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REVIEW
VOYEUR from INTERPLAY
FORMAT: PC/CD
DATE: DECEMBER
PRICE: N/A
If you are keen about video games (which is surely the case!), you must have
seen all kinds of them, from adventure games to strategic games or simply
those from the arcade. Nevertheless, the principle of this game is,
slightly different, and the title "Voyeur" could have one think that it is
something more or less erotic, but even if this is not the case, it remains
rather immoral.
In effect, your role is not the most recommendable. In order to discover
what is going on in Hawke's manor, situated just in front of your own
place, you will not have any misgivings about using a telescope to spy and
gather, if possible, evidence about what is going on over there.
The owner of the manor, Reed Hawke, president of Hawke Industries, has
decided to be a candidate in the next presidential elections of the United
States. To announce his candidature to his close relatives, he has invited
all the members of his family over for the weekend, not knowing that some of
them do not wish to see him become president. One of them is even prepared
to reveal a sinister family secret which can jeopardize and even destroy any
possible careers. Hawke will do everything within his power to make sure no
one talks, and you risk being the only witness to the crime.
Still, let us not get ahead of ourselves, suspects are not only the criminals
and it is up to you to discover the true identity of the killer. To do this
you possess a camerascope equipped with a telephoto lens which permits you
to automatically record all the scenes and evidence you find. As you focus
your objective lens on each window of the manor, the cursor will change to
indicate what type of activity is taking place at that moment in the room.
An eye indicates a video scene, an ear indicates an audio scene, and a
magnifying glass means that evidence is available. The video scenes are
very realistic and well produced, giving the player more joy and
establishing an even greater atmosphere of a political thriller.
All throughout the game, you have the possibility to watch what you have
recorded on the video tape using your VCR. You can also, at any moment,
call the police to reveal to them what you have seen. A detective will then
come to see you and ask to see your video tape. If it does not contain
enough evidence to expose Hawke's criminal intentions, the detective will
tell you and you will be ignored. If the contrary is true, congratulations!
On the other hand, your role is also to try and save a member of the family
who is in danger. In order to accomplish this, it is possible for you to
send the video tape containing the scene which announces the imminent danger
to the right person. That person could then try to escape in time and expose
Hawke's evil intentions. If you end up sending the video to the wrong
person, be prepared for the worst.
Time is an important factor in the game. In effect, you have only one
weekend to gather up all your clues, evidence, and to act before Reed Hawke
holds his press conference on Monday morning.
In each game of "Voyeur", a different member of the family will try to
betray Hawke, and you will have to play many times to see all the schemes
and traps. Good luck and do not get caught!
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: │
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386 DX-33 MHz or better,
Min 4 MB memory,
MS-DOS 3.3 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 Pro, Pro Audio Spectrum and compatibles.
───────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────
┌────────┐ ┌─────┐ │Interplay Productions Ltd.
│GRAPHICS├─────────────────┤ 91% │ │71 Milton Park,
│SOUND ├─────────────────┤ 92% │ │Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RR, England.
│MUSIC ├─────────────────┤ 92% │ │Tel: +44-(0)235-821-666
│GAMEPLAY├─────────────────┤ 88% │ │
│INTEREST├─────────────────┤ 89% │ │Interplay Productions Inc.
└────────┘ └─────┘ │17922 Fitch Avenue,
┌────────┐ ┌─────┐ │Irvine, CA 92714.
│OVERALL ├─────────────────┤ 90% │ │Tel: 714-553-6655
└────────┘ └─────┘ │
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