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From: C503719@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU (Baird McIntosh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Beast II,.info,TKGS
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Date: 23 Oct 90 17:30:19 GMT
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I was browsing thru an old issue of .info (#32 Sept 1990) and noticed
the following in Tom Malcolm's CES Report:

"...It was in Beast II, though, that I saw how Psygnosis is handling the
 playability problems.  The game itself, of course, sets yet another new
 standard, and more than solves the problems of the original Beast.  It
 operates in a sort of super-demo mode that will play each screen (or
 even the whole game) for you, but you can jump in any time and take up
 control yourself.  If you're killed off, you can pick up where you left
 off without having to sit through interminable reloading sequences..."

Is he talking about the same Beast II I have?  I don't know anything about
this super-demo mode.  It sounds like he confused Beast II with The Killing
Game Show.  Isn't that game supposed to have something like what Tom
describes?

As Beast II seems to be quite difficult (even with Cheat mode), I am
considering returning it to the dealer (don't buy Beast II from a $dealer$)
and exchanging it for The Killing Game Show.  My question(s): has anyone
seen TKGS at a dealer yet, is the game better than Beast II (i.e. does it
have comparable sound/graphics with better replay/demo features?), and
should I proceed with this exchange?

Today is 10/23/90.  I have until Saturday, 10/27/90, to exchange the game.

Posts or email welcome--thanks.

| Baird McIntosh | c503719@umcvmb.missouri.edu <-or-> c503719@umcvmb.bitnet |
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