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Scotland Yard is a faithful PC version of the popular board game of the
same name, developed by Cryo in collaboration with Ravensburger (publisher of the
board game). Gameplay is fairly easy to understand but hard to master: Mr. X, a
fixture on England's "Most Wanted" list, is on the run in London. Will Scotland
Yard find and capture him before time runs out? One player takes the part of Mr. X
and slinks around the city, leaving clues for the others, who are the Scotland Yard
detective team. If Mr. X manages to escape capture, he (or she) wins. All the
detectives see is which travel ticket Mr X used during that turn. The detectives
must plan movement routes to surround Mr X and try to cut off his lines of escape.
To make things difficult for the detectives, they only have a limited number of bus,
taxi and underground tickets, and when they run out of a ticket type, they cannot
use that mode of transport anymore. This computer version is a faithful recreation
of the boardgame, complete with fairly good SVGA graphics of Victorian London. As a
bonus, you can choose to play the "computer enhanced" version, which purports to
add adventure-game elements such as interrogating suspects and finding clues.
Overall, Scotland Yard is a game that emphasises logical deductions and strategic
planning over luck. You can play either as Mr. X or detective, solo against the
computer or with friends and even by internet. |
