★ AMSTRAD CPC ★ GAMESLIST ★ DEADENDERS (c) TOP TEN ★ |
Amstrad Action |
When will amateur adventure writers realize that careless programming is an instant turn off to reviewers? Deadenders. A GACked spoof on that popular soap opera, simply bristles with bugs which tend to spoil what would otherwise be an enjoyable game. The plot casts you as the local bobby, Donald Dance, and has you wandering around Herbert Square listening to gossip. Your task is to ascertain the whereabouts of a certain dog by the name of Willie and having done so determine the cause of said dog being squashed flat with two holes in his neck.
Herbert square is populated by your favourite characters, many of whom have a marked aversion to conversing with the constabulary. This together with a remarkably limited vocabulary makes the task of eliciting information remarkably difficult. A variety of objects clutter the game and supplies of some are eternal. Thus dead rats can be found and removed indefinitely and as for the inexhaustible box of garlic crisps (yes garlic!) an off-beat gourmet should find plenty to eat - not, I'm sure, the programmer's intention. Character interaction is the main point of this game and worming information out of reluctant residents takes a great deal of trial and error. It quickly becomes tedious asking x,y and z about z,y and x, especially when your informant finally delivers a gossipy gem which has more to do with nasty neighbours than Dirty Dan. Deadenders is a classic example of a good idea spoilt by sloppy programming and inefficient (if not non-existent) playtesting. The pre-defined structure of GAC Makes bug-hunting simple so there are no excuses for this kind of result -particularly when the game is on commercial release. AA |
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Page créée en 830 millisecondes et consultée 1937 fois L'Amstrad CPC est une machine 8 bits à base d'un Z80 à 4MHz. Le premier de la gamme fut le CPC 464 en 1984, équipé d'un lecteur de cassettes intégré il se plaçait en concurrent du Commodore C64 beaucoup plus compliqué à utiliser et plus cher. Ce fut un réel succès et sorti cette même années le CPC 664 équipé d'un lecteur de disquettes trois pouces intégré. Sa vie fut de courte durée puisqu'en 1985 il fut remplacé par le CPC 6128 qui était plus compact, plus soigné et surtout qui avait 128Ko de RAM au lieu de 64Ko. |