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By Andy Maddock
As you can see from this
screenshot, the sequel to Alien
Breed 30 is looking pretty good
people prefer to play fast on
No news shocker
telephone conversations, but which one's best Hopefully
say, although we all I could find when I looked we'll have a definitive Doom
are brimming with was a hairy half-eaten apple. guide sometime during the
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By the end of the month my big
'News' file is usually brimming
. with faxes and transcribed
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But don't despair! There are
enough Doom clones coming
out over the next few months to
keep us going for ages. There
hove been so many. surely
everybody is losing track of
game-to reveal the champion
of champions. Sounds excitingl
Probably not.
Why don't you tell us what
you Think? Write to us at the
usual address.
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We can always rely on OTM for a bit of exclusive
rnews.
Yes, they're back with the latest Informo-
ation
on some new releases they've managed to
ilatch
Themselves onto.
d First up is a game entitled Wotchtower which
tIs
basically a top-down 'Commando'-style
oarcade
war game There'll be a simultaneous
two-player mode, several weapons. three different
types of terrain including desert. jungle
and city, six long and challenging missions,
adjustable skill levels, and end-of-level
guardians. Instead of it sounding like a first in
gaming entertainment, it looks like the old
arcade 'Commando' re-visited, jazzed up and
ready to roll.
The game's being developed by CyberArts.
a name that sounds familiar, but I can't think
why. They ore from Finland and apparently
ore set to thrill and excite games players
everywhere.
Guildhall Leisure have finally got around to releasing
their data disk for Gloom. It's called Gloom
Deluxe and features new levels, beasts and all
sorts of things.
The whole interface has now been re-written.
For example, you can now play via a modem,
choose a screen resolution as well as a screenmode,
and even play in a Workbench window.
You can now use the virtual i glosses as well as various
graphic cards. It is ECS and AGA compatible
and you can basically customise it completely to
suit your own needs. Finally, you can finally play it
in super Hiees.
The whole thing looks like a vast improveme
over the lost and hopefully we'll give it a full
low-down in the next month or two in our Doom
special. Hurrah!
No sooner had Alien Breed 3D hit the shelves than
Alien Breed 3D special edition Is already on its way,
The programmer has managed to re-write the
original 3D engine and managed to get the graphics
up to the level of Breathless and the brand new
Nemoc IV. Like Breathless, Alien Breed 3D will include
minor additions such as being able to look up
and down as well as major additions such as a level
editor.
There will be supports for graphic cards such as
Picasso II. and you will be able to alter the pixel ratio
from 2:2, 2:1 to 1:1. This is essential because some
a small screen, or dismiss the graphics for a full sized
screen. It's all down to a matter of taste and opinion.
You will be able to load all the original levels from Alien Breed 3D into the editor
and twist and change them as much as you like - or even design completely new
ones. Not only that, you will be able to draw your own aliens, add mission text, and
even make new sound effects.
From these screenshots It looks like this Is going to better the original Alien Breed 3D
and that got 91 per cent in our review, Can the best get better? We'll find out next
month when we'll hopefully bring you a full preview.
The whole
interface
is now
completely
configurable,
so you can
finally play it
how you
want to
The sequel
has now
arrived
with more
missions
than ever
before