I'm a fan of adventure games, and as I grow older, it gets harder to come by something that would be both entertaining and intellectual. In short terms, I'm impossibly picky! "Beneath a steel sky" is a game I could dream about. Its atmosphere drags you into its world and after a few minutes you forget about how lousy VGA graphics look on a 19" LCD and how "mobile phone-ish" the 22khz audio sounds on a modern card. The game has got non-trivial puzzles that give your brain not pain, but pleasure. Typically for Revolution games, the brain work is rewarded with some action-filled events, and the quality of animation is amazing. Voice acting is superb, it makes characters come alive. The story line is satirical, and British humour is everywhere; the plot is deep and clever. It's one of the rare occasions with an adventure game when you can use your logic to find solutions, rather than meticulously clicking every pixel, trying to find a new object to pick up. It's a tasty perfect piece of art, it should be in the intergalactic hall of fame, in the section "example-setters". Yet it doesn't feel like a wore-off Oscar-winning classic everybody quotes, but more like an alternative, somewhat punk, limited edition, unambitious, cozy and comfy, "just-for-you", kind of a personal discovery. And it feels original after so many years since it was made. I'm so glad it's revived on an iPhone, let the new generation enjoy what we have. All in all, after downloading it here for free, and playing it through, I want to buy it. Am I that mad or is it that good? Be the judge! :)
When Megarace was out, it looked astonishing and breathtaking, with its colourful prerendered 3D worlds and video clips fit into a VGA screen. Its graphics were ahead of its time. It's a game with an atmosphere, not hard at all, it's just plain fun. A nice way to brighten up an evening. I never liked the Lance Boyle character, but strangely enough, I suppose that without him, it wouldn't be Megarace. Megarace 2 is more of a real game, it's much harder, more cars, more weapons, ability to drive reverse, and full 3D vehicles. It's SVGA, too, and the worlds are much more detailed and realistic. I never had a chance to finish it, but maybe I should give it a second chance now.
