Description:                                                                                                            Take your shot  at being a  World Tennis champion.          There  are thirteen  countries  to  play in,  each          having a  different  type  of  court surface.  You          edit  your  player  according to  the features you          think will take  you to the top (ie - offensive or          defensive player,  court advantage on clay, grass,          synthetic or asphalt).  With 64  different players          in the  tournament, your  selection  of  variables          plays an  important part  in your goal of becoming          world champion.                                                                                                         Opinion:                                                                                                                This is not  one of  the best tennis  games that I          have seen.  The graphic selection  of VGA may fool          you because it just  looks  like EGA  except for a          couple freeze-frame pictures of the city  that you          pick to play in.  Playing  the  game  is  a little          difficult as your view is just above net level and          when  you  want to  return a volley you have to be          moving in the direction of the swing that you want          to make.                                                                                                                I wouldn't suggest  getting  this  game unless you          happen to be a die-hard tennis fan.                                                                                     Description:                                                                                                            A different slant at  flight  simulations.  Rather          than  small planes, or  combat aircraft, you get a          chance to  pilot  the big  birds, 747, 767, A320s!          You  are  a   commercial   pilot   with  all   the          restrictions of the F.A.A. behind you.  Better dot          your i's and cross your t's if you gonna fly these          planes.  The  game  is very  similar  in style and          appearance  to   the   classic   Microsoft  Flight          Simulator.                                                                                                              Opinion:                                                                                                                It  appears  that  INC  is as confused about  this          latest release as I am.  They  state in  their NFO          file that  the  game is VGA 256, when the  install          clearly  shows EGA  (yes, EGA) or  lower!  The NFO          file date is 10/22/92, yet the date  inside  it is          11/26/92, and the zip is 11/28/92!                                                                                      Editor's Note:  This  may  be due  to the  seeming          lack of  organization INC  Canada is currently  in          the midst of.  Thing's ain't what they used to!                                                                         The game itself is  very similar  to ATP 1.0  from          what I remember.  The only  notable additions that          I could  find  include  a couple  of  more  recent          aircraft, and a decent voice  synthesis of control          tower directions.  (Tested on SoundBlaster)                                                                             I'm a big flight sim fan, and I love the challenge          of flying heavy birds, but  unfortunately, without          docs, this game is virtually useless.  It does not          follow  many  of the  flight sim standards such as          F-Flaps, G-Gear, B-Breaks.  Even  though  it looks          much like FS4, the keys from FS4 are not common.                                                                        The problems with controlling and  flying the air-          craft, combined  with the EGA  graphics (which are          still better than some VGA flight games I've seen)          makes  this  release  one  for  the  true die hard          flight sim fans ONLY!                                                                                                   Installation Notes:  INSTALL to update settings             Review Time:  1 hour                                        DOCs Available:  None yet, although required                CHTs Available:  None                                                                                                   Reviewed By:  The Actuary                                                                                                -----------------------------------------------            | Playability *234567890 Originality ***4567890 |           | Graphics    **34567890 Sound       *******890 |            -----------------------------------------------            Description:                                                                                                            This  game  has  the  feel  of  a  military  style          Shinobi (an old  arcade/Sega  game).  Your mission          is to escape to the island of Alcatraz and destroy          the druglords that are  inhabiting  the  prison in          the year 1996.                                                                                                          You can select  between one player mode (keyboard)          or two player mode (joystick & keyboard) and three          skill levels.                                                                                                           The  object is to run to the right  while  killing          the enemies with  various weapons of destruction -          rifles,  flamethrowers, grenades  and knives while          avoiding druglords, mines and dogs.                                                                                     Opinion:                                                                                                                This game was O.K. at best.  Controlling the dudes          was pretty  much standard except for the fact that          the joystick I  was using  didn't seem to make the          guy want  to jump or even turn  around.  This  was          overcome by using the keyboard and letting another          reviewer play the other guy!                                                                                            In one player mode you have the option of toggling          between guys  with  the  enter key which to me was          rather pointless (I always  let the one guy die at          the start).                                                                                                             The graphics  are decent in the mild sense of  the          word (meaning I've seen  better)  and  the  sound,          while not spectacular is kinda funny (all the oohs          and aaaahs!).                                                                                                           The plot is the same (good guys vs the druglords),          only the names have changed.  Personally, I was on          their side...                                                                                                           Description:                                                                                                            This is one for the kiddies who  need to learn the          letters of the alphabet,  and the  sounds  of  the          letters.  This  is  accomplished  using  two  game          styles, matching a letter on a blackboard to a set          of three  random  letters,  and  by   picking  the          requested letter from  among all 26.  Letters  are          taught by a jack-in-the-box, while  the sounds are          taught by a monkey.                                                                                                     The interface is all  mouse  driven  as you  would          expect in  a  Windows package.  The  graphics  and          sounds  are  upbeat, bright,  cheerful  and  cute!          The  characters  talk  in clear, childlike voices,          with interspersed laughter and giggles.                                                                                 When  a  child  guesses right, there  is  a  small          animation shown across the  bottom of  the screen,          and if  the  guess  is  wrong, they  child is told          what letter they chose and  then  told  which  one          they were looking for.                                                                                                  There is also the  ability for Parents to lock out          certain functions, and  to  assign a  passcode  to          the advanced functions.                                                                                                 Opinion:                                                                                                                If you  don't  have  kids, why  have you read this          far?  If you  have  young  children  and  want  an          excellent program to help them learn about letters          and have fun doing it, this is  one  for  you.  My          two year old  daughter loves it, and  screams with          excitement when ever the onscreen characters laugh          or giggle.  She's a bit young for the  concepts of          letters, but loves the  bright  colours and  great          sound effects.                                                                                                          What more can be said... if you've got young kids,          and have a copy of  Windows, you owe it to them to          grab this program!                                                                                                      Installation Notes:  SUBST and Windows Install              Review Time:  1.5 hours                                     DOCs Available:  None - not needed                          CHTs Available:  None - not needed                                                                                      Reviewed By:  The Actuary                                                                                                -----------------------------------------------            | Playability ********** Originality ********** |           | Graphics    ********** Sound       ********** |            -----------------------------------------------            Description:                                                                                                            Coincidentially, Backgammon f/Windows is a look at          that venerable  board  classic,  backgammon.  