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  Would you believe that  somebody(well  the  author Lee Bamber actually)
  has attempted to do a Populous/Mega-lo-Mania  type game and decided to
  release it into PD! And bloody brilliant  it is too. Its no where near
  as complicated as the above  mentioned  games  but  never the less the
  "Goal" remains basically the same. That  been total domination. And it
  fun it is too.

  As usual you begin with little  support  such as troops and horses etc
  and have to make your presence felt  across the globe. You decide what
  troops will stay and defend your  fortress(you only start with one you
  see!) and who will try and  capture  enemy fortresses. But your job is
  not easy. You will of course  face  stiff resisdance from the enemy and
  quite often come into contact with them. Here a nice little battle can
  start and thats where  you  can,  if  you  have  reached it take there
  fortress by brute force. Isn't life so peaceful?

  So how are the battles depicted  you  ask?  Well they are displayed by
  means of statistical  bars  showing  how  each  side  is  doing in the
  battle. It is  really  a  free  for  all.  Its  handy having "grinding
  machines" though. They are one hell of an effective way of getting rid
  of a few humans. No body messes around when the machines are on.

  You will know the outcome of  the  battle  by the means of "flags" the
  move across the bottom of  the  screen  showing  how you are doing. If
  your successful, then you can  move  into  your  new fortress and put
  your feet up and have a nice cup of to celebrate your victory.
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  Once you have got a  few  fortresses  under  your  belt, then start to
  think of how to defend the  ones  you  have  got and about going after
  more in your quest for domination.

  There is various skill  levels  for  you  to  go  at. The graphics are
  brilliant. The sound is  thumpingly  good  to  the  ears and the whole
  programs expresses playability. Find it and buy it!

  GRAPHICS........:90%
  SOUND...........:90%
  PRESENTATION....:89%
  VALUE FOR MONEY.:90%
  OVERALL.........:93%
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  "FORTRESS" is available from:

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                          31, WELLINGTON ROAD
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