wdao@castor.usc.edu (Walter Dao) (06/19/89)
1) stuff to try:
If you have Arkanoid II (revenge of doh), then you will be able to see the
face of RoboCop if you keep on pressing the left mouse button when
you boot up the game.
2) I have played for you :
Katakis/Denaris and R-Type .
They both have the same idea behind the game : fly into a cave , destroy
everything that moves and collect all the extra weaponry available.
first : katakis (later renamed Denaris).
a very HARD game. The animation is not very polished, the
enemy ships have a tendency to be half visible (hmm do I see some
sprite multiplexers here ? hmmm....)
Load time is very infuriating exspecially after one of your ships
explode ... Music and presentation is ok, not great .
second: R-Type .
ohhhhhhh! what a marvel ... smooth animation, sprites, gameplay
that is increasingly hard ... good , very good presentation.
the colors of the sprites are very well chosen, very clear.
(unlike some games which uses 10,000 shades of the same color and
make it hard on the eyes after a few hours of gameplay).
remark : these 2 games were programmed by the same team : FACTOR S.
(ahh those german people ....)
conclusion:
Get R-Type , forget Denaris. Those guys have learnt their lessons while
writing Katakis. They have applied their knowledge on R-Type.
ok, that's it for now .
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