Roll          dice, move  chips and try  to get your  pieces off          the  board  before  your opponent.  Lotsa  options          like the doubling die and three skill levels.                                                                           Opinion:                                                                                                                It's   pretty  hard  to  screw  up  a  board  game          conversion  and should  be even  harder  when  the          rules are simple as this.  Even so, ??? manages to          screw up nicely!!                                                                                                       While the game DOES play by the rules, it does NOT          allow you to play another human opponent.  Thus, I          sat  down  with the game  and  my girlfriend (with          whom I've often played the game) only  to find out          that it  was  a  one  player game!  No problem, we          decided, we'd just take on the computer...                                                                              The first game went pretty smoothly.  There was no          real sound (other then my Fred Flintstone "yeeow!"          when I moved  a piece wrong) and the graphics were          kinda simple  but we  kicked  ass  at the Beginner          level.  We moved it to Advanced  for  game two and          the next game flaw popped up.  The computer didn't          play any better  BUT it got better rolls!!  That's          right, the  increase in  skill  equalled  constant          doubles and every roll possible to knock my pieces          off the board.  Great AI on this one...                                                                                 Leave this game alone!!                                                                                                 Installation Notes:  Run .EXE from Windows.                 Review Time:  45 minutes.                                   DOCs Available:  None.                                      CHTs Available:  None.                                                                                                  Reviewed By:  Newton P. Forgery                                                                                          -----------------------------------------------            | Playability ******     Originality **         |           | Graphics    ****       Sound                  |            -----------------------------------------------            Description:                                                                                                            Here's another addition to your Window's ensemble.          In this  game you have to  move your  Pac-Man like          character around  the screen  picking up scattered          banana peels.   Dodging  enemies  and  manuevering          blocks around the screen  will bring you  to  your          goal of  getting  all  the banana  peels.  As  the          levels progress so do their respective difficulty.                                                                      Opinion:                                                                                                                You've got  games with bad graphics and games with          bad  sound and  then you  have  games that bite my          knob.  This knob biting must stop somewhere!!  Why          DRG released this game is beyond me... then  again          they   haven't  released  a  single   game   worth          mentioning.  In fact, I can't even remember one of          their other releases offhand.  All I can associate          with  DRG  is  shitty  releases.  Nothing personal          guys  but  if  you're  going  to  release  a ware,          wouldn't  you want people to remember who you were          and have them say "Greets DRG, Nice Job on ???".                                                                        Not only was it a complete waste of time  leeching          but it  was an  absolute  complete  waste of  hard          drive space.                                                                                                                ** Yes, this game does not even rate **                 Description:                                                                                                            Here's  a  compilation  of  Bicycle's  card games.          Take your shot at Cribbage, Poker,  Solitaire  and          Bridge.  Poker offers you  various  games to  play          such as, 5 card, 6 card,  and 7 card stud.   Also,          there are baseball and  draw poker options. Bridge          is  as standard as if  you  were to play with your          friends. Cribbage offers  two  options:  Duplicate          Cribbage and  Losing  Cribbage.   Solitaire offers          the  most  diverse  of  games  to  play. There are          seven  different   types  including:   Auld  Lang,          Calculation,    Canfield,    Four  Seasons,  Golf,          Klondike, and Little Spider.                                                                                            Opinion:                                                                                                                I guess SWFTE International  is really  hurting in          there sales department because they  have released          all of these games in  the  past few years.   It's          very noticable in both  the graphics and the sound          department.  Personally, this release  isn't  that          good.  At least they could have put a  menu  shell          into the  program  so that  you could quit out of           game and go into another.  But seeing as they were          a little cheap  and  only  apted  to   change  the          actual packaging of the game they  get a big fat 0          for originality.  If you like quiting out of games          and going back into  them then this is a game  for          you.                                                                                                                    Installation Notes:  SUBST it.                              Review Time:  30 Minutes                                    DOCs Available:  No                                         CHTs Available:  No                                                                                                     Reviewed By:  Raider                                                                                                     -----------------------------------------------            | Playability ******     Originality  - 0 -     |           | Graphics    ***        Sound       **         |            -----------------------------------------------            Description:                                                                                                            As  its  name  suggests, the  1st  Chess  Tutor is          designed  to  assist  individuals  in  learning to          play  chess.  There are  individual  tutorials  on          each chess piece  showing  their  possible  moves.          There  are  tutorials  on  castling and capturing.          There are a lot  of  tutorials.  And,  after  each          one, you are given a series  of questions  to test          your grasp on the subject matter at hand.                                                                               As  can  be  expected,  there  is  also a face-off          against the computer  option in an  all-out  chess          blow-out!                                                                                                               Opinion:                                                                                                                I didn't see  any need to spend a lot of time with          this one.  If you want to learn how to play chess,          grab  it.  If you already know  or  couldn't  care          less, don't.  The graphics  are well done (for up-          close shots of the pieces) but the  sound  is non-          existant.  My one complaint is that there seems to          be no way to abort a tutorial once it has begun.                                                                        Description:                                                                                                            Comanche:  Maximum Overkill is the  latest attempt          to  put  you  in the  seat  of a high  tech attack          helicopter.  All the goodies you've come to expect          are there - fire  and forget  air to air missiles,          laser targeted  air to  ground  missiles, rockets,          and  a machine  gun.  Certain  missions  include a          wingman   to  help  clear  the   required  mission          objectives (and  take  some of the  enemy hits!!).          Ground  targets  range from  tanks and  trucks  to          radar  and SAM vehicles.  The  enemy  also  has  a          hi-tech helo toy called  the  Werewolf for  you to          contend with.                                                                                                           The graphics are  not your run of the mill polygon          filled  bland images that are in most flight sims,          or combat games.  Instead the  landscape and enemy          units  have  a  very  nicely  done   textured  and          shadowed   bitmap   appearance.   Enhanced   sound          effects are only supported  on  the SB  compatible          boards,  with  Roland   and  Adlib   getting  only          background music.                                                                                                       The game itself  is made  up  of two  mission sets          containing  ten missions each (count on more to be          release  if  this  program  sells).  The  missions          contain  various  objectives to be  completed, and          later missions cannot be  played until the earlier          ones are successfully  accomplished.  