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- From: nicholk@cs.rhbnc.ac.uk (Nicholas J. Kingsley)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.reviews
- Subject: MINI-REVIEW: Another World
- Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.games
- Date: 21 May 1994 20:41:20 GMT
- Organization: The Amiga Online Review Column - ed. Daniel Barrett
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- Keywords: game, strategy, arcade, commercial
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- PRODUCT NAME
-
- Another World
-
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- BRIEF DESCRIPTION
-
- Another World is a game set in (logically enough) another world. The
- idea is to get out alive and back to Earth.
-
-
- AUTHOR/COMPANY INFORMATION
-
- Name: Delphine Software
- Address: US GOLD
- Birmingham, England
-
-
- LIST PRICE
-
- 14.95 UK pounds (budget)
-
-
- SPECIAL HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
-
- HARDWARE
-
- The box just says it's compatible with the Amiga 500, 500+,
- 600, 1500, and 2000.
-
- However, as it's compatible with the A600, it should work on
- an A1200.
-
- It should work with accelerators, although the game may go
- too fast.
-
- SOFTWARE
-
- None given.
-
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- COPY PROTECTION
-
- The game comes on two disks. The disks are themselves un-protected
- and thus are copyable. However, every time you play the game you do have to
- enter in a code (from the supplied code wheel). Once slight error and you
- have to re-load the game.
-
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- REVIEW
-
- Once you are past the protection system (see above), you are shown a
- very well animated introduction. Once you've seen it a few times, you may
- want to skip it. Unfortunately, for some reason this is not possible, and
- so you have to sit and watch it. However, once past the intro, the main
- game is only a short load and a disk swap away.
-
- The object of the game is to get to the next level intact, while
- solving some devilish puzzles along the way.
-
- The first level sees you materialising in some water, where you must
- swim to the surface before you become octopus food. On this first level,
- the quality of the graphics will get you and you'll decide whether you will
- like the game or not.
-
- Although the puzzles are not particularly hard, you may feel that
- dying for the umpteenth time at the hands of some killer worms is getting to
- be rather annoying. However, come what may, you should continue just to get
- the code word for the next level.
-
- As I said previously, the graphics and animation are very well done,
- and in the case of the animation, it is very smooth. However, it's the main
- sprite (your character) that lets things down - at times it appears that
- he's skating instead of walking, and often you find that the collision
- detection, is at times poor, although it does work in your favour.
-
- Overall, it's a excellent game graphically, and has very good
- gameplay, although it can be quite hard at times. It is well worth buying,
- especially at budget prices.
-
- - Nicholas J. Kingsley
- nicholk@cs.rhbnc.ac.uk
-
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