The Dark Eye
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Inscape's $49.95 The Dark Eye adventure game has been hailed by the media and its designers as the next-level in interactive storytelling. The Dark Eye is the written world of Edgar Allen Poe in a 3D play-with-me computer gaming environment. It has a complex structure that utilizes a waking state for exploring the main character's mansion and a nightmare state for exploring alternate realities. The two realities are used to produce interactive renditions of three Poe stories. Professional actors provide impressive voice acting. The game features fantastic sound and score design and impressive Super VGA graphics. The game suffers from less-than-perfect graphics performance, technical glitches and some poor design decisions. Puzzles that must be solved for advancement proved to be distracting to the overall narrative. The game designer's choice to offer game play from different views diminishes the intensity of Poe's original words,
Publication Name: PC Entertainment
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 1093-295X
Year: 1996
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Capitalism
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Interactive Magic's $59.95 Capitalism business simulation game is excruciatingly detailed and complicated, but it can also be surprisingly engrossing. The objective is to dominate the market in the game's 18 industries, which range from food to electronics to cosmetics. The game has a steep learning curve that begins at the setup program. Players must consider 16 different factors before even beginning the game. Players wishing to attain a full understanding of the game are advised to work through the eight sample games and study the 153-page manual. Game play involves operating a variety of businesses in order to produce and sell products. The game includes over 12 multilayered reports that can contain thousands of pieces of information. Its primary display is crammed with 14 buttons and multiple menus and sections. Players who can overcome the game's learning curve will appreciate its depth and textbook challenges.
Publication Name: PC Entertainment
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 1093-295X
Year: 1996
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Exploration
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Interactive Magic's $54.95 Exploration strategy game suffers from a hefty price tag, shallow game play and stodgy graphics. Players take on the role of a European explorer, whose goal is to explore the world and build an empire. The turn-based game spans the years of 1492 to 1789, but it generally ignores history. The most interesting element is the no-name Catholic Church, which acts as the guardian of peace. This element forces players into taking a more strategic approach, since aggression could result in colonial wars and excommunication. Although Exploration's digitized music is impressive, its sound effects are minimal. Players have little control over their empires or economies, and battles are depicted using crude animations. Exploration simply does not provide enough fun to justify its high price tag.
Publication Name: PC Entertainment
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 1093-295X
Year: 1996
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