In addition,          if you fail a mission (not that it happened  to me          of course!), you  will have  to repeat an  earlier          mission before you can try again.                                                                                       Opinion:                                                                                                                I had to reclassify this game from a simulation to          an action/arcade game.  If you  are looking  for a          realistic  simulation  of  flying  a modern attack          chopper into battle, you'll have to look elsewhere          - Falcon 3 with a rotor this is not.  For example,          if you happen to cut your engine  at 500 feet, the          helo nicely  glides  down to  the ground and lands          itself.  You can  crash  this bird, but it takes a          great deal of effort...there is even an auto-hover          mode which keeps you about 50 feet off the ground,          even  as  the  ground   changes.   There   is   no          "challenge of flight".                                                                                                  To  me,  this  lack  of   realism   is   a   major          disappointment.  To  others, it's  a prime selling          feature.  I  will  admit  it  makes  it easy to do          high speed  runs down river canyons after an enemy          tank or chopper!                                                                                                        When I first installed this game it took about ten          minutes  for  me to  pull my  jaw back into place.          The  graphical representation  of  the valleys and          mountains, including  the  shadows and textures is          incredible.   An  amazing  job  was  done  by  the          designers in creating  a  very realistic  world in          which  to  fly.  However, the  bitmapping  doesn't          work as well as I would have liked for some of the          targets,  especially  when  they  are  at a  great          distance and  especially  the enemy  choppers.  Oh          well, can't have everything.                                                                                            The  game  ran  great  on  my  386/40  at  maximum          resolution with all  extras enabled.  The controls          were  great,  and  I  loved  the  way the  cockpit          displays were labeled with  their appropriate FKey          numbers..shows a thought towards user playability.                                                                      4 meg is the minimum memory required, and you have          to remove QEMM or 386Max from you configuration to          play.  Worth the hassle  of a boot disk or using a          configuration manager.                                                                                                  Now  for  the complaints and beefs.  In the  minor          department I would  point  out  that  the  cockpit          takes  up  too much  of  the active display.  It's          tough to pick up a target when you are close to it          because the  dash is  in the way.  On the topic of          views, the external views are also quite poor, and          I  would guess only included for show, and not for          use.                                                                                                                    The major beef I  ave  with  this game is with the          missions themselves.  I  finished  ALL 20 missions          in under 5 hours.  With  the  exception of perhaps          two missions, the objectives  were  all  destroyed          without  any difficulty at all.  There was usually          little  enemy  resistance  and  lots  of ordinance          available.  Much like  shooting fish  in a barrel.          After being so  impressed and  overwhelmed  by the          graphics and sound, it was quite a  disappointment          to find the game  play so lacking!  But, as I said          earlier,  look  for   additional  missions  to  be          released  to  take  advantage   of   the  terrific          graphics engine they've got here.                                                                                       Description:                                                                                                            Combat  Classics  is  a  re-release  of 3  classic          combat simulation games.  Included in  the package          are F-15  Strike  Eagle, 688  Attack Sub and  Team          Yankee.  While the  graphics are only EGA and some          VGA, it still brings  back memories  of my old 286          and Adlib.                                                                                                              Opinion:                                                                                                                This  is  just  a  basic  release  of 3 old games.          There is no  noticeable  revamping of the graphics          or sound.  Also  after you  play one  game and  go          back to the  supplied  menu, the  computer  either          locks up or the games don't function properly.                                                                          All in all, a total waste of time and credit.                                                                           Description:                                                                                                            If you liked Virtual Reality  studio, you'll  like          3D  Construction  II.  Basically  the  same  thing          with many  pre-drawn objects,  areas  and  worlds.          You make 3 dimensional objects and you are able to          move them around the screen, twist, turn, and look          at your object from every angle.                                                                                        Opinion:                                                                                                                The game comes with  sound  support, but for  some          reason I  couldn't get  it to  work.  From memory,          however, Virtual Reality  Studio did  not have any          sound support, this would also be  an improvement.                                                                      It is difficult to learn how to make o bjects, but          by  loading different scenarios and objects, it is          possible to get the general  framework of what you          may desire with little or no changes.                                                                                   Docs for this game would have been  helpful as  it          was a difficult utility to learn. (In other words,          I'm still  trying  to  figure  much  of  it out!).          Overall,  however, if you  found  Virtual  Reality          Studio helpful for whatever you may want to use it          for  this  is  definitely  better  and  worth  the          download.  If you who  have never heard of Virtual          Reality Studio, I  doubt sincerely that you  would          ever  need this at all, and therefore I  would not          recommend the download.                                                                                                 Intallation Notes:  Typical Subst.                          Review Time:  140 minutes.                                  DOCs Available:  None.                                      CHTs Available:  None.                                                                                                  Reviewed By:  Xiphoid                                                                                                    -----------------------------------------------            | Playability *****      Originality ******     |           | Graphics    ********   Sound       ???        |            -----------------------------------------------            Description:                                                                                                            This  game  get it's name from (you guessed it!!!)          the movie, Cool World.  You  find yourself in  the          doodle world as Harris.                                                                                                 Your mission is to kill (boy that word  sure comes          up a lot  in game  descriptions)  certain  doodles          running around  the screen  for  coins.  Once  you          have  enough coins you  then go to  the  door that          will accept you. (the square  that  looks  like  a          purple  portal when  you push  the second joystick          button)  Once inside you must try  to get  an even          balance of  doodles and items  entering  the  real          world.                                                                                                                  This one  player  game can be played with either a          joystick or  the keyboard.  It has a menu  command          for sound and sfx toggle, (although the sfx always          seemed to stay off), to define keys and  calibrate          the  joystick - good  if  you  have  one of  those          joysticks  that  seems  to  constantly recalibrate          itself.                                                                                                                 Opinion:                                                                                                                I  found  this to be kind  of  a  COOL  game.  The          screens were  colourful  and  well  drawn  and the          sound was mediocre.  The  only  thing that  really          got ink on my  hands was  the fact that once I got          in the doors I couldn't seem to figure out exactly          what to do.  I just  kinda blazed  away at all the          little  critters.  Sometimes it  worked, sometimes          it didn't  which, in  my opinion, made  this  game          even more playable.  Worth a looksee...                                                                                 Installation Notes:  A typical SUBST.                       