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REVIEW
COMMANDER BLOOD from MINDSCAPE
FORMAT: PC/CD
DATE: DECEMBER
PRICE: N/A
From the makers of "Dragon Lore" and "Megarace" comes a space adventure
called "Commander Blood". It is not an adventure game like the "Space Quest"
series, for example, which features a control panel containing the common
icons such as talk, get, look, etc... But instead, the game is more closely
oriented to dialogues, puzzles and action. Using the CD-ROM format, Cryo
the developer managed to pack the game with 256 colors of impressive
animations, that rival those which were used in "Dragon Lore" and
"Megarace", and includes great original sound tracks.
When you start the game, you are captain of the Ark, Commander Blood,
and your mission will be to travel back through space and time to the Big
Bang so that Bob Morlock can see the awesome spectacle.
Bob Morlock is the oldest being in the universe aged over 800,000 years old,
and he wants answers to questions he has always asked himself during his
very long life. Where do I come from? Why am I living? And where am I
going? These are the questions that he wants to solve, and maybe traveling
through black holes to ultimately reach the famous Big Bang will help him in
his long-life quest.
However, being so old is quite unnatural and Bob spends most of his time in a
cryobox where he sleeps. His company, Kanary Corporation, spends a fortune
to keep him alive in this bunker. This journey would be impossible
for Bob without your help, and you will be his guide through the universe.
Helped by Honk, the on board computer, you will travel from planet to planet
in the galaxies and discover several species. In the beginning, only two
planets will be available on the map. Fortunately, when speaking with
people wisely, you will be able to obtain some coordinates of other planets.
On each planet you will be faced with new puzzles to solve, discover new
species, and gather information about other species, special locations and
peoples' history.
On the arrival to a new planet, the surface will be displayed with splendid
animations before landing to talk with the inhabitants. Dialogues use an
easy interface that lets you choose what you want to talk about. Do not
forget to click more than once on the same subject to see if the alien has
something more to say about it... it may surprise you by revealing new
coordinates! Rotoscoped video imaging was used for all the characters in
the game and they really come alive on the screen.
The game also features a television with six channels, each with programming
from different species. As some are scrambled, you will need a decoder to
view them all.
When the telephone rings and you answer it, a small video image will appear
on a monitor. It probably will be one of the following: messages from
aggressive species, coded messages or even an advertisement. Sometimes you
will even receive modem calls from a pirate in the galaxy who will help you
by providing you with some hints.
The cyberspace is a three-dimensional place where you will have to go if
you want to complete your quest. In there you will find something very
valuable that you will need to take. In this section of the game, you will
find yourself immersed in a virtual world made of real-time 3D rendered
graphics, and you will have a lot of fun surfing in the net.
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Conclusion│
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"Commander Blood" is another great looking game but when I played the game at
first, I started to lose interest. Fortunately, I kept playing and after
three hours, I found myself being amused by the characters and their sense of
humor, the great music and the amazing animations.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: │
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486 DX-33 MHz or better,
Min 4 MB memory,
MS-DOS 5.0 or later,
Hard drive required with 6MB free,
Single speed CD-ROM drive (150 Kb/s) or faster,
VGA 256 color graphic card and monitor,
Microsoft Mouse or 100% compatible,
Sound Blaster and compatibles.
───────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────
┌────────┐ ┌─────┐ │Mindscape,
│GRAPHICS├─────────────────┤ 91% │ │Priority House, Charles Avenue,
│SOUND ├─────────────────┤ 85% │ │Maltings Park, Burgess Hill,
│MUSIC ├─────────────────┤ 91% │ │West Sussex RH15 9PQ, England.
│GAMEPLAY├─────────────────┤ 78% │ │Tel: +44-(0)444-246-333
│INTEREST├─────────────────┤ 78% │ │
└────────┘ └─────┘ │Mindscape,
┌────────┐ ┌─────┐ │60 Leveroni Court,
│OVERALL ├─────────────────┤ 84% │ │Novato, CA 94949.
└────────┘ └─────┘ │Tel: 415-883-3000
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