Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!cbnews!wbt From: wbt@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games Subject: Re: Reviews of games wanted Keywords: game reviews Message-ID: <1990Sep20.180412.12628@cbnews.att.com> Date: 20 Sep 90 18:04:12 GMT References: <405@tlvx.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Network Systems - Columbus, Ohio Lines: 42 In article <405@tlvx.UUCP>, sysop@tlvx.UUCP (SysOp) writes: > Are there any tank games for Amiga that have the 3-D perspective? I'm not sure what you mean by 3-D perspective... no funny glasses or anything like that. I'm guessing you mean a perspective view as opposed to an overhead view, as in a computer wargame. > In a mail-order listing, there's a game called "Sherman M4" -- what is this? It's from a French company, and isn't a bad shoot-em-up. You command a 5-tank Sherman platoon with 2 jeeps for recon, and have to fulfill various types of missions while dealing with enemy tanks and pillboxes. No infantry or aircraft, but you can call for artillery. The graphics are nice, but I find the game itself pretty lacking. For one thing, the turret won't pivot independently of the hull, a major weakness. There's no smoke ammo, and no apparent accounting for varying gun and armor characteristics; a hit kills an enemy, several hits kill one of your Shermans. You can jump to any of your 5 tanks at will; the others run on autopilot. It doesn't multitask, but it will run off a hard disk (taking over the machine in the process). There is no save game feature or saved crews, nor any role-playing aspect. Everything is controlled by the joystick and function keys. YOu can choose to view from the driver's position or the commander's hatch; in the latter, you may use binoculars and look to the rear or either side, as well as forward. The gunner's sight is incorporated into the driver's visor, but it's easy enough to shoot from the commander's position. Elevation can be adjusted, to shoot over obstacles (though I can't see any difference), you don't have to worry about having the right elevation to hit the target. It's an OK game. Nothing near as nice as Sands of Fire, which is comparable in scope but much better executed. - - - - - - - - valuable coupon - - - - - - - clip and save - - - - - - - - Bill Thacker AT&T Network Systems - Columbus wbt@cbnews.att.com "C" combines the power of assembly language with the flexibility of assembly language.