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From: rpotter@grip.cis.upenn.edu (Robert Potter)
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Subject: Re: Xbzone avaliable on expo
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In article <1990Dec4.150916.26196@santra.uucp>, jmunkki@hila.hut.fi
(Juri Munkki) writes:
>Some comments on the game:
>   * It isn't really BattleZone:
>	- Missile zig-zags have a smaller amplitude than they should.

Seems like zero amplitude to me.  No challenge at all.


>	- There are no destructible obstacles.

Did the original BattleZone have these?  I don't remember that.


Also:
	- No "short" obstacles that you can shoot over.
	- Player shots are too slow.
	- You can't hide from missiles behind obstacles.
	- There are helicopters.
	- Enemy tanks seem much stupider, they tend to ignore you entirely.
	- You can't see as far.
	- I don't think the perspective calculations are correct, distant
	  objects are not small enough.

Pretty fun game anyway.