Review Time:  1 hour                                        DOCs Available:  None                                       CHTs Available:  UNCWDTRN.ZIP                                                                                           Reviewed By:  MicroCosm                                                                                                  -----------------------------------------------            | Playability ********   Originality ******     |           | Graphics    *******    Sound       *******    |            -----------------------------------------------            Description:                                                                                                            The game is  basically another adventure game that          seems to be similar to the Sierra type game with a          few  minor  differences.  It's  a  point and click          graphics adventure.                                                                                                     Opinion:                                                                                                                I don't really care for this type of  game so this          one just appeared to be another "Sierra" game.  If          you  like  these  types  of  games,  then  I would          suggest  you  check  this  one  out.  The music is          pretty  well  done  and the graphics are  okay  as          well.  So if  you  like  the Sierra type game then          this one should dish out some fun.                                                                                      Editor's Note:  Will hafta try and keep these ones          away from this reviewer.  Ah well...                                                                                    Installation Notes:  SUBST it...                            Review Time:  30 minutes                                    DOC's Available:  None                                      CHT's Available:  None                                                                                                  Reviewed By: Erik The Red                                                                                                -----------------------------------------------            | Playablity       Originality       |           | Graphics        Sound           |            -----------------------------------------------            Description:                                                                                                            This is a  fantasy  come  true  for  every  sports          enthusiast  who  desires  authentic   pro-football          realism. Options range from the  ability to choose          commands and watch  the action  to the more expert          levels where you  design  your own plays or choose          from  over  200  stock plays. Trade players, draft          rookies,  break tackles,  kick, punt, and dive for          interceptions.  Play as the quarterback, coach, or          general  manager.     Front  Page  Sport  Football          features  digitized  speech  and amazing 256 color          graphics.  Apart from  this you can also view your          replays in numerous different angles.                                                                                                                                               Opinion:                                                                                                                If we had to sum this game up in one word it would          be   "disappointing".     Everything  is  here  to          construct a  cutting edge football game, one  that          would be around on my  HD for a long time, but the          game has  two serious  flaws that  put this one in          the dumpster for me.                                                                                                    Firstly, the play  selection menu sucks if you are          using  a  sensitive  joystick.   It  is  just  too          difficult  to  quickly  select  the  desired play,          within a reasonable length of time.  The slightest          touch on  the  joystick caused the pointer to move          well past where we wanted it.  We took a number of          unplanned  "time outs"  due to the  fact  that the          pointer jumped just as we were about  to  click on          the "ok-break" button.  Perhaps this was a problem          on  my  system, but we've  seen other games handle          this  with a "neutral" zone  for  slight  joystick          movement.                                                                                                               We tried to run a couple of  weeks of a season and          ran across a blunder so large, we can't see anyone          using the league feature.  Each  week  has  a full          complement of  games  scheduled in addition to the          game that your particular team is playing.  Before          you can  advance to  the next  weeks schedule, the          results of the other  games have to be decided (no          problem   -  like many other  league simulations).          The problem is that each game that is simulated by          the computer takes at least 3 minutes to complete.          The computer display the game  scoreboard, with an          update after each simulated play.  This means that          to simulate one  week  of  play, you are forced to          wait  over 30  minutes  while  the computer  works          away!  This is absurd!  (If there was a way around          this, we was unable to find it.)                                                                                        Check the dox (when they come out) to see if there          is a way to fix these above problems. Without them          this  game probably gets an 8 or a 9 overall from           us.  But  with them this  one's rates a 1 and goes          straight to the "dead pile".                                                                                            Installation Notes:  Typical SUBST.                         Review Time:  2 hours                                       DOCs Available:  No.. but very much needed                  CHTs Available:  No                                                                                                     Reviewed By:  Raider, Rip Torn, The Actuary                                                                              -----------------------------------------------            | Playability ***        Originality *****      |           | Graphics    ********   Sound       ********   |            -----------------------------------------------            Description:                                                                                                            In  Inspector Gadget,  the  bumbling,  half-witted          inspector  has  to rescue six  delegates  from the          United  Nations  which  Dr.  Claw   from  MAD  has          kidnapped.  Inspector  Gadget's  gadgets have also          been stolen by MAD agents at the start of the game          when he is captured.  It is up  to Penny and Brain          to find them and help Gadget to  find  the missing          delegates. You  travel the map searching  out each          one.  However, each location is basically the same          as the first.  Penny and Brain get split up, Penny          finds  a  couple  of Gadget's  gadgets  and  Brain          rescues her.  Then  Brain  gets  dressed  up  in a          uniform of some form  and you  enter  wherever the          delegate is being held.                                                                                                 Once the delegate in a city  is rescued, the  trio          jets off to another city to do the same thing over          again.  The game is  basically  a little redundant          but it is fun altogether.  There is even help from          the Chief himself to direct you in the right way.                                                                       Opinion:                                                                                                                The game looks  good.  It  is  totally  point-and-          click  interface  and  is  fairly  well made.  The          graphics are good but the sound is real nice.  The          game supports almost every sound card known to man          and the game features small parts of speech.                                                                            The  only  complaint is that on a 386-33, the game          is  fairly  slow.  The characters  walk slowly and          there is no way noticeable to speed  things  up or          decrease  the   detail  level.   However,  if  you          install a  fairly  large  disk cache (about 2048k)          the   game   runs   considerably   faster  and the          animation is smoother.                                                                                                  Description:                                                                                                            Gobliins is one  of those  games  you can't really          classify  as  an  "adventure"  or  a   "strategy".          Instead,  it's  a  combination  of  both.   As  in          Gobliiins, you play more than  just one dude - two          this  time:  Winkle and Fingus.  You make them co-          operate  to get you  past  terrible  people  which          enjoy booting you across the screen.  Much  of the          cooperation  is done simultaneously and  therefore          makes the game more interesting than your ordinary          adventure game.                                                                                                         Opinion:                                                                                                                I really must say that this game  is very unique -          they  have  taken  the  usual  adventure  game and          twisted it around to make it more interesting (and          difficult I might add).  The graphics are good and          the  sound adds a  lot of enjoyment to the game as          you can't help but laugh at the  boings and splats          arising  when  you get  your ass kicked across the          screen.                                                                                                                 I had  some  problems getting these two guys to do          anything for me at all though.  