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I thought it would be useful to have a thread, the solo purpose of which is to provide reviews of any games / software that are DarkBASIC related. It could be a review of a a game in the program announcements, in the existing showcase, in the competitions or even in the 20 liners section. It would provide a useful way for people to choose games which are worth downloading and also give the developers the recognition they deserve. If we keep it to a review per post then we will have a useful compendium of DarkBASIC games. Feel free to do more than 1 review or to review a game someone else has already done. Heres my first review, it would be good if everyone was to stick to the same format.


ASTRUM ERUS: STARLORD ALPHA

Download: http://astrumgames.com/downloads/AESLA_DEMO.zip

When you first play this game you will be in for a surprise. The depth in this game is incredible, beyond many existing commercial products. The game itself is huge, with an immense amount of freedom and detail, much more than expected from your usual DarkBASIC download. It can be a little slow to begin with and the sheer size of it can be daunting, but get into it and you'll be immersed into a universe of space trading and battling like none other. Give it the time it deserved and become engrossed in this incredible space adventure.

Screenshots:



Scoring (out of 10):

Gameplay: 8
Its can be daunting at first but once you get into it, the gameplay is deeply engrossing. Although it lacks pick-up-and-play gameplay due to its complexity, the main focus of the game appears to be a deep and complex space conquest.

Visuals: 9
Apparently better visuals are on the way in the next installment, but to be honest, they are already some of the best visuals I've seen in a DarkBASIC game.

Sound: 3
Sound and music wise the game was a little lacking, but they still score some marks for fitting in with the ambience of space (perhaps slightly questionable generosity). However, the next installment is set to improve in this area.

Lifespan: 10
No questions here... its a huge game.

Overall: 9
Its not for people who want a quick 10 minute blast on a game, but for those willing to put the time in its a great game and well worth a download.

FireWall:


link: ????

screenie: ???
I am not spending time looking for them

The game its self is a fast, fun game, that can consume you. The visuals are amazing for dark basic classic. You start building, and within a few minutes you start fighting. The game tends to be 30 minutes-1 hour long on average, but that gameplay time is GREAT! The AI is almost the best in a db game EVER. I have seen great games, I have seen commercial great games, but this is MY FAVORITE PC game of 2004!

Score:

Visual:
4/5
GREAT! cool plasma effects, nice models.

Sound:
3/5
Okay, not the greatest part of the game. But better than most games

Gameplay:
5/5
If you want sweet gameplay that makes you wanna cry, come here!

Overall:
4 1/2/5
If you want a killer game from dbc then here it is!

Ionstream:

Awesomeness: 5/5.

Sexyness: Booya/10.

133tn355: 666/667

Gameplay: WTC/10

Overall: Better-than-you.

ummmmm... right

Sunday Panzers:

a fun game of running around in a tank, shooting other people in tanks. you first select your clan, then your team of up to 12 tanks, of varying goodnesses. you unlock different clans as you go, and get better enemies.

Scoring: (out of ten)

Game play: 9/10. totaly addictive, though the reverse could be better.

Visuals: 8/10. not the best of graphics, especially when glitches happen, but they work for the cartoony style game.

Sound: 8.5/10. the music is pretty good, just not much of it. the sound effects once again are not stellar, but they work.

Life Span: 8/10. if you play it a whole lot, it will be over soon. howevever, you could always experiment with getting crummy tanks and bad AI, and see if you still win.

Author's attitude: .5/10. while his whiny thread has some valid points, they are very rarely from him.

over all: 9/10. a very playable game.

link: to lazy, go find it yourself!