A Quick Look At ....

                           By Sue

Twinsen's Odyssey - Adeline Software

it's been a few years coming but finally the sequel to Little Big
Adventure is here, and by all accounts it's even better than its
predecessor with an outdoor 3D environment to go with the
isometric indoor scenes and many other improvements including a
better save game system which will make players of the first game
heave a sigh of relief.

Twinsen, hero of the first game, is about to become a Dad (all
together now ...  ahhh...) but first he's going to have to save
the world from a bunch of invading aliens. They sound friendly at
first but soon strange things begin to happen and people start to
disappear. In order to deal with the aliens, Twinsen will have to
explore several worlds, interact with their inhabitants and solve
numerous puzzles.

Twinsen is easily controlled using a few keys - arrow keys to
move, an 'action' key for talking/using and a 'use weapon' key for
attacking. As in the first game, he also has several modes of
behaviour which he uses when appropriate - these are normal,
sporty, aggressive and discreet. Some puzzles are action-oriented
while some are more traditionally inventory based where you give
objects to people (or rather, creatures) who want them. Clues are
picked up during conversations and will steer you in the right
direction.

The games needs Windows 95, Pentium, 4X CD-ROM drive, 16 MB RAM,
Sound Blaster 16 or 100% compatible, 640x480 256 SVGA with local
bus or PCI, Directx3a compatible drivers or MS-DOS, 486DX4/100, 4X
CD-ROM drive, 8 MB RAM, 640x480 256 SVGA with local bus or PCI




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