERSE, LEAVE
KEEPS OTHERS WHO DO NOT GET GOOD WITH INOS
TERNAL.
IT IS NOT CHARACTERISTIC FOR THESE PROGRAMS
PROBABLE QUANTITY USED -
OUR OBJECTS, EACH OF WHICH
YOU HAVE TO TAKE, CHECK, PY-
PLEASE USE SOMEWHERE -
REMOVE AND TRY TO FIND AGAIN
IT IS USED. A LOT OF CONCERNS AND WITH
GAME SPACE: QUANTITY
HALLS, PECHERS, CORRIDORS, STAIRS -
SIC, ROOMS, WHERE YOU NEED TO VISIT, MO
CAN REACH SEVERAL TEN-
KOV, OR EVEN HUNDREDS. SO VERY
AND VERY USEFUL IN ADVENTURE -
GAMES ABILITY TO LOGICALLY THOUGHT-
FLOOD AND ACCEPT NON-STANDARD
SOLUTIONS. THE FIRST GAMES OF THE ADVEN GENRE
TURE WERE ALMOST DEprived
GRAPHICS AND SOUND:
IT APPEARED MUCH LATER, BUT
HIS ROLE AS WAS THE REMAINING
SECONDARY.Major-
STYLE OF PROGRAMS OF THIS GENRE ALLOW
PLEASE SAVE ON MAGNETIC FILM
THE CURRENT STATE OF THE GAME AND PRO
CONTINUE IT FROM THIS POINT IN
NEXT TIME.IF YOU ARE ONLY OS
YOU WORK ON SPECCY, THEN
MOST LIKELY TO GIVE PREFER
NO GAMES OF OTHER GENRES. BUT PASS
LET FOR SOME TIME AND REVERSE -
GOING TO ADVENTURE PROGRAMS,
YOU WILL APPRECIATE AND
NOT HOBBIT AND SHERLOCK AND RETURN
THEN OZ, OR MAYBE YOU CREATE
AND SOMETHING OWN IN THIS AVAILABLE
FOR BEGINNERS
COMPUTER GAME GENRE.
ARCADE (ARCADE)
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THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON
THE FAVORITE AND FAVORITE GENRE OF ARCADE GAMES
GAMES DIFFERENT FROM ADVENTURE
NAH, THE HERO CAN BE SEEN ON THE SCREEN -
NOT AND CONTROL IT WITH NO COMMANDS
AND USING A JOYSTICK OR KEYPAD
VISH, WHICH IS MUCH MORE CONVENIENT. USUALLY
AVAILABLE IN GAMES OF THIS GENRE
ANY GLOBAL GOAL (NAY-
THE TREASURES, MIN THE VRA-
HARD CENTER, FREED PRINCESS
SU, ETC.) AND NECESSARY, COLLECTING ONCE-
PERSONAL ITEMS AND SKILLFUL USE-
WITH THEM, WE WILL ACHIEVE THIS GOAL.
SCORE IS NOT USUALLY KEPT IN THE GAME,
ONLY THE END RESULT IS IMPORTANT
STORIES UNDERLYING THE MOST
STYLE OF ARCADE PROGRAMS, USUALLY
QUITE COMPLEX, GAME EASY
AWARENESS MAY BEHUGE AND
VERY CONFUSED (HITROSPLANE-
NIA OF LABYRINTHS, ROOMS).RULE-
THE PATH IS DETERMINED BY METHOD
TRIAL AND ERROR AND ARCADE GAMES
YOU CAN PLAY HARD FOR MONTHS,
ADVANCED EVERYTHING
ON AND ON, WALKING INTO THE TUPI
KI, COMING BACK.
QUITE COMMON ARCADE GAMES
REQUIRES MAPS AND INFORMATION
THERE ARE A LOT OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
NUMERICAL OBJECTS. BUT BELIEVE
, THIS DOESN'T POOR THE PERFORMANCE AT ALL -
BENEFITS FROM MANY DISCOVERIES
WHICH WAIT FOR YOU IN SUCH GAMES
LIKE DIZZY, EVERYONES'S AND WALLY,
PYJAMARAMA.
