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From: dac@prolix.pub.uu.oz.au (Andrew Clayton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: Captive?
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Date: 2 May 91 11:18:22 GMT
References: <1991May1.155907.4719@hubcap.clemson.edu>
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In article <1991May1.155907.4719@hubcap.clemson.edu>, Robert Reynolds writes:

> I just read a review of Captive in the latest QuestBusters, and am
> intrigued.  I've never seen any discussion of this game on the net (or
> anywhere else) and wondered if anyone out there actually has it.
> If so, please mail me your impressions.
> 
> One statement in the review really has me wondering.  Does this thing
> really have 65,536 levels?  You must be kidding!

I purchased Captive. It's a neat program.

As someone lamented here in c.s.a.games, they did happen to leave the GAME
out.

Program wise, its quite an impressive game. I got a demo copy of it, that
wouldn't let you talk to shopkeepers [which kills you dead, real soon]. I was
hooked, and purchased the game. Played for two weeks, got to level four, still
thought it was great. Purchased a copy for my father, talked four other people
into buying it. 

Then I hit ennui.

It was neat advancing, but the repetition factor got to be a drag. Different
goals? Nah, you blow up the level, and get out. Each 'level' is actually a
seperate 'dungeon'. There are stairs, elevators, secret passages, and traps,
lots of traps. Grossly outnumbered, you die lots, and have to go back to your
backup [which means you SAVE the game a lot].

There are something like 10 starbases, each with their own associated mazes
and monsters. Then you get to fight the space-station guards, and rescue
yourself [you're in control of the four droids, you see ...] Then, when you
finish that, the game sez 'well done', and then advances from level 1 to level
2.  There are supposedly 5000 of these "levels".  Each one harder than the
next.

Like I said, I got to stage 4 of level 1, and gave up. My father finished
level 1, and then gave up.

It's a great program, but lacks in the gameplay. Too repetitive. Too boring.
Too bad.

Dac
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