Duke Nukem 3D exposed
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3D Realms' $39.99 Duke Nukem 3D computer action game boasts a true 3-D gaming environment, exceptional game play, the ability to play over a network and plenty of violent excitement. The product is based on 3D Realms' Build graphics software, which allows developers to create advanced 3-D games. The plot driving the game is insubstantial but provides enough reason for players to direct a heavily armed character, Duke Nukem, to destroy aliens that have invaded downtown Los Angeles. Players can choose from an array of five weapons to destroy the aliens and are often rewarded with gory graphics. The company successfully designed the game to provide a 360-degree view of the character's environment at any time. Solo play is often challenging because the game's artificial intelligence makes the aliens difficult to kill.
Publication Name: PC Entertainment
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 1093-295X
Year: 1996
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Air Power
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Mindscape's $40 Air Power air combat and strategy game has a cool story line, impressive aircrafts and Super VGA graphics. Game playing consists of choosing the personage of one of four Dukes trying to claim victory over the country of Karanthia. Each Duke has a fleet of eight different aircraft, which consist of a bomber and heavy and light configuration planes. Each plane has individual performance characteristics, which have a slight learning curve. Air Power continues its developers' tradition of questionable flight models, clumsy controls and poor sound. The game is not easy to use and is quite hard to master, requiring the memorization of several keys. The sound is below average, with faint engine sounds and deafening gunfire. Systems will require heavy tuning to maximize the Super VGA graphics.
Publication Name: PC Entertainment
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 1093-295X
Year: 1996
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Rebel assault II: the hidden empire
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LucasArts Entertainment's $44.95-$55.95 Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire structurally is virtually identical to the original Rebel Assault. It has 15 levels of play, offers more assistance,and has a similar mix of ground-based and flying missions and basic game-playing mechanics. This version is a quantum leap in graphics. It delivers 246 colors and real-life actor characters. Overall, the game's graphical appearance is as realistic as the movie on which the game is based. It has top-notch sound effects. On the downside, the audio suffers when playing the movie's theme song with scratchy and compressed results. While not nearly perfect, its game play is vastly improved. A mouse is the most useful peripheral. A joystick is inadequate for ground-based missions but ideal for flying action.
Publication Name: PC Entertainment
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 1093-295X
Year: 1996
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