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From: keith@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Vampires R Us)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Harpoon (for the Mac!)
Message-ID: <10399@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>
Date: 26 Nov 90 08:39:59 GMT
Reply-To: keith@uhccux.UUCP (Vampires R Us)
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It's out!  I picked it up at a local software dealer and have tried
a few games.  This version (1.0) has the features of v1.2 on the PC.
Well not exactly, I don't know how to get the towed-array to show up.
Apparently they forgot to include this, or it isn't in the documentation.

The good news:
	It's faster on the mac.  I've played it on a SE/30 and a 4M Plus,
and both beats a 386sx w/VGA.  Incrementing the time beyond 1 Min,
and I find it updates much faster and smoother.  The menus are designed
for the additional features (no alt-f8 combo for the extra staff options).
It's MultiFinder compatible (but sheesh, what a processor hog)!  

The bad news:
	You gotta pay $15 for the color version.  The sounds could be
better.  The map gets cluttered with all those funny patterns of gray
(I assume this isn't a problem with the color version) for range circles.
The maps, both group and individual unit are more magnified on the Mac.
I kept wishing I could zoom out just a tad more.  There's no save 
(command-s) feature, only a "save as..." so you have to retype your 
filename if you want to use the same filename.  I also don't enjoy
the modal dialogs, I wish they altered the interface to keep windows
on windows instead of staying with the PC interface.

All in all, it behaves pretty much like the PC version.  I didn't see
any new tricks being pulled, nor did I have to alter my standard tactics
in the big shootouts.  I assume they're using the same core codes for
the strategies.  They also took some liberties with what is considered
the "standards" for a Mac interface [the zoom buttons (1x 2x 4x 8x)
are ON the window title areas].  One other thing, I don't know what
this game looks like on a bigger screen.  Beats me if they hardcoded
the window sizes...enjoy!
-- 
Keith Kinoshita; UH-KapCC, OCS, Cmptr, Lecturer 
INTERNET: keith@uhccux.UHCC.HAWAII.EDU     ARPA:  uhccux!keith@nosc.MIL
"All the world's a simulation And all the Sims and SimEarthlings merely
players..."  -William Simspeare