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From: lachac@topaz.rutgers.edu (Gerard Lachac)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,rec.games.video
Subject: Re: Arkanoid review - Amiga version
Message-ID: <16913@topaz.rutgers.edu>
Date: Tue, 8-Dec-87 19:18:56 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec  8 19:18:56 1987
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Recently (yesterday for that matter), a friend of mine loaned me a 
game he got called AMEGAS.  Wow, talk about a killer version of 
Arkanoid.

Sound:	
	Awesome.  The opening screen has this killer music that my
roomate (a keyboard player) flipped over.  It sounds like its from an
album.  Game sounds are very nice, a popping noise when you pop
these annoying balloons is my personal favorite.

Graphics:
	Very nice psuedo-3d effect.  Balls and bricks are "raised" above
a very nice swirling pattern background.  Very nice choices for colors
also.

Play:
	What can I say, I love it!  Very similar to Arkanoid, it has
a capsule for slow down, enlarging paddle, sticky paddle, weapon, etc.
It also has something I like to call a capsule "stack".  You can catch
a capsule, and hold its function back until you hit the right mouse button.
This is very useful when you go to screens without capsules.  It does save
high scores.

Bugs:
	One very annoying bug.  The score is at the top of the screen,
the very top.  You have to put your nose on the screen (literally) and
arc your eyes up to read it.  Sortof like it should be on a vertical 
screen and not a horizontal one.  Really annoying now that I know its
there.  At first I didn't even think it was keeping score!

Oh well, I have to give it back on Friday, but I think I am going to run
out and buy this one.  Very nice...




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