mnu@INEL.GOV (Rick Morneau) (02/28/91)
Howdy!
I'm looking for an enjoyable strategic game for the Amiga. Recently,
someone suggested "Overlord" and "Awesome". Before I buy, however,
I'd like to learn more about them. If anyone can answer all or some
of the following questions, I'd greatly appreciate hearing from you:
1. Is the game realistic? Recently, I played "Imperium" and
gave up in disgust with its unrealistic limitations.
(As one-of-many examples, you're only allowed to build
ships on one planet at a time, even if you have several,
hi-tech, industrialized planets. Arrrrrgggghhhh!)
2. Is it a fast-paced game? "Stellar Conquest" and "Empire"
are fast-paced, but lack substance. "Lords of the Rising
Sun" is slow and clunky and ridiculous at times with
its silly, time-consuming, and unnecessary messages.
"Imperium" requires the patience of Job, taking forever
to do the simplest things. "Reach for the Stars" moves
along well, but has other problems and limitations.
3. Is the game easy to configure to a user's tastes, or is
everything set in concrete? Can you choose the number
of computer-controlled opponents and their characteristics?
Can you fine-tune the costs of items and their construction
times? Can you generate your own map of the world or
galaxy?
4. Is the game fun? And, even more importantly, why do you
think it's fun? What unusual features of the game do
you find especially impressive?
5. Can the game be installed on a hard disk?
6. What type of copy protection is used?
I realize that I'm seeking the perfect strategic game, and I know
that I won't find it. However, any help in my search will be
greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Rick
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A warning about Awesome, arcade sequnces are a MAJOR portion of the game.. and they're very difficult IMHO. Plus Awesome has loads of other problems as well (my upcoming review of it in Compute/AR is not nice to it :-/ )... If you're looking for a strategy game with arcade sequences Psygnosis' Carthage is a better choice than Awesome... +-- Graham Kinsey IP06106@Portland.CAPS.Maine.edu P/Link: G KINSEY --+ | You know, computers are just like ST:TNG.... | | Amiga == Wesley (Brilliant kid, but whines too much) | +------------------ (with apologies to Eric Giguere) ------------------+