WYSIWYG - author Jean Childs œ3.00
                 (STAC adventure for ST)

                  Reviewed by Joan Dunn

The loading screen shows 12 small scenes from the adventure. You
are then offered instructions. There are no room descriptions,
just a view of where you are, hence the title... WHAT YOU SEE IS
WHAT YOU GET. Top left hand corner is a letter showing the
direction you are facing. Bottom left hand corner gives obvious
directions you may take.  You can talk to people you meet. First
examine them to learn their names. Then Ask ... about ... This
will produce a great deal of information and help.  There is
Save\Load and Ramsave\Ramload.

... And so to the story. Driving into town you are frustrated by
the fact that you are unable to find a parking space. You drive
out again intending to leave the car and catch a 'bus. However
there is not a 'bus in sight. You do however, see a large carpet
on the ground with a sign saying "Please take a seat." Feeling
very foolish and hoping you will not be seen by anyone you know,
you sit on the carpet. With a bit of a shudder it rises in the air
and closing your eyes tightly, you try to cling on as best you
can. A voice speaks ...
            "Be careful, be curious, be bold.
             The object of your labours will unfold.
             Your reward will be greatness yet untold."
After a while you feel yourself descending and you find the carpet
has landed with a bump in an empty room.

From here you can go up to find your first object. Down then out
of the house to a cul-de-sac with tidy flower beds and a road
leading south.

Soon you meet a number of people and they all have something of
interest to tell you. You can travel by train to find more
interesting places ... a house (but I hope you are not afraid of
spiders), a picnic in the woods and a tower with a locked
door ... No, of course you haven't got a key!

The puzzles are logical and solving one will sometimes lead to the
next.  Some are very good indeed so this game isn't as simple as
it seems at first.  Some items are only found on examining objects
a second time later in the game, so it is worth while retracing
your steps. The early part of the game certainly seems to revolve
around conversations with the characters. Unless you ask the right
questions, you will not progress very well. I'm afraid I didn't
always recognise an object by the graphics but on the whole they
were clear and another player might not find this a problem. You
need to examine everything or you will miss a clue and there are
one or two unusual commands ... so be warned.  Personally I missed
location descriptions as without them there is no atmosphere and
this for me is important. I like to play a game in the same way as
I read a book and really get engrossed in the story. However, if
you are looking for something completely different then you will
enjoy this game.

Obtainable from Jean Childs, 24 Waverley Road, Bagshot, Surrey
GU19 5JL.
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