It seems as though          the  game won't work in English (despite having an          English option in the  install!).  This  presented          a problem as the game comes with a limited  number          of  hints (which are  really  needed to figure out          what you're supposed to do).  Being the  unlingual          anglophone I  am, I had a  hard  time  reading the          hints,  until  I had  it  translated into English.          After this was done, I could  once again enjoy the          game and get somewhere!  However, the  lack of the          English  language puts a real damper on the  game,          unless you know what you're supposed to do.                                                                             As  for  the  rest  of  the  game,  it  definitely          challenges  the imagination (in other words - it's          bloody hard!).  If you want to be frustrated for a          while, just play this game.  No need to argue with          your   girlfriend/boyfriend,  this  game  will  do          nothing you want it to either!                                                                                          The crack by Skillion is a little rough around the          edges (as mentioned  in the NFO file) but at least          it works, (which is better than I can say for some          other groups)                                                                                                           All  in all, I must say that this game is almost a          must-have.  I played this game for approximately 4          hours and didn't get past the first screen  but it          still entertained  me for  those four hours.  That          fact alone separates this game from others.                                                                             Description:                                                                                                            <Stolen from the nfo file> A multi role strategic,          tactical and operational scenario gives the player          maximum control  of the  military  campaign whilst          allowing  the  option  of 'gung ho' dogfighting in          one  of the  worlds  most exciting  and  versatile          fighter aircraft, the Harrier!                                                                                          Opinion:                                                                                                                The Harrier is a very challenging aircraft to fly.          The dimension of  vertical  flight throws  another          wrench into an already  difficult  process.  After          about  10 minutes  of  fumbling  with  the keys, I          found out how  to control  the variable  direction          engines (Shift 1 - 0 for various jet angles).                                                                           The aircraft flies smoothly on my DX/40, with nice          graduated horizons.  In fact, as you  fly  towards          the island in the scenario, it nicely "fades" into          view,  rather than suddenly appearing.  Very  nice          effect!  The sounds  were rather  simplistic,  and          not up to par with other flight sims.                                                                                   I was  only able  to fly the individual air combat          missions, but  there is  an entire  scenario  that          allows  you to plan  and  execute  strikes against          various targets, similar to Falcon 3.                                                                                   Overall, not a  outstanding  effort, but certainly          not  the  worst flight sim release  of  the  month          either!  (see review of ATP 2.0)                                                                                        Review Time:  1.5 hours                                     DOCs Available:  None (Quick reference needed)              CHTs Available:  None                                                                                                   Reviewed By:  The Actuary                                                                                                -----------------------------------------------            | Playability *******890 Originality *****67890 |           | Graphics    ********90 Sound       **34567890 |            -----------------------------------------------            Description:                                                                                                            For  all the  strategic arcade  gamers out  there,          X-Land  has  made a  game  for  you to  play. Your          objective  is  to collect as  many  hearts  placed          around  the  playing  screen.  Easy?  Not  really!          Scattered around the board are balls that once you          walk  under  them  they  fall  until obstructed by          either  another  ball  or  a wall. You've  got  to          strategically path your way through mazes of walls          balls and grenades in order to retrieve the hearts          that give you your energy to continue onwards.                                                                          Opinion:                                                                                                                The game play isn't as easy as it looks.  In fact,          I had a problem completing  more than three of the          numerous levels.  So, don't  expect  to load it up          and  think  you'll have an easy time with it.  The          sound has a rocking  beat to  it and the  graphics          aren't  too  bad at all - except for the fact that          my screen was  flickering  beyond  playability  in          almost  all the  screens.  For this, I assume that          the programming was very loose and nobody likes to          play a game with  shitty  programming.  So, as you          can guess, the rating on this  ware  is going down          the tubes.                                                                                                              Installation Notes:  Unzip and run Setup                    Review Time:  45 Minutes                                    DOCs Available:  No                                         CHTs Available:  No                                                                                                     Reviewed By:  Raider                                                                                                     -----------------------------------------------            | Playability ***        Originality *******    |           | Graphics    ******     Sound       ********   |            -----------------------------------------------            Description:                                                                                                                                                                        THIS IS A SPACE ADVENTURE GAME WITH MANY FUNCTIONS          AVAILABLE.  ONE OF THE FEW GAMES THAT ALLOW YOU TO          BE  THE  BAD  GUY AND NOT  FEEL  LIKE A  BAD  GUY.          ATTACK PLANETS  AND TRY TO GAIN CONTROL OF ALL THE          PLANETS IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE.  THERE  ARE  6 MAIN          SCREENS  THAT  YOU PLAN ATTACKS  FROM.  ONE  IS TO          OBSERVE ALL YOUR SHIP'S ORBITS.  THE NEXT ONES ARE          TO  OBSERVE THE  PLANET  IN SELECTED REGIONS, ZOOM          WINDOWS  ON  THE  SELECTED   REGIONS,  CAMERAS  IN          DIFFERENT  PARTS  OF YOUR SHIP,  AND   TWO  OTHERS          DEALING WITH ATTACKING.                                                                                                 Opinion:                                                                                                                I LIKE  THIS GAME, IT IS VERY WELL PLANNED OUT!  I          CAN  TELL THERE  ARE MANY THINGS THAT I DIDN'T GET          TO SEE AND DO IN MY SHORT TIME PLAYING IT, BUT  IT          DID GIVE ME GREAT  PLEASURE IN CAPTURING AN ENTIRE          PLANET OF PEACE  LOVING NOMADS.  I  WASN'T ABLE TO          PLAY  THIS  AS  LONG AS I  WANTED TO  SINCE  OTHER          REVIEWS  WERE IN MY LINEUP...BUT I WILL DEFINITELY          BE GOING BACK TO IT WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS!                                                                              THERE  IS  DIGITIZED SPEECH, WHICH I  MUST  SAY IS          OUTSTANDING!  THE GRAPHICS ARE JUST GREAT, AS  WAS          THE  SCROLLING OF THE USER  INTERFACE SCREENS USED          TO  PLAY  THE  GAME!  THE PROGRAMMERS ALSO SEEM TO          HAVE A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR.  IN ONE OF THE SCREENS          YOU CAN WATCH  DIFFERENT  PARTS  OF YOUR SHIP LIKE          SURVELANCE CAMERAS, AND THE NAVIGATORS ARE PLAYING          A VIDEO PONG GAME.  THERE ARE OTHERS  WHICH I WILL          LET YOU FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF.                                                                                          DEFINETLY  A  MUST  FOR  ANY  SPACE  CONQUEST GAME          LOVERS!  IF  YOU  LIKED OVERLORD BY VIRGIN AT ALL,          YOU WILL JUST LOVE THIS GAME!                                                                                           Installation Notes:  SUBST It!                              Review Time:  75 MINS                                       DOCs Available:  NONE BUT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL             CHTs Available:  NOT THAT WE HAVE FOUND                                                                                 Reviewed By:  RIP TORN                                                                                                   -----------------------------------------------            | Playability ******     Originality *******    |           | Graphics    ********   Sound       *********  |            -----------------------------------------------                                                                                                                                    Description:                                                                                                            Locomotion  is an  arcade  game  dealing with  the          routing  of trains from  station to station.  They          come out with little warning  from station A, B, C          or  D  and travel  along  the track  with  another          letter flashing beside them.  