ACTIONS (ACTION)
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THE NAME OF THIS GENRE TRANSLATES -
SIA AS 'ACTION', BUT IN RUSSIAN
NAME THE GAMES OF THE GENRE MORE ACCURATELY
ACTINS ACTION OR SHOOTING -
MI. THESE ARE THE MAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR
TO THE PLAYER - ACCURACY, COMPLEXITY, RE-
ACTION, AND THE MAIN GOAL IS TO RAID,
FLY, SHOOT MORE POINTS
TYPICAL REPRESENTATIVES
THIS GENRE CAN BE CONSIDERED AS SUCH
PROGRAMS LIKE CYBER RATS, GALAX-
IANS,LIGHT FORCE.U PROGRAM-BOYVIKOV MANY PASSIONATE POC-
LONNIKOV. TRUE, MOST OF THEM
THEY ARE SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSFERRED TO BO
LEAVING MORE SERIOUS GAMES
SHOOTING IN YOUR GAME LIQUIDS AS
PLEASANT MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD
OR AS A GREAT TOOL
FOR RELAXING.
BUT, IN THE PURE FORM OF THE GAME JEAN-
PA ACTIONS ARE WRONG
OFTEN, THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT
WHAT IS THE PRESENCE OF AT LEAST SOMETHING ITSELF
THE SIMPLE Plot CONVERTS
THEIR IN ARCADE/ACTIONS. EXACTLY TO
THIS MIXED GENRE IS RELATED -
THERE ARE WELL-KNOWN PROGRAMS
LIKE COMMANDO,GREEN BERET.
PUZZLE (PUZZLE).
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TRANSLATED FROM ENGLISH PUZZLE
'RIDDLE','PUZZLE',WHAT TO
CHARACTERIZES THIS FREELY
GENRE INCLUDES EVERYTHING -
POSSIBLE PUZZLE GAMES, LABI-
RINTES, COMBINATORICS PROBLEMS.
NOTE THAT THE MAZES HERE ARE AVAILABLE
ARE NOT AN ELEMENT OF THE GAME AS IN
ARCADE PROGRAMS, AND ITS ESSENCE,
SINCE THE MAIN TASK IS -
PASSAGE OF THE MAZE.
CLASSIC COUNTING PUZZLE
YESWIDELY KNOWN GAME TET-
RIS. HUMBLY NOTE THAT AVAILABLE -
EXACTLY HIGH SPREAD
RECEIVED AND THE PROGRAM COLUMNS, YOU
LETOWN BY OUR FIRNA. FROM OTHERS
PROGRAMS OF THIS PUZZLE GENRE ON -
CALL KLAX,TTR 2,LABIRINT,STACK
UP.
SIMULATION
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MANY CAN BE ACLUDED TO THIS GENRE
CRUEL PROGRAMS: SIMULATION GAMES
ALL POSITIONS OF TRANSPORT
MEANS (FROM SCOOTER TO SUPER-
MODERN AIRPLANE AND FANTAS-
TICAL INTERPLANETARYSHIP
ETC.), SPORTS SIMULATORS
GAMES, AND, PERHAPS, COMBAT GAMES
MOST COMMON AIRCRAFT
NO-HELICOPTER(TOMAGAWK,FIGHTER
PILOT) AND CAR-MOTORCYCLE -
FLIGHT (ELITE SUPERTRUX,TWIN
TURBO V8) IMITATIONS. HOWEVER IN
EXPECTED AND QUITE EXOTIC
WHAT OPTIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, 'STEAM LOGO'
(SOUTHERN BELLE).
THANKS TO SIMULATOR GAMES
SPECCY YOU CAN PLAY FOOTBALL
(MATCH DAY),TENNIS-MATCH POINT
AND BILLIARDS (POOL), MOVE OUT OF THE GO-
SKIING (SKI STAR 2OOO) AND
EVEN KICKING A BALL IN SPACE
COMPLETELY ABSENT SPACE
VII GRAVITY (ROOM TEN).
