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~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.