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-- City of Gold --
Sent in by: Michael Raymond
456 Jamesway Dr.
Eaton, OH 45320
Electronic Arts (EA) has another
winner in its latest release, 'The
Seven Cities of Gold'. This game is
a product of the Bunten brothers and
follows on the heels of their highly
successful game, 'MULE'. Mule was
selected as the best Strategy Game of
1983 by INFOWORLD Magazine and Best
Multi-player Game of 1983 by ELEC-
TRONIC Games. The Bunten brothers have
once again displayed their design
talent in creating this new game.
'Seven Cities' recreates The Age of
Discovery and Spanish Conquest in the
New World (1492-1540), plus totally
new worlds to conquer! The 'World
Maker' program is a sophisticated
model of geological, ecological and
cultural factors. For example, it
takes into consideration the concept
of 'cultural diffusion' in the loca-
tion and level of civilization of
communities. The levels of civiliza-
tion range from small, poor hunting
socities to empires built on advanced
agricultural foundations. The 'World
Maker' program is a major advance in
the art and science of game design.
The standard game permits a novice,
journeyman, or master player to play
the role of a Spanish Conquistador.
In this role, the player must win
support from the Spanish Crown, outfit
an expedition, and explore new worlds.
The player is faced with many decis-
ions throughout the game: how many
ships, men, and goods to take; build
forts or missions; trade with or con-
quer tribes, or search for mines or
important geographical features. Each
decision is important in the overall
success of the player in winning the
game. Victory is determined by find-
ing at least 50% of the tribes, land,
and special features hidden in the
New World by the year 1540. In the
course of doing all of this, you can
be promoted or chastised by the King,
gain or lose great wealth, or die! All
done in very exciting and realistic
detail!
The game disk comes beautifully
packaged with a command card and a
brief, twelve page manual of player
tips, instructions, joystick control
information, and bibliography. The
disk is two sided; side one contains
the game program and side two contains
the 'World Maker' program. The player
must use a blank, formatted disk to
transfer the 'world' created from
the 'World Maker' program. The whole
process takes about fifteen mintues to
do. However, once a world is created
it only takes a short time to load
the game program and insert the world
disk.
'Seven Cities' has some very nice
features worth mentioning: music of
the period, high resolution graphics
(you love the natives and the maps
are accurate and beautiful to behold);
hidden villages in the journeyman and
master level games, and a routine to
save games in progress. One of its
most outstanding features is its im-
pressive re-creation of the awe in-
spiring vastness and danger of two
continents. This feeling overcame me
on my first, unsuccessful, voyage
around the tip of South America! This
game will certainly bring down its
share of awards this year.
The only drawback to 'Seven Cities'
is the time it takes to play. This
will not be a problem for those gamers
who like to learn a little bit about
history, economics, and geography.
While there is plenty of mystery and
action in this game, 'Arcaders' will
probably not have the patience to
learn its subtleties. It takes just
the right balance of force, friend-
ship, manpower, and planning to win
this game. It possesses much play
value and should be a part of your
software library!
'The Seven Cities of Gold'
by Bill and Dan Bunten
From: Ozark Software and
Electronic Arts
2755 Campus Drive
San Mateo, Ca 94403
(415-571-7171)
Limited Warranty of 90 days
Cost: $39.95
After 90 days, replacement
cost: $7.50
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