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REVIEW
STAR TRAIL from SIR-TECH
FORMAT: PC-PC/CD
DATE: DECEMBER
PRICE: US $69.95/$79.95
Star Trail is one of the most complete fantasy role-playing games around.
You are to lead a team of six adventurers who have been given the mission of
retrieving the Salamander Stone. This ancient artifact was created years ago
as a sign of everlasting friendship. But now the Elves and the Dwarves are
in conflict. If the attack of the Orcs is to be stopped, it will only be
when this internal quarrel ends. Their friendship now lies in your hands.
The game is entirely based upon a role-playing game called "Das Schwarze
Auge". If you are familiar with this game you can play it in advanced mode.
You can make every decision yourself, such as deciding which characteristic
will be increased when you have enough experience points. For the non-
connoisseurs you can play the game in novice mode. As in any other
Heroic-Fantasy game, you create your own team from the various races and
classes: warrior, dwarf, magician, green elf, and druid (there is always
the possibility of the pregenerated players). Then you are ready for the real
adventure!!
It is not a game of dragon slaying and opening doors to get to the treasure
room. Of course there are combats, but there is also information to be
found in a tavern or a temple, astral points and spells. You must choose
the right way between different locations and by the way there is a very nice
map of the land, also the city life, bargaining, cheating, doing
your shopping, pick-pocketing, etc... you have organized shifts during the
night to avoid nasty surprises in the camp. All the elements are there to
make this game like a real fantasy role-playing game.
The 3D presentation of the combat phase is very good. All the participants
are represented in their respective places. First you have to move close to
your enemy and only then can you hit him. Or you can choose the backrow
fight with projectiles and magic. But if you are not that interested
in strategies and tactics you can select to have the computer to fight in
your place.
The automap option is very useful, and it is a must for a game of this type.
You only have four directions (E.W.N.S) and you move from square to square
with a smooth scrolling movement. This particular gimmick is a great
addition to the game panel. Of course there are numerous sceneries,
non-player characters, monsters, weapons by the dozen, armors and even
magical items.
There are also some animations in 256 color VGA accompanied with speeches.
The digitalized voices (CD included, Disk special package) give you a good
feeling about the game.
Another interesting feature of the game is the logbook. You can record any
information you received or conversation you make automatically. You can
also add any personal comments anywhere inside it. This brings to an end
the notes written on small sheets of paper that you lose when you need them.
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Conclusion│
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This is a complete, very easy to use role-playing simulation of an heroic
fantasy world. Either you choose to let the computer do all the difficult
work (fights, players' improvement) or you decide to do it yourself.
The 256 color graphics are numerous and various with many animations and
digitalized voices to accompany them.
All the required features are present: automap, logbook, character review
screens, magical powers, monsters, dwarves and elves, ...
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: │
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386 SX-25 MHz or better,
Min 4 MB memory,
MS-DOS 3.1 or later,
Hard drive required,
Single speed CD-ROM drive (150 Kb/s) or faster,
VGA 256 color graphic card and monitor,
Microsoft Mouse or 100% compatible and joysticks supported,
Sound Blaster and compatibles.
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┌────────┐ ┌─────┐ │Sir-Tech Software Inc.
│GRAPHICS├─────────────────┤ 88% │ │P.O. Box 245,
│SOUND ├─────────────────┤ 93% │ │Ogdensburg Business Center, Suite 2E,
│MUSIC ├─────────────────┤ 95% │ │Ogdensburg, NY 13669.
│GAMEPLAY├─────────────────┤ 90% │ │Tel: 800-447-1230
│INTEREST├─────────────────┤ 92% │ │ 315-393-6451
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│OVERALL ├─────────────────┤ 91% │ │
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