The object is to get          the lettered  trains  to  the correct  station  by          clicking  on  the  track  to  make  the  necessary          connections.  When enough trains make it home, the          level ends and you move on to the next.                                                                                 The  game comes with  a  number  of  progressively          difficult scenes  and also  an editor which allows          you to design your own.  This, for  those  with  a          bit  more  time  on their  hands, would  be  quite          usable (but, when the game AND PAW #3  come out on          the same day...).                                                                                                       Opinion:                                                                                                                I was surprised  by this  game!  I figured  it was          just  another  famous  TRSI  German  crap  release          (especially  when I saw  the  install program & no          offence -  good  job  with  Grand Prix!)  but  was          caught off-guard when the actual program asked for          a choice of language.  Still, even HAD it  been in          German, the game would still be quite  good as the          written word is unnecessary to the game.                                                                                The  mouse  control  is fluid and the graphics are          nice.   The sound,  while  nothing to  write  home          about, is okay.  I plan on keeping it on my HD for          a while cause, personally, I like it...                                                                                 Installation Notes:  A typical SUBST.                       Review Time:  30 minutes.                                   DOCs Available:  None.                                      CHTs Available:  None.                                                                                                  Reviewed By:  Newton P. Forgery                                                                                          -----------------------------------------------            | Playability ********   Originality *******    |           | Graphics    ******     Sound       ***        |            -----------------------------------------------            Description:                                                                                                            THIS IS A WAR  SIMULATION.  THE SCENARIOS  ARE ALL          IN THE PACIFIC  PART OF WWII.  IT IS THE JAPANEESE          AGAINST THE  ALLIED  FORCES...WHAT OTHER  SCENARIO          COULD IT BE?  THE GAME IS PLAYED IN STAGES.  FIRST          YOU PLAN THE ATTACKS AND THE COMPUTER EXECUTES THE          COMMANDS AFTER YOU ARE DONE ENTERING THEM ALL IN.                                                                       YOU  CAN  JUST  WATCH  A  WAR (WHY?) BY HAVING THE          COMPUTER PLAY  BOTH  SIDES.  YOU MAY CHOOSE TO AID          EITHER SIDE WITH INTERNAL 'CHEATS'.                                                                                     Opinion:                                                                                                                I DON'T RATE THIS GAME VERY HIGHLY, IT IS NOT THAT          THE GAME PLAY IS  POOR  OR  THE GRAPHICS  ARE CRAP          (THEY ARE), IT'S JUST THAT YOU  DON'T  SEEM  TO BE          ABLE TO DO VERY MUCH.  THE COMPUTER TAKES  MOST OF          THE  TIME  AWAY FROM THE  GAME.  IT  DOESN'T  SEEM          THAT  YOU  GET TO  PERFORM ANYTHING MORE THAN SOME          PLANNING.                                                                                                               SOUND IS NON EXISTENT IN THIS GAME, EXCEPT FOR THE          TITLE SCREEN T HERE IS  NOTHING  MORE  THAN A SOFT          BEEP HERE AND THERE.  USUALLY  SSI  COMES OUT WITH          SOME VERY GOOD GAMES, THIS ONE HOWEVER IS NOT.                                                                          I DO  CONGRATULATE  THE  NEW/SMALL  GROUP THAT PUT          THIS OUT...PYRADICAL (403 AREA CODE?),  KEEP IT UP          GUYS -=BUT PUT 'PYR' IN YOUR ZIP NAMES NOT 'PRY'=-          (JUS'A THOUGHT!)  AND MAYBE  INCLUDE SOME DOX WITH          YOUR RELEASES THAT REALLY NEED IT...LIKE THIS ONE!                                                                      Description:                                                                                                            Formula  One Grand  Prix is  another  one of those          racing  games.  There are  many different  options          available to  the  player other  than  just racing          around  the  track.  Included  in  the  game  is a          selection  countries  you  can race in, and within          those countries, a set of cities.  As far as I can          tell, the  tracks and  skylines  of the cities are          all correct as well.  You can select various views          of the cars. For example, from the stands, drivers          seat, the pit, and so on.  You can also select  to          'ride' with other racers during the  race  and see          it through the eyes of you competitor.                                                                                  Opinion:                                                                                                                If the opening of the above  description generally          gives one  the  impression  that I wasn't all that          impressed with this game, then it's correct.  This          game has little or no originality what-so-ever.  I          have seen games like this  a  million  times.  You          race around the track  against  other cars  during          qualifying runs, and then if you qualify, you move          on to the championship races.  The only thing that          even  remotely  interested  me was the  option  of          joining  a 'racing season'  instead  of individual          races.                                                                                                                  The sound and graphics both are  pretty good,  but          nothing  revolutionary.  I   especially  like  the          intro to  the  game, although  I feel that intro's          don't add much to the game themselves, but instead          they are just something nice to look at.                                                                                I also had problems with the controls. My joystick          was difficult to calibrate, and once I was racing,          I  couldn't  control my gear-shifting  very  well.          Overall, I would  recommend  this game if you like          race-car   games,   but  if  you  already  have  a          favourite, keep it.  This game probably isn't much          different.                                                                                                              EDITOR'S NOTE:  Like Mantis, Microprose has failed          to come up  with the  game one would expect.  I do          not  completely agree with this reviewer's opinion          but I do feel that both this and Front Page Sports          Football were a lot more hype than substance...                                                                         Installation Notes:  Use a subst with 11MB free!            Review Time:  45 minutes.                                   DOCs Available:  None.                                      CHTs Available:  None.                                                                                                  Reviewed By:  Xiphoid                                                                                                    -----------------------------------------------            | Playability ******     Originality **         |           | Graphics    ********   Sound       ********   |            -----------------------------------------------            Description:                                                                                                            As in  the  classic  board  game, you  must travel          around a board of categories collecting  wedges of          your "pie" and eventually  answer a final question          in  the  center  of  the  board  to  win the game.          Unlike the board game,  visual and  auditory clues          are placed randomly within  the game.   Up  to six          players  can  join  in  the  action and  there are          eight "sets" of questions so the  game can  change          each time it is played.                                                                                                 Opinion:                                                                                                                Faithful to the original (Canadian!!) board  game,          Deluxe Trivial Pursuit is one  of those occasional          play games that should be in everyones collection.          The sound and  graphics aren't  that hot (even for          the clues that NEED  them) but, it's the spirit of          the game that counts here.  Worth  the file points          if you liked the original...                                                                                            However, my  one  question  is  why  is  the  last          pie-thing always so damn easy??  I tried  for  the          final clue for 10 minutes only to have my opponent          roll up and get "What  does  the  earth  encounter          every 76 years?"  I mean...come on!!                                                                                    Description:                                                                                                            Revelation  is a  game  where you  try to  solve a          puzzle.  The puzzle  is the combination of a lock.          In attempting to crack the lock, you must match up          the colours on  the dials to the indicators on the          locks.  Once you  have matched all the  colours on          all  the locks  you  have opened the safe.  If you          take too long  you run out of time.                                                                                     Opinion:                                                                                                                This is a pretty lame game.  