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In the early 1990s, Readysoft released a number of animated action games that
became instant hits on the Laserdisc platform, although their PC counterparts suffered
poor sales in comparison. This is by no means surprising: although these games boast
very high production values and excellent animations which are created by Don Bluth
Studios, their value as games is sorely lacking. These games are little more than PC
version of "choose-your-own-adventure" books, in which gameplay is boiled down to
choosing an action from multiple choices. PC versions are, naturally, cut-down
versions from Laserdisc originals, with many sequences missing altogether. It wasn't
until the advent of CD-ROM that Readysoft (now sold to Digital Leisure) started making
"deluxe" versions of these games and put them on CD-ROM and later DVD. Treat the games
as fun and humorous computer cartoons, but don't expect them to be involving games. If
you like any of these disk-based versions, check out the deluxe DVD/CD-ROM versions.
This was an original PC multi-scene action game by ReadySoft with great full-screen
animations and graphics. Guy is summoned before the chief of international security
and informed that the evil Baron Von Max has located the whereabouts of the legendary
Crystals of Armageddon. Max needs these crystals to power the awesome doomsday machine
he has constructed in the mountains at an unknown location. Graphically a bit similar
to the Dragon's Lair and Space Ace
games, but gameplay overall is much more fun and could nearly be called a game. ;)
Still nothing too exciting, but worth a try. |
