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Legend will evidently be responsible for the development of Star
Control III from Accolade. As well as some other games mentioned
last issue, they are also working on another fantasy adventure
based on a famous author - but no names have been released yet.
What has been released is the info that the game will be
co-developed by Lori and Cory Cole (designers of Sierra's Quest
for Glory series).

Viacom New Media are now going to be releasing the game Star
Trek:Deep Space Nine which was originally due from Paramount
Interactive. Two other packages coming from them are a futuristic
adventure called Club Dead and Are You Afraid of the Dark?:The
Tale of Orpheo's Curse.

Sierra have Space Quest 6 : The Spinal Frontier on its way, which
parodies as many TV shows, films and videos as it can. It will be
CD only. The next Police Quest game will be Police Quest : SWAT,

also co-designed by Darryl Gates, and featuring 4 scenarios with 4
different character perspectives.

ArtDink are developing a follow-up to A-Train called A-IV which
will be released on both CD and floppy, the CD having twice as
many scenarios (20 as opposed to 10) and FMV clips. As well as the
transportation side, it will feature business management themes
such as stocks and shares.

Journeyman Project 2 is subtitled Buried in Time. Once again you
are a Temporal Security Agent, sorting out alterations in history
caused by a person or persons unknown. Once again it will CD only
but both the graphics and playability will be much improved,
apparently.

Sanctuary Woods, who are aiding Presto Studios in the release of
Journeyman Project 2, are also bringing out The Riddle of Master
Lu, a graphic adventure based on the American series called
Ripley's Believe it or Not!. As Robert Ripley, you will follow
Master Lu's trail through a wide range of places such as the
Sahara, New York and Easter Island, trying to unravel a series of
riddles set by him when he designed a tomb for a Chinese Emperor.
The Tomb contains a seal which could save the world from
destruction. The writer and designer of the game also produced
several episodes of Star Trek:TNG.

Described as "the all-video, interactive techno / thriller",
Tsunami Media / Time Warner's Flash Traffic: City of Angels is
filmed entirely on location and, as you'd expect, set in Los
Angeles. You play a special agent with the FBI who must foil a
terrorists' plot to blow up the city. It will be CD-ROM only.

Now, some confusion ... Vic Tokai Inc / Millennium Interactive are
bringing out a game called Deadline. Unlike the Infocom game of
the same name, it is an isometric 3D graphic adventure. In the
game, you lead a group of anti-terrorist personnel who must
rescue some hostages before time runs out.

Horror fans will be disappointed to hear that Phantasmagoria's
release date has slipped to 10th August and Harvester to 31st May.
Hunters of Ralk, the AD&D RPG developed by Gary Gygax, won't be
out until autumn.

Domark are releasing a futuristic SVGA graphic adventure called
The Orion Conspiracy which is set in a research station built on
an asteroid in deep space. The themes covered are fairly heavy -
murder, racism, sexism and homophobia, not to forget the murder
which sets the whole scene.

I like the sound of Baldies from Gametek, which sounds like a
Lemmings variation but whose screenshots are slightly reminiscent
of Settlers. You have to guide the follically-challenged little
guys through 100 levels against up to 6 computer opponents.

There is now a third bargain CD-ROM double pack available from
Telstar - Alone in the Dark + Shadow of the Comet. Previous
releases were Cannon Fodder + Beneath a Steel Sky and Dune +
Seventh Guest.


Action Sixteen have brought out three bargain wargames - Campaign
and Pacific Islands both have an RRP of œ14.99 whereas War in the
Gulf sells for œ16.99.

The Hit Squad have released bargain versions of Space Hulk
(œ14.99) and Wing Commander Academy (œ14.99) whereas Daze have
brought out The Patrician and Ishar 2, at œ12.99 each.

Kixx have the two Monkey Island games, Indy and the Fate of
Atlantis, Red Baron, King's Quest V, Rome AD 92 and Daughter of
Serpents at prices ranging from œ14.99 to œ19.99.

Virgin have released Dune, 7th Guest, Conspiracy (aka KGB) and
Legend of Kyrandia at œ9.99, and Hand of Fate and Lands of Lore at
œ14.99 - I think these are all CD versions. There is also a CD
containing 7th Guest + Lands of Lore + Hand of Fate + Indy Car
Racing on their new White Label for just œ44.99.

Electronic Arts have a "good buy one, get one free" offer going on
a series of their CD-ROM titles until the end of August. The games
covered are Magic Carpet, Theme Park, FIFA Soccer, System Shock
and US Navy Fighters. All you pay is a maximum postage of œ1.40.

A network version of Civilization, called CIVNET is now available
allowing multiplayer games through Windows over the Internet, a
local network or by modem. Up to 7 players can take part and you
can broadcast messages to each other as you form or break
alliances.

Robot City is a forthcoming game from Byron Preiss based on Isaac
Azimov's Laws of Robotics and set in a 3D world.

The Big Red Adventure is the follow-up to Nippon Safes and is set
in Russia after the fall of Communism. Some hardened Reds want the
old life back, though, and it is up to you to foil their plans as
you play three different characters in this graphic adventure. It
is available on both CD and HDD.

The Tranport Tycoon World Editor is an add-on to the original
game. It allows you to build your own world, rivers, mountains,
industries etc. There is a new set of Mars graphics to give you an
"other world" experience. Plus you can use the built-in modem link
to play against a friend.

Zenobi now have Atari emulated versions available of their
Spectrum games. As with the Amiga and PC versions, the emulator is
provided and the disks are œ2.99 each inclusive. Contact Zenobi
Software at 26 Spotland Tops, Cutgate, Rochdale, Lancs OL12 7NX
for a catalogue.










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