Requirements: A Macintosh with 4MB of memory and at least a 68020 CPU. At least a 640x480 display with 256 colors. A hard drive with nearly 3MB available. System 6.0.7 or later (including system 7).
For U.S. orders and information call 800/200-4555, Monday-Friday, 9-5 ET. Outside the U.S. call 904/575-0566. FAX 904/575-2015. In Europe contact BrainStorm Software S.A., (33) 83-56-11-79 or FAX (33) 83-57-57-65.
A self-running demo of GATE is available on the major online services. The demo is approximately 1MB. You can also order the demo on disk directly from Seven Hills Software for $3.50. Seven Hills Software, 904/575-0566.
Deliverance. Inline Software has released Deliverance, an eight-level platform action game for the Macintosh. Featuring continuous scrolling, Deliverance brings a new level of sophistication to the world of Macintosh gaming.
The main character, Stormlord, must battle with mythical creatures in order to save fairies that have been imprisoned in a medieval castle. To navigate Stormlord through the first level, creatures must be slain and hidden keys must be found. Other levels include encounters with fire-breathing dragons, mechanical spiders, and poisonous gas machines. Battles are also fought in the dungeons of the castle and a forest where branches turn into spear-like warriors and bridges come to life. The final level takes place as an air battle where Stormlord rides atop a mechanical dragon and takes on flying warriors.
Deliverance has a suggested retail price of $49.95. It runs on all Macintoshes from the LC up, requires a hard disk, System 6.0.7 or higher, 16 or 265 colors or grays and 4MB RAM. Inline Software, 800/453-7671.
MacAttack. GameTek and New Reality Entertainment announce MacAttack, a fast-paced, arcade shoot-’em-up that is bound to take the imagination of Macintosh users by storm. Simple enough for the novice, yet addicting enough for the diehard game player.
MacAttack is a classic style arcade game with a modern look. The game play is similar to Tempest (the video arcade classic) or Arashi, with solid 3D-rendered objects replacing the wire-frame graphics. Suggested retail price is $29.99.
The current version of MacAttack will run on any Mac that can run 32-bit QuickDraw (examples are: SE30, Mac LC, IIci, IIsi, MacClassic II, Color Classic, Performa, Centris, Quadra etc.). A version that will run on older Macs is in the works! It will run in black & white, 16, or 256 color mode on any size monitor. MacAttack requires 2MB of free RAM to run in color and 1.2MB for black & white. (Minimum memory requirements are actually smaller than these if you wish to play in smaller window). GameTek, 305/935-3995.
Flight Commander. Flight Commander, the premiere release from Big Time Software Inc., is an entertainment program for the Macintosh that breaks new ground by simulating modern aircraft combat from a challenging perspective: that of squadron commander. Flight Commander combines the popular topic of modern military aviation with that of strategic planning. It challenges players to assume the roles of commanding officers, who must issue flight orders to individual pilots while conceiving and executing team-oriented battle plans in scenarios ranging from the Korean War to air engagements of the next century.
Flight Commander teaches modern tactical air operations by allowing the player to plan and execute each mission: everything from flight plans to weapons selection to combat maneuvers. In a field long dominated by programs that depend on hand-eye coordination, Flight Commander instead uses a game-turn system that challenges players’ creativity and tactical skills, not the speed of their trigger-fingers. Other features include multiple skill levels, computer-controlled wingmen, adjustable complexity/realism options, ground-attack and naval missions, and weather effects. Big Time Software, Inc., 410/366-8984.
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