Monthly Archives: November 1998
Guildsoft – UpgradeAID 98
Not everyone in the world made the immediate upgrade from Windows 3.11 to Windows 95, and similarly, not everyone has upgraded from Windows 95 to Windows 98. If you’re thinking of making the latter move, then it might be an idea to consider this piece of software before you start. No operating system upgrade should…
Sierra – Caesar III
God games. Don’t you just love ‘em? It’s the one style of game that gives you, a lowly human, total control over life, death and the mushy bits in between. Doubtless you’ll have heard of the big three God game brands: SimCity, Populous and Civilisation. All excellent in their own way, but there’s another that…
Codemasters – Colin McRae Rally
I love the smell of petrol in the morning. But, since the motor-racing season is all but over, it’s lucky that there are games like this to keep the thrill alive during the cold, dark, Winter months. PlayStation owners have had access to Colin McRae Rally for some time, the lucky devils, but only now…
Advanced Notebook Research – Neutron MMO
Why are some notebook computers so expensive? Like most other things in life, it seems that you pay a lot for the name. Proving that portable power needn’t cost a fortune, this notebook from ANR (no, I hadn’t heard of them either) has all the features of similar machines from the likes of Dell, Compaq…
Sierra Originals – Cyberstorm 2; Corporate Wars
Sometimes it seems that the drive to create bigger, better and newer strategy games will never end. Every month sees a new game from the Command & Conquer mould, and only a very few of them manage to even crack that mould, let alone break it. Here’s another that won’t. To be fair, though, Cyberstorm…
Black Friar – Reah
Remember Myst? One of biggest games of all time; an adventure game with fantastic graphics and mind-bending puzzles. Reah follows in Myst’s footsteps, albeit with a more accessible interface and slightly less brain-melting puzzles. Slightly. Adventure games such as this require a storyline, and Reah’s is about as convincing as that of any other. To…
Eidos – Ninja; Shadow of Darkness
There are times when playing 3D action games can be more of a chore than a pleasure. It’s great to immerse yourself in a fantasy world where the rules of our universe no longer apply, but a bit of a pain when you discover that the key to the cellar door is several saved positions…
Apple – Apple iMac
Of all the computer manufacturers in the world, none is more enigmatic than Apple. From success in the mid-1980s to near death in the mid-1990s, no other company could hope to garner such fanatical support and dedication from its users. Of course, that could just be self-defence on their part… Currently the biggest main alternative…
Electronic Arts – WarGames
WarGames is set 20 years after the film of the same name, with the annoyingly bright David Lightman (Matthew Broderick as was) now employed to re-program the dodgy US defence computer that nearly started WW3 last time around. He tests his programming using online games – well, you would, wouldn’t you? After all, it’s only…
Gremlin – Buggy
Fun as it doubtless is to drive a full-sized racing car around a full-sized race track, it’s not the only form of motorsport known to man. Now that Michael Schumacher’s got a few months off, perhaps he’ll relax with a radio-controlled car, thrashing it around his garden and laughing in delight at its robustness and…