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12. Reviews

Full Throttle (by Apex)

name of the game: Full Throttle
manufacturer    : LucasArts
requirements    : 10MB RAM, 4x CD-ROM
available at    : Gravis

basis           : (x) full version          ( ) demo     ( ) other:

tested on       : ( ) 020/__   ( ) 030/__   ( ) 040/__   (x) 060/50
graphic board   : (x) yes      ( ) no       which:CybPPC

emulator        : ( ) Fusion   (x) ShaShi   ( ) with Emplant ( ) real Mac
Mac system      : ( ) 6._      (x) 7._      (x) 8._
Mac ROM         : ( ) 128k     ( ) 256k     ( ) 512k     (x) 1MB

introduction:

graphics adventure in the well known LucasArts style including some small skill games, completely German, great animation and ingenious sound.

description:

adventure around a motorcycle gang and old Harleys. :)

game speed:

on a 060/50MHz playability is pretty good.

Fazit :

Tested with Shapeshifter 90MB RAM, OS/Kick 3.1, 68060/50MHz, 20x CD-ROM, amiga sound, CybPPC graphics board and CGFX 4.1.

The game could be started using FUSION with MAC Sys 7x and 8x but the mouse pointer leaves garbage on the screen which are disturbing so much that it can't be played properly. I tried nearly everything. Maybe someone else knows what the bug might be.

Jewels of the Oracle

name of the game: Jewels of the Oracle
manufacturer    : Navigo Multimedia
requirements    : 68030      8MB RAM
available at    : Arktis

basis           : (X) full version          ( ) demo     ( ) other:

testet on       : ( ) 020/__   ( ) 030/__   (X) 040/40   ( ) 060/__
graphics board  : ( ) yes      (X) no       which:________________

emulator        : (X) Fusion   ( ) ShaShi   ( ) with Emplant ( ) real Mac
Mac system      : ( ) 6._      ( ) 7._      (X) 8.0
Mac ROM         : ( ) 128k     ( ) 256k     ( ) 512k     (X) 1MB

description:

"Jewels of the Oracle" is one of dozens of classic graphics adventure on the Mac. Step by step, as usual, the player moves via mouse but there's a special feature which uses animations in order to lead to another point of view instead of normal transitions.

The game takes place in an ancient building where the player has to solve logical riddles such as small puzzles or Sokoban sequences in order to collect a lot of jewels. He is supported by an oracle's mouth which can give more or less useful mystic prophecies via mouse click, but these rather intensify the atmoshpere.

game speed:

Benefiting from deactivatable intermediate animations which can be replaced by pretty fast screen changes the game speed is quite alright even without a graphics board. Unfortunately, the music is often interrupted but this should not happen on faster systems.

Result:

If you like graphics adventures and also solving tricky puzzles then you will probably like "Jewels of the Oracle", too. Again you can say: "For the price offered the game might be worth testing."