Classic cartoons take an interactive turn
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Southpeak Interactive's entertaining $19.95 Looney Tunes Cosmic Capers Animated Jigsaws strategy game allows a player to assemble puzzles of their favorite Warner Brothers animated characters and watch the image turn into an animated cartoon. This CD-ROM product for Windows 95 and 98 goes beyond the traditional assembly of cardboard pieces by offering 48 different patterns of various configurations. Two-sided puzzles can help frustrated users, and an Auto Place feature automatically assembles all pieces except for the final move. The puzzles cover five ranges of difficulty for players ranging from adults to preschoolers. Cosmic Capers includes two interfaces, an adult-oriented one with pull-down menus and a superior interface for children that presents large cartoon icons featuring favorites such as Pepe Le Pew and Foghorn Leghorn. Looney Tunes' characters also seem to lend themselves well to computerized manipulation.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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Bringing extra passion to a fine romance
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Real World's $59.95 Ceremony of Innocence is a sophisticated CD-ROM computer game that follows written correspondence between artists who are in a transcontinental romance seeking a perfect opposite. The artists, Griffin and Sabine, are based on Nick Bantock's epistolary romance trilogy in which one of the characters may be imagined. Players can access postcards and letters as well as observe handwriting, typewriting, animation, film, music and spoken words. The voices of Isabella Rosellini, Paul McGann and Ben Kingsley lend professionalism and credibility. Participants interact with the story, but they must demonstrate patience by keeping track of the narrative and inspecting each image carefully. Ceremony of Innoncence frequently surpasses its printed source, such as its depictions of a goldfish and broken wineglass.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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Web sales fill gap left by software stores
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Speedserve's Gameserve.com Internet site is designed for expansive online video game shopping. Browsers can choose from among more than 10,000 console, PC and Mac titles, as well as a full game hardware line. Peripherals include more than 1,000 joysticks, action pads and steering wheels. Not only can consumers save as much as 20% on retail prices and expect shipment within 48 hours, they can avoid the limited popular offerings at traditional stores. Speedserve originated as an online bookseller before shifting to Gameserve.com and Videoserve.com, the largest international online video game store, in 1997. Video games and computer games accounted for $5.1 billion in 1997 for a 38% gain over 1996, according to the Interactive Digital Software Association.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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