Monthly Archives: August 1998
Mindscape – Creatures 2
Forget Tamagotchi. Those bleeping little LCD creations are nothing compared to the artificial life in Creatures 2. Following on from the first version of the game (if game it can be called), version 2 has an even more realistic environment for the intelligent race of Norns, over which the player has at least some control….
Adaptec – Easy CD Creator Deluxe Edition v3.5
Creating CDs is not a particularly simple business. If CD-R and CD-RW drives were as easy to use as a standard floppy drive, then we’d all have one. As it is, there are all sorts of standards and techniques that have to be taken into account when burning a CD, most of which are fully…
Interplay – M.A.X. 2
There’s a strong smell of plagiarism in the air. M.A.X. 2, or Mechanised Assault and Exploration 2, bears an uncanny resemblance to every other top-view real-time strategy combat game since the dawn of time (or Command & Conquer, as it was better known). But plagiarism in itself is no bad thing, as long as it…
Dynatek – CDM3500
Creating CDROMs and audio CDs is a tedious and often wasteful process. Even with a supposedly perfect setup, it is still possible to make mistakes, turning a fresh, new, blank CD into a useless piece of circular plastic. CD duplication is even more tiresome, since it ties up the host PC for hours or even…
Fox Interactive – The X Files
If ever a television series was ripe for conversion into a computer game, The X Files is it. Millions of viewers, charismatic lead characters and unusual, unpredictable plots; even if the game had turned out to be Mouldy and Scummy, it still would have sold well. As it is, this is a good game by…
Epson – PhotoPC 700
Apart from the change in colour, from silver to black, the Epson PhotoPC 700 looks very similar to its predecessor, the PhotoPC 600. It is roughly the same size as a conventional 35mm film camera, with the hand-grip section doubling as the battery compartment. The camera takes four batteries, which won’t last particularly long (as…
Sharedware – Sharedware
When is a PC not a PC? When it’s two PCs. Or even three PCs. The first version of Sharedware, a hardware/software product designed to allow several people to use a single PC simultaneously, was launched about a year ago. This latest version adds some clever and handy new features, but does basically the same…
Rocky Mountain Traders – PressIT CD Labelling Kit
CD-Recorders, and the blank disks they use, are now so cheap that many people can afford to create their own CDs. Whether for backup, archiving, music-making or software piracy, the volume of ‘gold’ CDs in circulation is rising. One problem with this situation is that you have to be very careful when labelling CDs. They…
Epson – Stylus Color 440
As part of a major re-vamp of virtually all its product lines, Epson’s inkjet printer range now benefits from the addition of this, the Stylus Color 440. Aimed at those users who haven’t yet discovered the benefits of colour printing in the home, the Stylus Color 440 is an A4 colour inkjet printer at an…
SegaSoft – Cosmopolitan Virtual Makeover
Gentlemen prefer blondes but marry brunettes, so the saying goes. But if you want to find out what life’s like on the other side of the fence, a change of hair style or colour can be a daunting prospect. Virtual Makeover, developed in conjunction with the popular women’s magazine, gives you the chance to try…