Your Game! - Review of the game from the competition Your Game 2002.

 Your game. A side view.
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Maxim Cherednichenko (Golden Max)       
                                        
 The collection is over
works for the competition Your Game,
conducted by the guys from the team-
yPerspective Group.  Prizo-
the total fund amounted to 160 dollars-
ditch Quite a lot of money.
For first place - 50 percent-
com from the fund, that is, 80 tanks-
owls.  Second place - 30 percent - is
48 green, well, for third place 20 pro-
cents from the prize fund.  This amount
is 32 dollars. Now let's see
on the applicants. Participating in the competition:  
                                        
1. Courier 2. The Lost World.            
   (Perspective)                        
                                        
2. Менеджер                             
   (Павел Кисляк)                       
                                        
                                        
3. The Dome                             
   (Studio Stall)                       
                                        
4. Abe`s Mission part 1                 
   (Brothers)                           
                                        
5. Шахта                                
   (SCG)                                
                                        
6. Super Mario Bros.                    
   (Gogin)                              
                                        
    Как  вы  сами можете видеть, на кон-
курс  представлено  6  работ.Only now
our game - Guess the Melody for some reason I
I don't see it on this list. The truth may
There may be an explanation for this. I'll give you a quote.
tattoo from the text of the competition organizers:  
                                        
 "...In fact, it came to the competition
7 works, but the last game had to be canceled
say, because she didn't earn any money from us
on one Spectrum, and operationally connected
we were unable to contact the authors. Probably
It’s just that something got damaged when it was re-
link. Perhaps we can come to an agreement with
by the authors and buy a game from them for kommep-
commercial distribution..."             
                                        
     If we are talking about Guess Me-
Lodia, then I would like to know how it "not
let's go." After I sent the demo-
this game, three days later a letter arrived from
Axora. Like everything is fine, demo version co
screenshots will be distributed on the Internet
- let's quickly send the full ver-
this. As I understand it, at least demo-
This worked if such a letter arrived.
I honestly admit with the full version we
we didn't have time, so we asked
a little more time. And they gave us a week.
We finished the game and I sent the full version
this,made specifically for this purpose
course and our whole group became c hetepne-
no need to wait for an answer.  And I give the whole answer -
property and with all the consequences arising from
here I can state the consequences - WITH US
NO ONE CONTACTED SO! I mean
guys from Perspective Group. Not one
out of three of our e-mail boxes there was no one from
them letters.  Neither on kcs@ukr.net, nor on
zxtime@ukrpost.net, nor dwt@torba.com.
And the game itself might not work simply because
that the files must be in a certain
sequence and ONLY at the beginning
disk.                                  
                                        
    So, dear telecommunications specialists from
Perspective Group,  try
yes.  In general, it’s not good to lie.
"...We will promptly contact the authors
couldn't..." Are you at least slow?
have you tried to contact us? And I wanted
would like to ask: what will we look like now?
to appear in the eyes of people who are nomora-
is it?  Okay, to hell with us, here's Sergiohow many graphics I drew, Nik-o music
I wrote it specifically for the game, but here it is
bummer -promptly contact the authors
we couldn't... Honestly, it's damn
It's a shame. For some reason I used to think that you
normal decent guys...         
                                        
    Although it may be that the seventh game, o
which they said PSV, is not ours at all...
But this makes the irresponsibility even more aggravating.
number of organizers who, in general,
then they could after watching the demo version
say about the undesirability of participating in the game
Guess the Melody  in the competition. And we wouldn't
rushed headlong to invest in non-
I divide to finish the rest. Possible
but, postponing the release until next year,
would have worked more carefully and in detail
all game algorithms. And again - in what
world, you, the organizers of the competition,
showed us before those who collaborated with
by us?..                                 
                                        
    Oh well. Everything that doesn't happen
everything is for the better. And maybe next time
you'll be more lucky.  For now let's consider
works that will compete for the prize
high places.                                        
 Courier 2. The Lost World.        
 (C) Perspective group          
                        
 Here is the continuation.
The first part is for me personally
I didn’t like it. Bo second-
swarm parts control on
much has been simplified.  Especially if you
there is a mouse. Just point with an arrow
where you need to move as soon as your actions
actions are carried out. Just how to take it
I still didn’t understand all sorts of things.       
                                        