Not much to it either.         Unlimited has put out a cheat for this game, but in         the  ten minutes I played it, I solved every puzzle         that was  put before  me.  In  other  words, it's a         pretty easy game for those of you who have at least         one  ounce of intelligence.  The  usefulness of the         cheat is  thus depleted but it's still available if         you want it.                                                                                                            The sound is really trivial.  Just the normal boop-         beep  when you complete a level or open a lock.  As         for  the graphics, I  would  be  stretching it if I         said that  this game was good but I would at  least         say that they were not unpleasing to look  at.                                                                          However, I certainly  wouldn't advise those looking         for a graphics-intensive  strategy game to download         this.  If you  can afford the file points, download         it and "save it for one of those rainy days."                                                                           Installation Notes:  Unzip and go.                          Review Time:  10 minutes.                                   DOCs Available:  None.                                      CHTs Available:  UNREVTRN.ZIP                                                                                           Reviewed By:  Xiphoid                                                                                                    -----------------------------------------------            | Playability ****567890 Originality ***4567890 |           | Graphics    ***4567890 Sound       *123456790 |            -----------------------------------------------                                                                        Description:                                                                                                            In  the small  city of  Hercvlaven  a lowly  slave          named Hadeus  Corpus the Lawyer, named  Hector, is          sent on a errand to carry a message to Seganus the          Counsel.  Having more ambitions than befitting his          station this lowely slave  dreams of rising to the          rank of Ceasar.  Now is the time to act.                                                                                Opinion:                                                                                                                This  game has  some  potential.  Yet, it fails in          many areas.  The programmers  must  have rushed to          line with this one without enough play  testing as          there are several holes in the program.  I counted          four freezes on my system.  Once, I bought a slave          and didn't pay for him (Program Error).  Took  the          slave to the  arena to fight and  learned that  he          was  the current  champion (Who  would  sell their          champ?).  My champion died after the second fight,          yet I was able  to put him  into  the  competition          again even  though the  Roman guards were dragging          him away (My machine froze after that).                                                                                 The sounds are really poor on a Sound Blaster Pro,          in fact,  the only sound  worth mentioning is  the          lightning.  Also there is only a Quit and Save, no          flat save and no load game.                                                                                             A redeeming  value  is the complexity of the game.          It  is a  challenge.  The  cheat is  a must if you          want to get anywhere. The graphics  are excellent.          This  game relies  on your wit and quick thinking.          There  is a  sense of  humor  running  through the          entire program that brings chuckles in odd spots.                                                                       This  game  will  appeal to  anyone looking  for a          challenge.  Bored  and  want to waste  MANY  hours          playing something?  This may be  your  game.  But,          to  be  honest, after  I  finish  this  review the          delete command will be used.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Game Name:  SimLife                                         Description:                                                                                                            SIMLIFE,  BY  IT'S  OWN  DEFINITION,  IS   A  LIFE          SIMULATION.  BASICALLY  A  COMBINATION OF  SIMCITY          AND SIMEARTH IDEAS, THIS SIMULATION  HAS GONE MUCH          FURTHER.  IN  IT, YOU MAY  RE-DESIGN  CREATURES OR          PLANTLIFE  FROM  EXISTING  SPECIES,  OR START FROM          'SCRATCH'  AND  DEFINE   AN   ORGANISM'S   GENETIC          STRUCTURE.                                                                                                              THEN,  RAISE/LOWER  LAND  SOIL,  CAUSE  DISASTERS,          RAISE/LOWER  TEMPERATURES,  ADD/REMOVE  WATER  AND          LAND,  AND   SEVERAL   OTHER   THINGS    REGARDING          ENVIRONMENT.  IT ALLOWS  YOU TO USE SCENARIOS LIKE          'RANDOM  MUTATION'  TO  SEE  IF RANDOM  GENE  POOL          ACTIVITY CAN PROVIDE THRIVING LIFEFORMS.  YOU  CAN          TEST THE PAST TO THEORIZE WHY THE  DINOSAURS DIED;          WAS IT BECAUSE  OF  AN ICE AGE, A PLAGUE, OR MAYBE          THEY  JUST  PARTIED  TOO  MUCH?  YES,  MAXIS HAS A          SENSE  OF  HUMOR  EVEN  IN   THEIR   MOST  SERIOUS          SIMULATION TO DATE.                                                                                                     THIS IS NOT A  GAME, IT IS A SIMULATION.  YOU WILL          NEED  PATIENCE TO SIT DOWN AT THIS PROGRAM.  BUT I          ASSURE YOU, IF YOUR INTERESTED IN THE LEAST  ABOUT          THE  BUILDING  BLOCKS  OF  LIFE, YOU WILL MAKE THE          TIME TO USE IT.                                                                                                         Opinion:                                                                                                                WOW!!!  I  CANNOT BELIEVE THE  COMPLEXITY OF  THIS          PROGRAM!!  THOSE 'DUDES AT  MAXIS' (AS THEY PUT IT          THEMSELVES)  ARE  JUST  INCREDIBLE  DESIGNERS  AND          PROGRAMMERS!  FOR  THE SIZE  OF  THIS  GAME, IT IS          MIND BOGGLING HOW THEY FIT ALL THE  NECESSARY CODE          NEEDED TO  PERFORM THE  MILLIONS OF CALULATIONS IT          MUST  HAVE  TO  DO.  BESIDES  THE  DETAIL  OF  THE          PROGRAM, THERE ARE ALSO THE GRAPHICS...BEAUTIFULLY          DONE.  THE SOUND IS JUST A BIT LAZY...AND SOMEWHAT          ANNOYING.                                                                                                               I ADMIT, I HAVE BEEN WAITING WITH ANTICIPATION FOR          MAXIS TO RELEASE THIS PROGRAM.  I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT          TO EXPECT FROM IT SINCE I HADN'T READ A  WHOLE LOT          ABOUT THE PROGRAM.  I WAS PLEASANTLY SUPRISED.  MY          ATTENTION SPAN IS WORSE THAN THAT  OF A 6 YEAR OLD          WHEN IT COMES TO GAMES, THEREFORE I  USUALLY CAN'T          STAND  TRYING TO FIGURE OUT  THE COMPLEX ONES, BUT          THIS PROGRAM  WAS  ACTUALLY  WORTH  THE TIME TO GO          THROUGH IT!                                                                                                             ANYHOW, I GIVE THIS  SIMULATION A  HIGH RATING AND          I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT EVERYONE TAKE A LOOK-SEE AT          THIS PROGRAM, JUST TO FIND OUT IF IT'S FOR THEM OR          NOT.  OF COURSE, YOU CAN'T  PLEASE ALL THE  MORONS          ALL THE TIME, BUT THIS MORON IS VERY IMPRESSED!                                                                         WAY TO GO MAXIS!  (AND TDT!)                                                                                            EDITOR'S NOTE:  PLEASE  BE  AWARE  THAT  THE GAME,          WHILE  INITIALLY  SMALL  IN  SIZE, IS NOT  FOR THE          HD FAINT AT HEART.  SAVED GAMES, OF  LARGE WORLDS,          CAN TAKE UP TO  ELEVEN (11) MBS OF  SPACE AND MOVE          AT A SNAIL'S PACE  ON SLOWER MACHINES!  ALSO, AS A          RELATED  BONUS, THERE IS A SECOND REVIEW  INCLUDED          IN THIS ISSUE WRITTEN BY ONE IN THE FIELD.                                                                              Installation Notes:  A typical SUBST.                       Review Time:  275 minutes                                   DOCs Available:  Internal Tutorial                          CHTs Available:  Internal Experimentation Mode                                                                          Reviewed By:  Rip Torn                                                                                                   -----------------------------------------------            | Playability *********  Originality ********** |           | Graphics    ********   Sound       ****       |            -----------------------------------------------            Description:                                                                                                            Summer Story appears to be  some form of a Chinese          Adventure  game  where the  main character  has to          solve a murder.  This might be off  slightly since          this was all deducted by the opening intro screens          and the fact that I can't read Chinese.                                                                                 Opinion:                                                                                                                If  the  Chinese  was  converted to  english, this          wouldn't be a half bad game...maybe.  The graphics          are  reasonably  good  and  there  is  sound  card          support.  Still...                                                                                                                                                                  Description:                                                                                                            This is a  repackage  of  three  games  put out by          Spectrum Holobyte.  