tj@pons.cis.ohio-state.edu (Todd R Johnson) (06/30/91)
In article <18145@burdvax.PRC.Unisys.COM> dave@PRC.Unisys.COM (David Lee Matuszek) writes: >>Spaceship Warlock, CD-ROM Game by REACTOR, Inc. >>$89.95 + shipping from EduCorp >> >> >>Probably quite a few people have seen the ads for this game and asked >>themselves, Is there any way in Hell this thing might be worth $90? >>My intent here is to provide the information you need to answer this >>question. >> I agree with most of the review, but I must add that I think the interface is very poor and does not match the quality of the graphics and animation which are excellent. The mouse clicks aren't always recognized and it's not clear when you can click on something. Sometimes trying to click on an object will move you instead. If they had just changed the mouse pointer to indicate the direction of movement (as in Bard's Tale), the interface would have been a lot better. I must say, however, that the game is not worth $90. In our lab, an 8 year played through the entire game in just a few hours. I would put the value of the game at about $30---a price that can be achieved by splitting the cost between several people. ---Todd -- Todd R. Johnson tj@cis.ohio-state.edu Division of Medical Informatics--Laboratory for Knowledge Based Medical Systems Laboratory for AI Research The Ohio State University
danny@garnet.berkeley.edu (Danny Lee) (07/01/91)
In article <1991Jun29.190354.6191@cis.ohio-state.edu> tj@pons.cis.ohio-state.edu (Todd R Johnson) writes: >In article <18145@burdvax.PRC.Unisys.COM> dave@PRC.Unisys.COM (David Lee Matuszek) writes: >>>Spaceship Warlock, CD-ROM Game by REACTOR, Inc. >>>$89.95 + shipping from EduCorp >>> >>> > > I agree with most of the review, but I must add that I think >the interface is very poor and does not match the quality of the >graphics and animation which are excellent. The mouse clicks aren't >always recognized and it's not clear when you can click on something. >Sometimes trying to click on an object will move you instead. If they >had just changed the mouse pointer to indicate the direction of >movement (as in Bard's Tale), the interface would have been a lot >better. I must say, however, that the game is not worth $90. In our >lab, an 8 year played through the entire game in just a few hours. I >would put the value of the game at about $30---a price that can be >achieved by splitting the cost between several people. > I agree! I received the game as a birthday present and was very disappointed when I finished it in a matter of hours! The graphics are excellent, the sound marginal - should of used more of the audio track of the cd. The interface lacks a lot but what can you expect from the original creator of MacPlaymate and Virtual Vallerie? :^) -- Danny Lee danny@garnet.berkeley.edu 415.548.2173