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From: jwhitnell@cup.portal.com (Jerry D Whitnell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: War Games
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Date: 7 Jan 91 05:01:04 GMT
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Back to the original question, I just picked up both Sands Of Fire and Harpoon
both from Three-Sixty.  The good news is these both look to be interesting
games where you are in control of the pieces (unlike HOM).  The bad news is
they, unlike HOM, are obviously MESSY-DOS ports, and I do mean MESSY.

Sands of Fire is a tank game that takes place in the North African desert
during WWII.  I've only had time to play the training mission, but it is set
up as an arcade style game with real goals.  Graphics are B&W only, shoved
in the upper right corner of a Mac II screen.  The quality is OK, roughly the
same as PT-109, i.e. rather jerky line drawings.  Sound effects are ok as well
No copy protection, yeah.

Harpoon is a WWIII game based on Larry Bond's Harpoon system.  It pits the
U.S. navy vs. the U.S.S.R navy.  It comes in with B&W graphics, but a color
version is available for $15 extra.  In the game you are a Commander of a
task force ranging from several small missle boats all the way up to 
aircraft carrior with support vessels.  Several missions all take place in 
the North Atlantic (between Norway, Greenland and Iceland).  There are plans
for additional scenerios in other parts of the world.  You have individual
control of all ships, planes, helicopters and subs on your side, with even
an option for nuclear release, if you want to blow up the world.  Graphics
are still Messy-Dosish.  The funny thing is the manual was obiously done
on a Mac, but the game is obviously a port.

Now for the dream war game, HOM's graphics with Harpoon play system.  

Jerry
jwhitnell@cup.portal.com