★ GAMES ★ DIVERS ★ THE LENS: 20/20 VISION OF MIRAGE? ★ |
| The Lens: 20/20 Vision of mirage? | Games Divers |
THE revolutionary security device. Lenslok, has already come in for criticism from the public. The first game to use Lenslok is the chart-topping Elite, from Firebird, and within days of release the company received phone calls from furious games players who were unable to use it. It appears that Firebird's instructions were less than perfect — containing 'ambiguities'. according to the company — and new instructions are now available. Phil Pratt, of Firebird, says: “Because there was so much attention surrounding Elite, expectant games players rushed home, whacked in the cassette, and were disappointed to find that they had to get through a brand new protection system.'' He docs not deny, however, that the faulty instructions were a hindrance. Digital Integration, who has also released a lenslocked game. Tomahawk, does not anticipate similar problems. Managing director David Marshall says: “We've included a self-teaching tutor mode and changed the instructions to emphasize important features. We've tried it on an awful |lot of people, including my mother-in-law, who's never loaded a game in her life, and none of them experienced difficulties.'' ASAP Developments, the company which manufactures Lenslok, is so pleased with Digital's implementation of the system that it has adopted both instructions and tutor mode as standard. Digital Integration intends to lenslok all future product, including the long-awaited TT Racer. Pratt of Firebird, on the other hand, say the company is unsure as to whether it will employ the system again. The soon-to-be-released Hot Range is not lenslocked. Elite owners who require an updated Lenslok instruction sheet can obtain it from Firebird Software, Wellington House, Upper St Martin's Lane, London.
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