~Alien Virus

Animated Adventure by FUNSOFT


Reviewed by Lu Richardson
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Yes, we've been there before.  We've been in a space station, 
minding our own business, looking for somebody, and suddenly we 
realise something funny is going on; and you can bet your moustache 
something dire will happen unless we intervene with our usual 
flair.

We have also seen the interface: USE, TAKE, OPEN and CLOSE, and make 
do with that.  It's yet another one of those jobs in which you have 
to swing the cursor carefully over the whole screen; and you know, 
don't you, that you aren't going to spot something or other which 
you will need 24 rooms further on.

Ah, but have you ever seen such pretty graphics?  Really, each 
scenario is so beautifully depicted, you could easily miss that vital
item.  You'll just stand there saying "Oh, Ah!".  And as for the 
cinematic sequences, why, it's well worth getting killed just to see 
them.

But don't ask me about the sounds.  Please, don't.  Just imagine you 
hear the doors open and shut, and broken cables sparking, etc., and 
leave it turned off.  Trust me on this.  The noises will irritate 
you to death!

So, what we have here is yet another CD adventure, somewhat long,
with interesting puzzles, to be sure, and novel and visually 
pleasing ways of solving them, though some are quite illogical:  
but, really, the only outstanding thing about it are the graphics.  
Apart from that, nothing exceptional in the way of adventuring.  

Furthermore, this game suffers from a major flaw, and that is 
orientation.  You never know in which direction you are going!  
Sadly, it does not generate that urge to go on.  No matter how good 
it looks, there just have to be better ways of spending your money.