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The Best on the Boards
Copyright (c) 1993, Russell Mirabelli
All rights reserved
Many bulletin boards across the nation have a huge amount of
software to choose from for download. Most have so many titles
that determining which ones might be worth the download time is
difficult. In this column, I will attempt to help you sort through
the huge morass of shareware available and let you know which
titles I feel are worth your evaluation. All the software reviewed
in this column is available on many bulletin boards throughout the
country. If you have difficulty locating a particular title, I
recommend that you contact its author at the address listed.
One of the recent trends in the commercial game market is
the horror genre, and Apogee software is joining in the fray
with their release MONSTER BASH. Weighing in at over 900k of
download time and well over 1MB of disk space (more for the release
version), monster bash is a great run-and-shoot style adventure
game. Its graphics are just a little bit on the horrific side,
but not so much as to cause any real concern.
Monster Bash supports joystick as well as keyboard controls, and
soundblaster/adlib cards are supported. This recent trend by the
major shareware game manufacturers to support these cards is
quite appreciated.
Monster Bash does require quite a bit of free memory to run, so
this can be a problem if you keep a lot of drivers loaded. Most
games have this problem these days, so you should be prepared
for this problem.
In Monster bash, Johnny Dash's dalmation, Tex, has been
kidnapped. As is usual, it is your job as JD to free all the
pets kidnapped and save the world from the scourge of all
humanity (of course, just as in every other game). You
are equipped with a magical slingshot that never runs out of
stones and can mutate if you jump and grab certain icons.
Although it is a quite large download, I feel that Monster Bash
is a really interesting and fun game, at least for a little
while. This reviewer has no fondness for PC arcade games (that's
why I got a SEGA), but Monster Bash may very well be just the
thing that some other gamers are looking for.
For your $39.00 registration fee, you receive hint/cheat sheets
and two more sets of levels (and even better graphics!). Apogee
is also one of the largest game companies in existence (even
though it is a shareware company) and boasts great service.
My rating for MONSTER BASH: (1-10)
Value 7
Graphics 8
Action 7
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Overall 7
Monster Bash is a well-executed arcade game for the PC with
innovative, fresh graphics and good action.
MONSTER BASH
APOGEE SOFTWARE
PO Box 496389
Garland, TX 75049
If you are a shareware author and would like to see your product
reviewed in this column, please contact me either via e-mail at
the STTS bulletin board, through RIME (->SUNLIGHT), P&BNet, TTN (Net
Chat conference) or via conventional mail. My conventional
mail address is:
Russell Mirabelli
1216 Lamar Blvd E #508
Arlington, TX 76011