| ★ AMSTRAD CPC ★ GAMESLIST ★ DARK SCEPTRE (c) FIREBIRD ★ |
| A100% | LOGISTRAD | Amstrad Action |
The Dark Sceptre is an evil artifact that must be destroyed You command a company of men that have the task of destroying it You are not the only one seeking for the Sceptre though, six other commanders are also on the hunt for it and they will stop at nothing to find it ftrst. There are two main areas to (he screen display a large graphical representation of the current location and it's occupants, and below it a panel through which you enter commands and receive information Five different commands can be entered watch, scan, check, display a large graphical representation of the current location and it's occupants, and below it a panel through which you enter commands and receive information Five different commands can be entered watch, scan, check, plan and quit Scan shows you an overhead view of the island and highlighted squares indicate the position of your men Check gives you information on the personality and orders of the currently selected character. The plan option is used to issue orders to your men and quit allows a partially completed game to be saved The watch option is used when you hear the sound of battle, you then get to see the battle between your warrior and the foe You have eight types of men in your force, each with their own strengths and weaknesses If you want to see big, animated graphics then this has definitely got them. Unfortunately they move so incredibly slowly that the speed of the game is reduced to a snails pace Sound is just footsteps and sword fight, effects.
There are lots of things that you can tell your warriors to do, but watching them walk around doing them is slow and boring The idea of the game is fine, it's just executed very badly If you want to spend lots of time watching things happen as if they were an action replay then try this, otherwise you may as well save your money. GBH, AA |
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