Crystal X Software If you take a look at page 56, you'll find a storming review of the excellent Stellar Outpost, a game from Angela Swinbourne of Crystal X Software. This is a home brewery that, for the year or so that it's been around, has specialised in strategy games. Anyway, we thought we'd have a flick through Crystal X's catalogue. Justice You have been convicted for a murder you didn't commit, and have escaped (erm - Dave) to find the real killer (hold on a mo' - Dave), in order to shop him to the rozzers (where's the one-armed man, then? - Dave). Okay, it might sound like The Fugitive, but the similarities this text adventure has with the Harrison Ford film are only on the surface. There's a wide range of different disguises to find and wear, each of which must be suitable for your surroundings if you don't want to get caught. The range of locations is pretty huge including fields, barns, towns, houses and a police station (not the best place to be if you're an escaped convict). The adventure was created using GAC, which is quite a good package as far as parsers are concerned, so the game is fairly easy to play. If you're into text adventures, this is one you really ought to check out, because it's not only a good example of GACs capabilities, AA    
It's 'Attack Of The Klller Haystacks'. Watch out for that one on the right, he's got a gun!
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