BATTLES ON DISTANT PLANETS
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                  Reviewed by Michael Raven

A shareware game, you fight the good fight (or the bad fight)
against the enemy. On the demo version you have a small starter game
and 'A Distant Night on Rangor' scenarios to play. Control tanks,
troops to flying craft, armoured guards and turtle-like patrol
vehicles in battle. A sort of action-strategy game, you must
complete whatever objectives are set for you. Let's look at 'A
Distant Night on Rangor'. The Terrans - or humans - have been
fighting some kind of insectoid pirates. You've chanced upon a base
where the insectoid leader is, and you must try to kill him before
your forces are wiped out by his superior fleets, including a
shuttle which you are unable to destroy. You have to decide what to
do with your forces - do you send a portion off to attack the
communications site, which if you destroy it the shuttle will be
delayed, or will the extra vehicles be needed in the battle at
Kroll's (the enemy commander's) base? Meanwhile, if you're Kroll,
have you got all exits covered, or can the humans get in around the
rear and blast your head off before your front troops get around to
intercept?

PLAYABILITY 72% A bit difficult to control at first.
LASTABILITY 69% Only 2 scenarios won't last you long.
GRAPHICS 78% Nothing spectacular, just the normal Windows 3.x fest.
SOUNDS 76% Again, just normal explosions and things.
OVERALL 80% Once you get into it, it's quite fun, but you'll get
bored of the same battles soon.

@~I can also supply this game on disk if you're interested ... Sue







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