lenscap@tlvx.UUCP (Medic) (10/13/90)
I just recently purchased A 10 Tank Killer after seeing it being demonstrated
on a VGA IBM. Needless to say I was impressed with the demonstration version
that I saw, but when I loaded the Amiga version I was somewhat disappointed
with the PATCH / PORT OVER JOB that was done. Before I "Flamed" let me explain
The game/graphics port over was really great overall, but I think that they
could have done a much better job with the digitized pictures. They are
nothing more than redigitized IBM VGA pictures and a lot of detail has been
"Washed Out". The Amiga is capable of displaying MUCH better pictures than
what you see when playing the game.
This is my opinion though,
Later,
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:-)UD118950@NDSUVM1.BITNET (Tony Bruno) (02/17/91)
This message is a warning to all flight simulator enthusiasts. Under no condition buy A-10 Tank Killer by Dynamix. My complaints are as follows: 1. Update speed - The best way to describe the update speed on this sorry excuse for a combat game is to make everything think hard and remember flying SubLogic's Flight Simulator II on a C-64. That's right, that bad. Oh, the designers give you the option of adjusting your detail level, but when you get it to a semi- acceptable level, you are flying in a *boring* ladscape. Yich. 2. Aircraft interfaces - GAG! Who designed this mess? The interfaces are unatural and unrealistic, and the HUD is blocky and emberassing. The "Digitized images" are terrible, and the sound stinks. 3. Graphics as a whole - Rotten. The box proudly proclaims realsitc graphics with shading and the like. What you get is blocky, boring images that would look more at home on an IBM 8088 than an Amiga. Overall, four thumbs down. (Yes, it's really that bad.) I must admit that I am to blame for my purchase. Some time ago, I flew this sim on a 286 12 mhz machine and really enjoyed it. I reasoned that, after the very good port of F-19 I flew, which easily matched a 286 16 mhz performance, then the port for A-10 would be very nice indeed. Wrong answer. I cannot stress how bad this sim really is. My only consoloation is that someone might not be parted with their hard-earned cash when they see the box on their local gaming shelf. Thanks for reading. A-10 Tank Killer grade: f ... - Tony Bruno ud118950@ndsuvm1 "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Communications specialist Lord my soul to keep...If I should die English/Honors Major Before I wake...then someone gets University of North Dakota another doughnut for breakfast!" (701)-772-2599 --Dennis Miller
bryanh@amix.commodore.com (Bryan Harpel) (02/18/91)
Although I agree with the graphics and some sound problems, I think
the game is still highly playable. I have a 68030 which really gets the
game hopping. I know that not every one has an accelerator which was a
bad move on their part, but they must be commended for remembering about
those of us who do! :)
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"You will die by my hand, For it is I who rule the land"kurt@tc.fluke.COM (Kurt Guntheroth) (02/18/91)
I mostly agree. After you've flown a simulation like Falcon, you will find the HUD primitive. It shows only airspeed and elevation, and weapon status. There is no artificial horizon, no throttle level indicator. The landscape generation is weak, slow, and slightly buggy. There are bugs in the musical score, little bursts of noise in the middle of the music. It's like they forgot to include one of the instruments' voice waveforms, so a burst of noise is played instead. And the music is sort of humdrum. On the plus side, it isn't protected by anything, and it works on a hard disk. It also works on the A3000, even under 2.0. One other thing about it, it's sort of fun to fly. It is a different experience than, say, Falcon, where you do all your combat at 30000 ft and 400 mph. In A10 you are following the terrain, swooping up roads to pounce on convoys, etc. You are so close to the ground you always have to watch your altitude when you turn or you'll screw yourself into the ground. That doesn't happen on Falcon. I sort of think A10 has its place. I wouldn't compare it to Falcon and I wouldn't pay full price for it.
JFS10@psuvm.psu.edu (Jonathan Swaby) (02/19/91)
In article <91047.173849UD118950@NDSUVM1.BITNET>, Tony Bruno <UD118950@NDSUVM1.BITNET> says: >This message is a warning to all flight simulator enthusiasts. >Under no condition buy A-10 Tank Killer by Dynamix. >My complaints are as follows: >1. Update speed - Not only is the update speed slow, but the game in general is slow. Load- ing seems to take forever. I did not seem that slow on the IBM. I am glad I have a HD. >2. Aircraft interfaces - >GAG! Who designed this mess? The interfaces are unatural and unrealistic, >and the HUD is blocky and emberassing. The "Digitized images" are terrible, >and the sound stinks. I was truely shocked to see the graphics on both the IBM version and the Amiga version. I have a tank game by Dynamix for the IBM that is good. When it came out the graphics were great. I think now that they are better any of the other tank games. I don't know why they changed things for A10. >3. Graphics as a whole - >Rotten. The box proudly proclaims realsitc graphics with shading and the >like. >What you get is blocky, boring images that would look more at home on an IBM >8088 than an Amiga. >Overall, four thumbs down. (Yes, it's really that bad.) I also agree. I think that both the IBM and Amiga versions are bad. >I must admit that I am to blame for my purchase. Some time ago, I flew this >sim on a 286 12 mhz machine and really enjoyed it. I reasoned that, after >the very good port of F-19 I flew, which easily matched a 286 16 mhz >performance, then the port for A-10 would be very nice indeed. Wrong answer. >I cannot stress how bad this sim really is. My only consoloation is that >someone might not be parted with their hard-earned cash when they see the >box on their local gaming shelf. I am proud to say that I did not buy it. It was a gift from my little sister. I knew it was bad on the IBM, but I hoped it would be better on Amiga. Not all companies do straight ports of their software. The game theme has or had potential. I love flight simulators and the A10 is on of my favorite planes. Maybe someone else will come out with a good A10 flight simulator. >Thanks for reading. Yes, Thanx for reading Jonathan Swaby Penn State University