 Graphics.  Character movements
quite smooth.  True,
The character himself is not distinguished by beauty -
is expected.  The playing field looks like
very mediocre and nothingdoes not stand out as original.  Not-
which Western games started
The 90s have a more decent
graphics. In the demo version the sound is completely off-
cytctbyet.  Nothing to say for complete
 Manager               
 Pavel Kislyak              
                                        
    Well, here, I think, everything is clear to everyone. Con-
version of an old board game. B new
interpretations.                          
                                        
    Graphics, judging by the presented
The screenshots are not very shiny. What can o
to tell her - a simple black and white one.
Without any bells and whistles.  But all this
there is an explanation.
The game was made in
last century, in
back in 1996-
du.  About the sound of none-
what can I say
I can. About him no-где не ynomuhae-
тся.            
                                        
                The Dome                
              Studio Stall              
                                        
     
По   
всей 
види-
мости
это  
пере-
дeлкa
ста- 
рой  
доброй  игры Nether Earth. Ну тут и pac-
сказывать  нечего  - я думаю, что все ee
знают.                                  
                                        
 Графика  зacлy-
 живaeттого,
 чтобы      o
 ней    гово-
 рить. Проду-
 мано деталь-
 но. Стильно.
 Графика цве-
 тная,   кра-
 сочная и вы-
                         пoлнeнa   на
очень  высоком уровне. Художник пора-
ботал  на славу и заслуживает больших
похвал.                              
                                     
    I can't say anything about the sound,
since there are no beacons o its at-
presence.  But I
I think that if
design graphics you-
so full
high level, then
sound and codes should
be appropriate-
schi.  Moreover,
that  Studio Stall
has already established itself as
group producingONLYquality
products.                               
                                        
 Abe`s Mission part 1          
 Brothers Conversion of the game of the same name from PC. On-
true, favorite in the competition this year. 
At least the presented demo
This one looks more worthy than others. Although...
This is our common (KCS), but nevertheless -
subjective opinion.                    
                                        
 Somewhat reminiscent of the Prince
Persia, only a lot of kra-
juicier and more varied. You can
talk to other people-
with sons.  Moreover, you can
manage actions like other-
lovers and enemies alike.  When
all this needs to jump, be-
ratb, sneak and ride ku-
let's bar.  Graphics made on
high level. If only
the hero moved more smoothly - then-
yes and -
fight would not be appropriate
what. In general, everything
movements are very good
sho are drawn and
varied.  Igro-
your field is complete
in color and also di-
various.  My ni-
best bow to man
the century that painted all this. Music in
in the beginning there is.  But in the game itself there is no
exists, just like any other
sound.                                   
                                        
Mine                  
 SCG                  
                                        
    Looking at the screenshots, it can be noted that
that the game has a rather interesting
thought.     For
killed enemy
they give youat-
called, on co-
which you can-
You can buy
own a weapon. How will she show herself in the game?
stability is another question.    
                                        
    What can you say about the graphics? Yes she is
made at a high level. Only now
screenshot from the game level means nothing to me
said. Iconic graphics, in which
it's hard to figure out where the figurine is,
which is controlled by the player. In the game, I do-
I hope everything will be clear.                 
                                        
    What can you say about the sound from the screen?
shots?:))) In theory, there should be music,
because the author is listed.  In theory
There should be digital effects too.         
                                        
 Super Mario Bros.            
 Gogin                  
                                        
    And again conversion from another platform -
we.  This time from a game console
Dendy.  I remember those times when
was selling cartridges on dandy and
seg`y...                               
                                        
    A few words about the graphics. Introduction, cy-
for everything, done and converted
on RS. But it's pretty cool done. B
the game itself has mono graphics 
lame. But it’s similar 
to the original.             
                         
    There is nothing to say about the sound - 
why - only  are presented
screenshots. Although there is 
inscription playable demo. 
There is no demo version.  Poche- 
mu?                      
                                        
 - - -                  
                                        
    And finally, a little forecast
according to the results of the competition. In my opinion
first twoplaces will be divided among themselves
Abe`s Mission part 1 from Brothers andThe
Dome from Studio Stall, and that's who will become
It’s hard to say for the third one now. Time and
Honesty will dot the i's.    
                                        
    And be that as it may, I would like to
thank the guys from Perspective Group for
that they organized this competition.

This is an incredible stimulus for gaming
makers. And I hope that a large number of
the quality of the people will support him.