Uropa²

Uropa² was released earlier in 97 as a Shareware release but really as I said in the review at that time it should have been Commercial. Now it has got that chance through Vulcan Software who have fixed some of the old bugs and added some neat new features.

To me a good game needs good presentation and Uropa² has all of that. It starts of with a nice intro which explains the storyline to the game and contains very nice rendered graphics along with some animation which reminds me of something out of space movie. The storyline goes like this; enemy Kapone forces have come through a wormhole and attacked the colony on the moon called Uropa 2. InterCorp HQ prepares for a counter attack, you are to help in that counter attack.


In the game you are either in control of a droid or a Surface Havar vehicle. But this game has many hidden surprises and has a brilliant storyline in the game.

To give you an example of what I mean by hidden surprises; in level 1 your Havar droid is changed from a Havar droid to a Kapone droid so you can go under cover. The way that each level has been implemented to have it's own unique rooms really adds to the addiction as you want to discover more. In level 1 you can see a generator spining in action and the communitions room is very nice with it's own holographic view of the device.

The controls are simple enough once you get the hang of them. You use the joystick to move your droid or Surface Havar Vehicle and with the droid you will also need the mouse to access the computer's.

The computer's I am talking about is the transport computer, store computer's and many more.

The transport computer allows you to transport to the surface or to other parts of the complex. This comes in handily as when you find hostages you will need the transporter to beam them to safety. Star Trek fans will love this as it looks and sounds brilliant when you use it.


The store computer's allow you to buy weapons, food, explosives, detonators and a lot more which will help you to complete your missions. You could also find the weapons as you can search nearly everything in the rooms, this is usually the best way to get weapons and explosives but this takes up a lot of your time.

Your weapons improve as you find them or buy them. At the start you have a sabre sword but then you get a phaser gun. There is of course bombs in the game like the T.E.D. which is a small bomb cable of blowing up doors or any enemy droids in a room. But later you get explosives which when you have the detonator; you are then cable of destroying machinery in rooms.

The enemy Kapone force's are no push over and really you need to plan your attack so you take them by suprise. They tend to find you when you least expect it so it's best to have your trigger finger ready at all time's. The best weapon to use when your starting is the Phaser Gun as it's your best chance against the Kapone droids. To destroy the security droids I would use the Sabre Sword.

In level 2 you get the chance to use the Havar Surface Vehicle. This vehicle is brilliant it moves really fast and smooth. The enemy force's can be just as fast and smart as well. They'll try their best to come from behind and launch their laser shots at you. My advice is to move out of the way of the shots, return fire and chase after him as he'll just come back again.

The explosions are really brilliant with the vehicle blowing up into bits and pieces. The buildings in the game are very detailed and plenty of variety to see. The missions have been well implemented into this type of environment.

The new added features that I've found and stand out is the speech both through the computers and from messges that you discover. The clever bit of the speech in messages found is that they have been made to sound like they have interference and are crackle. This has been done deliberately and makes it more realistic for the player.

It's time to sum up even though there is so much I could tell you about, like the graphic's are so detailed and they create a atmosphere that helps you to enjoy the game. There is so much more to discover.

Graphics 94% - "Graphics so real you'll think your there" Playability 95% - "Truely awsome gameplay" Sound 94%- "Very realistic sound that adds to the atmosphere" Addiction 95% - "So good it held my review back. The most addictive game I've seen all year." Lastability 94% - "So much to do and discover you won't be able to leave your computer" Overall 94% "Overall a well designed and challenging game that will keep you going for ages." Amiga Flame Star of Excellence

If you want to get the full game check their web site for full ordering and pricing details:-

• Vulcan Software

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