Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!news.funet.fi!ngw!news.funet.fi!not-for-mail From: "Scott A. May" Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Subject: Re: Games reviews? Date: 12 Feb 1994 22:20:49 +0200 Organization: FUNET-NGW Lines: 25 Sender: daemon@news.funet.fi Distribution: alt Message-ID: Reply-To: "Scott A. May" NNTP-Posting-Host: news.funet.fi Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Return-Path: <@UCCVMA.UCOP.EDU,@CMSA.BERKELEY.EDU:smay01@BIGCAT.MISSOURI.EDU> Comments: To: Kaho Chan Comments: cc: Multiple recipients of list CDROM-L To: CDROM-L Redistribution In-Reply-To: <9402112329.AA23067@bigcat.missouri.edu> On Fri, 11 Feb 1994, Kaho Chan wrote: > >>Anyone got reviews for games like _The Journeyman Project_, _Iron Helix_, > >>_Legend of Kyrandia_, _XF5700_? Or a site where I can get them? > > > > > > I dunno about a site, but the magazine Computer Game Review And CD- > >ROM Entertainment recently rated several on your list. Most users have > >been disappointed in The Journeyman Project and Iron Helix, and Legend of > >Kyrandia was deemed 'too easy'. Both of those rags are worthless, but... Journeyman is indeed SLOW as hell (step-based movement) and although the graphics are nice, they are terribly dithered (in the conversion from Mac to MPC). Journeyman's best assets are its great sound f/x. Iron Helix is also being slammed, but personally I find it fun. Not too big, but fast and interesting (has three skill levels that change how the game plays). Here's my current favorite MPC game: C.H.A.O.S. Continuum from Creative Multimedia. It has the best SVGA graphics I've seen in a CD game. The step-based movement is a tad slow, but workable. Scott