88
eca00000ff23fe00805554afb05
^6ооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооо

^7       T H E   P I C K   O F   A M O S   P . D .   D I S K S .

^6ооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооо

^2                              APD 361.

^2                      ESTRANGED by DR. STRANGE.

^1 This is a very interesting demo. It's not often that a demo catches
^1my eye, but this one has a novel feature.

^1 The demo is split into three sections, the first is a plasma effect
^1with bobs twirling around following sine patterns, this is good, but
^1it is the second part of the demo that facinated me.

^1 For  the second section you need a pair of 3-D specs (or the red and
^1blue  cellephane  wrappers  from a box of chocolates!) We only have a
^1pair of Red and green specs, but the effect is still great.

^1 The demo contains sequences of 3-D animations starting with a simple
^1cube  and  progressing  to  complex shapes including a Star Wars type
^1spaceship  which  looks as if it is zooming out of the screen towards
^1you,  a  disk,  a  really  great windmill with sails turning, and the
^1finale is a tank which is superb.

^1 I thought the pictures were pretty good without the specs, but I was
^1amazed at the effect when using them. It goes to prove how easily the
^1eyes can deceive the brain!

^1 The third part is the end screen with a scrolly message.  The effect
^1is  good,  even  if  rather  gorey!  The words THE END are in red and
^1drops  of  blood  drip off the letters into a pool of red below.  The
^1font  used  in the scroller is novel, its made up of bones covered in
^1blood.  The skulls used as full stops add to the atmosphere.

^1 The demo is compiled, but the source is on the disk as well. An
^1unusual demo, worth a look.

^6ооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооо

^2                               APD 367

^2           CHAIN REACTION & CPU CHALLENGE. By Dr Strange.

^1 This  is another good disk from Dr Strange.  This time there are two
^1games, both well presented and great to play.

^1 CPU  Challenge is a game of deduction.  You are presented with a CPU
^1chip  and  you have to work out where the computer viruses are hidden
^1on  the grid by firing light rays across the surface of the chip.  If
^1there  is  a  virus, the light is deflected at the site of the virus.
^1You  have  to  remember  these  points,  when  you know where all the
^1viruses  are located, you press the spacebar and mark the places with
^1the cursor to see if you are correct.

^1 Chain  Reaction  is  an  excellent game for two players.  You have a
^1grid  onto  which you take turns to place bombs.  Each square holds a
^1set  number  of bombs, the number is decided by the number of squares
^1that  the  original  square touches horizontally and vertically, less
^1one.   In other words, the corners hold 1 bomb, the edges, 2, and the
^1centre  squares 3 bombs each.  One bomb over this limit detonates the
^1bomb  which  then  disperses to the adjacent squares.  If a square it
^1lands  on  exceeds is limit, then that also explodes scattering bombs
^1and so on, hence the name Chain Reaction.

^1 You can also choose to have green bombs placed randomly amongst your
^1red  and blue bombs, neither player can place a bomb on a green bomb,
^1if  these explode, they remove all bombs placed around them.  You can
^1only  place your bombs on a pile of your own colour and the aim is to
^1take  out  all  your  opponents  bombs.   Sometimes, the program goes
^1beserk  when all the bombs of one colour have been removed, we let it
^1run  for  5 minutes or more thinking it would stop exploding squares,
^1but  it  showed no signs of doing so!  Anyhow, it was obvious by then
^1who had won as there were only red bombs on the screen!

^1 This  game  is good fun as even if you plan your moves carefully the
^1unpredictable  nature  of  explosives means that the board can easily
^1change from one colour to another in a single move!

^2 Well recommended, even with the `unlimited explosions!'

^1 Both  these  games  have  great  graphics, full instructions and are
^1totally joystick controlled.

^6ооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооооо
\