IMG Game Poll If you would like to rate some of your favorite (or not-so-favorite) games and possibly win a copy of F/A-18 Hornet compliments of Graphic Simulations, just print and fill out the Game Poll form bundled with this issue. Top Selling Software Compiled from information received in the IMG game poll. Results are published bi-monthly. Rank Game 1 Pathways Into Darkness 2 Civilization 3 Hellcats over the Pacific 4 Might & Magic III 5 Prince of Persia 6 Spaceward Ho! 3.0 7 The Journeyman Project (CD-ROM) 8 Iron Helix (CD-ROM) 9 Hellcats: Missions at Leyte Gulf 10 Out of this World IMG Game Poll Scores Scores are averaged using the six categories in the game poll. The overall score is weighted 50 percent while graphics, sound, speed, interface, and playability count for 10 percent each for a total of 100 percent. The following ratings have a minimum of 5 respondents. 1 - Poor 2 - Fair 3 - Good 4 - Excellent 5 - Sublime Score Game 4.53 Hellcats: Missions at Leyte Gulf 4.52 Monkey Island 2 4.33 Gravis GamePad 4.32 Monkey Island 1 4.29 Hellcats over the Pacific 4.27 Maelstrom (shareware) 4.25 Pathways Into Darkness* 4.23 Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis 4.22 4-D Boxing 4.20 Space Madness 4.14 Heaven & Earth 4.13 Prince of Persia 4.10 King's Quest 6 4.09 Civilization 4.09 Might & Magic III 4.04 Eight Ball Deluxe 4.03 RoboSport 3.99 Oxyd (shareware) 3.96 Spectre 3.94 Gravis MouseStick II 3.93 Spectre Supreme 3.93 Spaceward Ho! 3.93 Mission Thunderbolt 3.91 SC Out 3.88 The Journeyman Project (CD-ROM) 3.87 Shanghai II 3.84 Tesserae 3.83 Out of this World 3.82 Lemmings 3.80 Super Tetris 3.78 PGA Tour Golf 3.78 3 in Three 3.78 The Iron Helix (CD-ROM) 3.75 Tristan 3.66 Sim City 3.65 The Tinies 3.58 Space Quest 4 3.58 Pararena 3.55 Warlords 3.53 Railroad Tycoon 3.53 Spaceship Warlock (CD-ROM) 3.51 Oids 3.50 Sim Ant 3.43 Loom 3.42 Sim Life 3.42 V for Victory 2 3.38 Hell Cab* (CD-ROM) 3.31 Strategic Conquest 3.0 3.30 V for Victory 3.28 Leisure Suit Larry 5 3.26 King's Quest 5 3.26 Willy Beamish 3.26 Vette 3.17 Sim Earth 3.15 Falcon MC 3.15 Pax Imperia 2.92 Bane of Cosmic Forge 2.86 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2.85 Stellar 7 2.83 Harpoon 2.80 Mutant Beach 2.74 Might & Magic II 2.69 Secret of the Silver Blades 2.58 A-Train 2.58 Heart of China 2.13 Capitalist Pig 2.01 Red Baron Reader Feedback MYST: MYST features an excellent sound system! The game moves very fast and has excellent graphics. The storyline is unique (there are no instructions for the game, you just fall into the world), and you simply are put into an alternate world and must figure out what you are doing there. The game is truly another world. Brian M. Amira - Reno, Nevada Off all the CD ROM games for the Mac, MYST is simply the most enjoyable. It’s combination of rich graphics, eerie music and sound effects, engrossing plot and most importantly, fast game speed, make this a hit. A must for CD ROM drive owners. Wan Chun Hung - Santa Barbara, California Pathways Into Darkness: Pathways latched onto me like a two ton oyster and wouldn’t let go. If Jason Jones follows on the expectations raised in his interview regarding future projects, I don’t think 5 will be high enough on the rating scale. Draeger Martinez - Sacramento, California Chuck Yeager’s Air Combat: CYAC is not as clean and simple as Hellcats (with which all Macintosh flight simulators will be compared, yes?)... as an overall product Hellcats is simpler, easier to get into. What CYAC has over Hellcats is playability, the different planes, and the many different missions score much higher than Hellcats. Robert D. Novo - New York, New York Crystal Crazy: This is a really good game. Challenging with some good surprises, most likely you won’t get bored of this one. Bradford Chase - Newton, Mass.