Namely, Tetris,  Welltris, and          Facetris.                                                                                                                                                                           Opinion:                                                                                                                As if we wanted to see another one of those famous          repackage and  release to the public type of shit.          Well, they've done  it  to us again with this one.          God, I just love to see these  come out of nowhere          groups that have to make us all relive  those past          experiences we so  much enjoyed.  Any  relation to          LOP,  guys?  However, merely  after  playing  this          game I felt compelled to whip out my K-Tel  record          collection so  that I  could  relive  not only one          disco star, but  all  of  them.  Kinda  like  this          release!                                                                                                                Installation Notes:  SUBST                                  Review Time:  20 Minutes                                    DOCs Available:  No                                         CHTs Available:  No                                                                                                     Reviewed By:  Raider                                                                                                     -----------------------------------------------            | Playability ******     Originality *          |           | Graphics    ***        Sound       ***        |            -----------------------------------------------                                                                        Description:                                                                                                            I have it on good authority that this is a typical          Nintendo  game  (or  would be if it  was on such a          machine).  It is based on those cute, little, bash          'em with a sledgehammer  trolls  figures  with the          big  ass hair  and  their own  cartoon series.  He          runs around  collecting  troll babies,  bonus  and          bogus  letters, yo-yos, money, hearts, stars and a          multitude of other  stuff.  All this while running          around  a number of  majorly  psychedelic  screens          such as Toy  Land, Media Land and Soda Pop.  Wierd          and wild stuff...                                                                                                       Opinion:                                                                                                                I'm not usually an arcade  game player.  Had I not          assigned  myself to this one I would  have floated          along happily  arcade-less.  And,  while this game          hasn't changed my  pinion, it is playable  and, to          me, that's a big accomplishment.                                                                                        I played  the  game  under  the  watchful eye of a          Nintendo guru and was amazed at the predictability          of the game (based on  his "Jump there!" and "Look          for a  hidden ramp  here!").  Even so,  both of us          were happily  entranced in the visually assualting          world  of  the  Troll.  Flourescent  colours   are          everywhere!!  Even the dude's HAIR  changes colour          as he gets shield protection (not latex), wings or          even an air pack (in Soda Pop Land).                                                                                    We finished two levels of Toy Land (one by warping          and one by finding the babies), got annoyed at the          wavy Soda screens and a brief stint in Fable Land.                                                                      Hell, it ain't that big.  Try it yourself!!                                                                             Description:                                                                                                            This game is a  science knowledge testing game for          children from the ages of 9 to 14.  The game tests          children  on  their knowledge  of science  through          questions and answers.  These are done in a manner          that is fun and also eduacational.  The  object of          the  game  is  to  finsh the  race  ahead  of  the          computer opponent by answering  questions in order          to build up  funds to reach the waypoints  between          you and the finish line.                                                                                                Opinion:                                                                                                                At first sight  this game  appears  to be  another          educational  game.  However this game has a little          bit more to offer.  The  sound  is very well done,          as are the graphics (as always with  Sierra).  The          gameplay  is  basic  point  and click and  follows          along the same lines as Island Of Doctor Brain.                                                                         This game is  very well  done and is excellent for          the younger crowd.                                                                                                      Installation Notes:  SUBST                                  Review Time:  1 hour                                        DOC's Available:  None                                      CHT's Available:  None                                                                                                  Reviewed By:  Erik The Red                                                                                               -----------------------------------------------            | Playablity     Originality    |           | Graphics        Sound          |            -----------------------------------------------            Description:                                                                                                            This game is a  puzzle-type  game.  You move  your          man  around a  screen  and try to collect tools to          fix 'contraptions'.   But in  order to move around          the  screens and get the tools you need, you  must          jump on little  blocks  that  lower  spikes in the          rooms that impair your movement.                                                                                        Opinion:                                                                                                                This game is definitely  lame!  The  graphics  are          at  best  annoying, as  I  don't like the quasi-3D          angle they have tried  to  put  into the game.  It          looks really cheap.  The resolution on many of the          tools  you pick  up is  not very good either.  The          sound is very repetetive and  just  one  of  those          boop-beep music type stuff - nothing amazing.  The          sounds are appropriate though.                                                                                          The game may try to market  itself  as  some  kind          of  strategy, but  I  find no strategy in the game          whatsoever.  Instead,  all  the  strategy involved          in the game is done by  trial  and  error, instead          of making the player make even some small educated          guesses.  Don't bother  downloading  this game, as          it definitely isn't worth it.                                                                                           Installation Notes:  SUBST. install and go                  Review Time:  40 minutes.                                   DOCs Available:  None.                                      CHTs Available:  None.                                                                                                  Reviewed By:  Xiphoid                                                                                                    -----------------------------------------------            | Playability ******     Originality ******     |           | Graphics    *****      Sound       ****       |            -----------------------------------------------            Description:                                                                                                            THIS  IS  AN  ARCADE PUZZLE GAME AT  IT'S  FINEST.          ACCOLADE HAS  GONE  OUT  OF THEIR  WAY TO CREATE A          TETRIS  STYLE GAME THAT IS FAR MORE ENJOYABLE THAN          ANY OTHER GAME OF IT'S TYPE.  IT IS A  COMBINATION          OF TETRIS AND ARKANOID, BUT WITH A TWIST.  YOU MAY          MOVE THE PIECES THAT  ARE  FALLING TO  ANYWHERE ON          THE PLAY FIELD.  IF YOU DROP A  BRICK ONTO ANOTHER          FALLING BRICK, THEY BOTH FALL.  YOU MAY  PLAY WITH          A MOUSE (EASIEST), KEYBOARD, OR  JOYSTICK  IF  YOU          WISH.  THERE  ARE  FOUR  MUSIC  STYLES  AND   FOUR          DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF THIS GAME.                                                                                      Opinion:                                                                                                                GREAT GAME!  IT  WILL  PROVIDE  HOURS OF ENJOYMENT          FOR MOST PEOPLE!  IT'S A KEEPER!  PUT IT THIS WAY,          I DON'T LIKE TETRIS  OR ANY OF IT'S  VARIANTS, BUT          THIS GAME IS ADDICTIVE!  IF  YOU HAVE A DAY OR TWO          TO KILL, THEN GRAB THIS GAME!                                                                                           Installation Notes:  Unzip & Play                           Review Time:  130                                           DOCs Available:  None.                                      CHTs Available:  None.                                                                                                  Reviewed By:  Rip Torn                                                                                                   -----------------------------------------------            | Playability ********** Originality *******    |           | Graphics    *********  Sound       ********   |            -----------------------------------------------            