HIGHLY POPULAR -
XIA AND COMBAT GAMES (THE WAY
OF TNE EXPLODING FIST,RENEGADE)
IN WHICH THE PLAYER STANDS IN FRONT OF
THE ONLY OBJECTIVE IS TO WIN
ENEMITOR IN HAND-HAND GRAB-
KE, WITH OR WITHOUT WEAPONS. IN THESE GIG-
CARS IS OFTEN PROVIDED BY WHO
POSSIBILITY OF SELECTING 'PERFORMER'
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ENEMY: IM MO-
CAN BE EITHER A COMPUTER OR
YOUR FRIEND.
AMONG THE SIMULATORS THERE ARE SIMPLES
WIDE, AVAILABLE EVEN FOR CHILDREN 4-6
YEARS (ENDURO,HARRIER ATTACK,PO-
WER BOAT), AND SUCH FOR MASTERING
WHAT ARE SOMETIMES LOW PROFESSIONAL
QUALITY KNOWLEDGE OR AT MINIMUM SOFTWARE
FRACTIONAL INSTRUCTIONS (FIGHTER PI-
LOT,FLIGHT SIMULATION,PARIS-DA-
KAR).
STRATEGY (STRATEGIC).
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'STRATEGY IS THE ART OF MANAGEMENT
LARGE MILITARY OPERATIONS AND WAR-
US IN GENERAL - SUCH INTERPRETATION YES
THE DICTIONARIES FOR THIS TERM AND IT
CHARACTERIZES ABSOLUTELY ACCURATELY
GAME PROGRAMS OF THE STRATE GENRE
GY.MOST COMMON SYU
HEET STRATEGIC GAMES: YOU, IN KA-
HONOR OF THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, DUTY-
WE WIN HISTORIC OR YOU
THOUGHT BATTLE (CONQUEST,DE
SERT RATS,STALINGRAD,LEGIONS OF
DEARTH).IN THESE PROGRAMS FROM
YOU DO NOT NEED LIGHTNING
REACTIONS AND MIRTUOSIC OWNERSHIP
JOYSTICK: ABOVE EVERYTHING IN THEM CE-
YOUR COMMANDER'S QUALITIES ARE NOW
TVA. IN MOST STRATEGIC -
THIS GAMES ARE POSSIBLE -
SAVING ON PRO DISK
INTERMEDIATE STATE. AND THIS IS NOT
RANDOM: TRY IT IN ONE
SIT TO CONQUER THE WHOLEEUROPE,
HOW THE PROGRAM OFFERS IT
CONQUEST. BY THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT YOU WILL SING
MEAN THAT YOU SHOULD EITHER REFUSE
FROM ITS NAPOLEONIC AMBITIONS
OR TAKE A BREAK, SINCE
SLEEPING ON THE KEYBOARD IS NOT VERY MUCH
CONVENIENT.
TRADITIONAL (TRADITIONAL).
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YOU CAN PLAY WITH SPECCY
TRADITIONAL (BOARD) GAMES,
FOR EXAMPLE, IN CHESS. CHESS
PROGRAMS ARE VERY INTERESTING, BUT
TRUE, NOT TO SUCH A DEGREE OF POWER -
WE ARE TO GIVE THEM FIRST RATIO
NICK - LACK OF PA AFFECTS
PRINT AND SPEED ZX SPECT-
RUM.IF YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN A LONG TIME
CHECKS IN YOUR HANDS, THEN YOU CAN PLAY
IN THEM, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH EINSTEIN
(DRAUGHTS GENIUS).WELL AND GAMBLING
PLAYERS CAN BE OFFERED TO RE-
CHECK INTO STRIPP POKER
WITH SAMANTHA FOX HERSELF (SAMANTHA
FOX STRIP POKER).
TO END THIS BRIEF REVIEW
ORA GAMING PROGRAMS FOR ZX SPE
CTRUM, NOTE THAT MANY GAMES
(AND MOST OF ALL THE MOST BEAM-
HIGH) CANNOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO ANY
ONE GENRE THEY CONTAIN
ITS FEATURES OF SEVERAL.
WELL TELL ME, IS IT POSSIBLE IN ONE WORD -
VOM CHARACTERIZE SUCH 'PRO
CENTURY GRAMS LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE ELITE
OR QUAZATRON?
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